Manila – Bloomberg and The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) today announced the launch of a new collaboration to broaden global investor community understanding of the Philippine capital markets, through a series of joint investor outreach activities inside and outside of the Philippines. As part of the new joint effort, both organizations will work together…

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) gathered stock market participants and stakeholders to the mid-year edition of the PSE STAR (Strengthening Access and Reach): Investor Day 2025 featuring 11 publicly listed companies (PLCs). From August 19 to 20, top executives and officers of select listed firms tackled their first half 2025 financial results and growth…

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) reported a 27.6 percent increase in its net income for the first half of the year to Php 508.03 million from Php 398.02 million in the same period last year. Operating revenues surged by 81.7 percent to Php 1.31 billion from Php 722.75 million, as trading-related revenues grew by…

Directors and executives of SBS Philippines Corporation took part in a bell ringing ceremony at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Friday, August 15, 2025 in celebration of its tenth year as a publicly listed company. The company had its stock market debut on August 10, 2015, following an oversubscribed initial public offering. SBS is…

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) hosted a bell ringing ceremony to celebrate Globe Telecom, Inc.’s (GLO) 50th year as a publicly listed company on Monday, August 11, 2025. The telecom firm debuted on the Manila Stock Exchange and Makati Stock Exchange on August 11, 1975 under the corporate name Globe-Mackay Cable & Radio Corporation. PSE President…

DigiPlus Interactive Corp. (PLUS) will debut as a PSE index (PSEi) constituent starting August 18, 2025. It will replace Bloomberry Resorts Corporation (BLOOM) in the 30-company PSEi, which is composed of the most liquid and well capitalized listed firms on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). BLOOM will be the substitute for PLUS in the PSE…

Filinvest Development Corporation (FDC) completed its first preferred share offering 43 years after its initial public offering on December 22, 1982. The Gotianun-led holding firm raised Php 8 billion from the sale of Series A and Series B preferred shares. The shares, with ticker symbol FDCPA and FDCPB, were listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange…

Construction firm EEI Corporation (EEI) marked its 50th year as a publicly listed company by ringing the opening bell at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Monday, July 21, 2025. EEI listed its shares on the Manila Stock Exchange and Makati Stock Exchange on July 21, 1975. “If a company has been in existence for…

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) and San Beda University’s (SBU) College of Arts and Sciences – Departments of Accountancy, Economics & Public Policy, and Financial Management formalized their collaboration to advance capital market education through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on July 15, 2025 at SBU’s main campus in Manila. SBU is the…

Executives of Sun Life Financial, Inc. (SLF) in Asia and the Philippines rang the opening bell at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Thursday, July 17, 2025, to commemorate its silver listing anniversary. The Canadian insurance firm had its stock market debut on March 24, 2000 in four stock exchanges, including PSE, following its demutualization.…

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) shareholders re-elected the company’s Board of Directors at its annual stockholders’ meeting held on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The 15-member PSE Board is comprised of one President-director, not more than five broker directors, at least five independent directors, and at least four directors representing the interests of issuers, investors…

Benguet Corporation (BC) marked a milestone in its life as a publicly-listed company (PLC) when it turned 75 on January 4, 2025. This momentous occasion was celebrated through a bell ringing ceremony at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Friday, January 10, 2025. In his welcome message, PSE President and CEO Ramon S. Monzon lauded…

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) ushered in the new year and the first trading day of 2025 through a bell ringing activity on Thursday, January 2. “At the PSE, we are always optimistic and hopeful and this year is no exception. We look forward to a more robust trading year and better capital raising…

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. index (PSEi) ended the trading year at 6,528.79 points, up by 78.75 points or 1.2 percent from its close of 6,450.04 in 2023. This marked the first time that the PSEi closed higher year-on-year since 2019. Year-on-year, the PSE MidCap and PSE DivY indices increased by 29.1 percent and 22.4 percent,…

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) is set to add 61.92 percent to its existing 20.98 percent stake in the Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corporation (PDS) after signing agreements with PDS shareholders today, December 26, 2024. At an acquisition price of Php 600.00 per share, PSE will be purchasing a total of 3.87 million PDS…

