BDO raises P36B from bond offer
The country’s largest lender, BDO Unibank, has raised P36 billion from another big local bond offering that was warmly received by the cash-awash local financial market. In a disclosure to…
BDO raises P36B from new bond float
BDO president Nestor Tan The country’s largest lender, BDO Unibank, has raised P36 billion from another large local bond offering that was warmly received by the cash-awash local financial market.…
Ayala to draw $60M more from lucrative climate bond offer
Ayala Corp. unit AC Energy Inc. has launched through private placement a $60-million tap on its five-year senior green bonds due 2024. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. was…
ALI completes P10B bond float
Virtual listing of ALI’s P10B bonds at PDEx. From left to right: Bernard Vincent O. Dy, ALI President & CEO; Augusto D. Bengzon, ALI CFO, Chief Compliance Officer and Treasurer;…
Security Bank sets P5B bond offer
Lender Security Bank launched on Tuesday a new P5 billion local bond offering, locking in longer term funding now that local interest rates have significantly gone down. The bonds will…
Jollibee raises $600M via bond issuance
Fast-food giant Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) has boosted its coronavirus (COVID-19) war chest by $600 million with the issuance of new bonds in the offshore market. Through wholly owned unit,…
BPI to issue PH’s first COVID response bond
BPI logo Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands is set to issue the first Philippine bonds that will raise fresh funds in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, specifically targeting…
Jollibee turns to global bond market for funding boost
Fast-food giant Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) is venturing into the global bond market to boost its war chest during this state of global public health crisis caused by the coronavirus…
PH eyes samurai bond sale in second half
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III. Photo courtesy of DOF MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is looking at selling yen-denominated samurai bonds in the second half, although the bulk of…
Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher after Fed ups bond buys
TOKYO — Asian shares rose Tuesday, cheered by fresh moves by the U.S. Federal Reserve to support markets battered by the coronavirus pandemic. A man wearing a face mask to…