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Hostplus grilled on common ownership, collusion

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
Hostplus was grilled about its relationship with IFM Investors at a parliamentary hearing that sought to uncover any evidence of collusion and anti-competitiveness. MP Tim Wilson, who chaired the Standing Committee on Economics hearing on common ownership ...

Chief economist update: A whole new world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
Daily reports of the rising number infections and fatalities from COVID-19 are matched only by tightening restrictions on social interaction and the ever-increasing amount of money released from government and central bank coffers. How wide and far-ranging ...

Philippines halts all trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
The Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE) has announced it will halt trade until further notice, making it the first nation to close markets. The PSE made the announcement to the stock market, saying the decision is to ensure the safety of employees and ...

Chief economist update: S&P raises Duterte ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... to 6.5% in 2020, 6.6% in 2021, and 6.7% in 2022. As a result, the Philippine stockmarket and the peso have rebounded. The PSE index gained 6.7% in the first four months of 2019 (after falling by 13% in 2018) and the peso's up by 1.7% versus the greenback ...

Chief economist update: A pretty portrait of an emerging market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... interest rate increases that took the overnight repo rate from 3.0% to 4.75% in 2018. This is starting to bear dividends. The PSE index has risen by 8.1% this year to date and by 17.9% from the lowest level plumbed in 2018. It's getting more fun ...

Chief economist update: Build, build, and build some more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... started in May 2017. It's the eruption of Mayon volcano this year. But ask the stock market and it couldn't care less, Manila's PSE index surged by 25.1% last year and has gained another 5.8% this year. In spite of Duterte's animosity towards the west ...

Gloom and doom news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
"Danger, Will Robinson!" Danger! Danger! Pick a stock market, any stock market, chances are it is now in correction territory - Dow, Stoxx 600, FTSE-100, All Ords, Strait Times, Jakarta Composite, Taiex, KLCI, PSEi - or in a bear market -- Hang Seng ...

Lonsec rolling out cloud-based practice management tool

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
Lonsec Stockbroking has partnered with GBST to release Lonsec FrontOffice, a cloud-based practice management software suite. Offered free to clients, FrontOffice is designed to streamline the admin process for advisers by allowing rapid consolidated ...

Netwealth grows distribution team with new hires

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
Record flows from independent financial advice firms have driven growth in netwealth's distribution team, which has recently added five senior positions. Paul Yates and Carine Grassy will be based in Sydney and servicing New South Wales and the Australian ...

Moving on up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... Asia" now? Increased optimism over the Philippine economy is clearly apparent in the performance of its stock market. The PSE index has soared by 16.8%this year to date. This compares with gains of 1.6% and 1.7% for the MSCI Emerging market index and ...
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