DITO CME Holdings Corp. (DITO) raised Php 2.05 billion from the follow-on offering (FOO) of its common shares. The FOO shares were listed on The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) on Friday, December 6. PSE President and CEO Ramon S. Monzon cited DITO’s fund raising initiatives through private placements and equities offering to improve the…

Phinma Corporation (PHN) listed 50 million from its stock rights offering (SRO) shares on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. The company raised Php 1 billion from the share sale. The SRO is PHN’s first fund raising in the stock market in close to three decades. In his opening remarks, PSE…

The ASEAN Exchanges signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on November 21, 2024 to collaborate on offering Depositary Receipts (DRs) on their respective exchanges, enhancing investment opportunities for domestic investors across the region. The MOU marks a significant milestone in promoting ASEAN as an attractive investment hub. This collaboration aims to develop market and regulatory…

26 November 2024, Kuala Lumpur – The ASEAN-Interconnected Sustainability Ecosystem (ASEAN-ISE) initiative, which aims to create a harmonised ASEAN sustainability ecosystem, continues to make strides. A workshop in Kuala Lumpur last week centred on the development of an ASEAN-level ESG Data Infrastructure, to enable accurate, efficient and standardisation of ESG data collection, analysis and reporting,…

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) capped its STAR (Strengthening Access and Reach): Investor Day series for 2024 with a two-day online event featuring 10 publicly listed companies (PLCs) held last November 19-20.   PLC executives presented their nine months financial results and corporate initiatives to fund managers, stock market analysts and investors. The companies bannered…

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) registered an 11.2 percent increase in its net income for the first nine months of the year to Php 640.25 million from Php 575.65 million in the same period last year due to a surge in other income. Other income went up by 90.8 percent to Php 326.17 million…

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) will host 10 publicly listed companies (PLCs) slated to present their financial results for the past nine months before an audience comprised of investment professionals, portfolio managers, stock market analysts and investors during the third edition of the 2024 PSE STAR: Investor Day on November 19 and 20. Aside…

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) has given the go signal for Top Line Business Development Corp. (Topline) to proceed with its initial public offering (IPO) tentatively slated for November 27 to December 3, 2024. The Cebu-based fuel retailer will offer up to 3.68 billion primary shares, with up to 368.31 million over-allotment option shares. The IPO shares are…

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) hosted the Capital Markets Policy Dialogue organized by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and MOBILIST on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. “We are grateful to the UK FCDO and MOBILIST for putting together this forum and bringing together various capital market stakeholders who presented and discussed updates on…

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) staged The Road to IPO 2024 forum on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 to help PSE LEAP clients and other potential listing applicants better understand the process and prospects of becoming a publicly listed company. The Road to IPO 2024 was co-presented by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and…

Ayala Corporation (AC) officially listed its Class B Series 3 preferred shares through a bell ringing ceremony held at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. AC raised Php 15 billion from the sale of firm offer shares and over-subscription option shares during its follow-on offering (FOO).The said shares were listed under the stock…

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) participated in the Ring the Bell for Financial Literacy campaign of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) through a closing bell ceremony on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Over sixty WFE member organizations took part in the Ring the Bell for Financial Literacy 2024, in support of World Investor Week…

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) will stage this year’s edition of the Road to IPO on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The forum, which has been designed for companies planning to raise capital through the equities market, will feature presentations and discussions on what going public entails. “PSE’s maiden…

Vista Land and Lifescapes, Inc. (VLL) concluded its maiden public follow-on offering (FOO) with the listing of its Series 2A (VLL2A) and Series 2B (VLL2B) preferred shares on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). The VLL2A and VLL2B shares have an initial dividend rate of 7.9892 percent and 8.4000 percent per annum, respectively. The property firm…

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) requested equities market stakeholders to review and give their comments on the proposed rules prepared by the Exchange for Global Philippine Depositary Receipts (GPDR). GPDRs are peso-denominated instruments representing economic interest in an underlying security listed on an overseas stock exchange, where the holder does not possess voting rights…