Buy more PH bonds, investors told (Short-term debt securities preferred by Barclays Bank)

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Investors are advised to go for shorter-term Philippine securities to offset potential losses due to foreign exchange risks and amid an expected increase in the attractiveness of Asian bonds, … [Read more...]

Philippine Bonds Gain on Rate-Cut Outlook, Debt Swap; Peso Rises

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Philippine bonds gained this week on speculation the central bank will reduce interest rates further, and after the government said it is considering swapping debt for shorter-dated securities. The … [Read more...]

Phoenix Petroleum to issue P500-M in notes for capital

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Independent oil company Phoenix Petroleum Philippines will issue P500 million convertible notes with a warrant offering amounting to P180 million under Banco de Oro Universal Bank, Phoenix said … [Read more...]

SM Investments ups retail bond volume to meet demand

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SM Investments Corporation increased its retail bond issue to P15 billion from P10 billion due to strong demand from retail and institutional investors, the company said in a disclosure Monday. The … [Read more...]

SMIC launches P10B bond offer

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SM Investments Corp. launched Wednesday an offering of P10 billion worth of retail bonds to fund the firm’s expansion of office and hotel property businesses. In a statement, SMIC said the … [Read more...]

San Miguel seeks SEC approval for P80B fund-raising plan

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San Miguel Corp. has sought the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval for its plan to offer preferred shares worth as much as P80 billion, which would be the largest fund-raising activity in … [Read more...]

Gov’t rejects all bids for 91-day T-bills

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The government on Monday rejected all bids for the 91-day treasury bills while results for the other two tenors showed falling rates. The yield on the 182-day bills was down 2.6 basis points to an … [Read more...]

Manila Water gets top debt score for good liquidity, capitalization

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EAST ZONE water concessionaire Manila Water Co., Inc. has been assigned the highest corporate rating by local debt watcher Philippine Rating Services Corp. (PhilRatings). Manila Water was assigned a … [Read more...]

SMIC’s P10B retail bonds fetch 6-6.9% coupon rates

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MANILA, Philippines—Publicly listed SM Investments Corp. on Wednesday set the interest rates for its peso-denominated retail bond issue, proceeds from which will be used for the expansion of its … [Read more...]

SM Investments Sets Interest Rates For PHP10 Billion Retail Notes

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Philippine conglomerate SM Investments Wednesday fixed the interest rate for its PHP10 billion peso-denominated retail bonds at 6.0% for the seven-year notes and 6.9442% for the 10-year paper. The … [Read more...]