James Ryan Jonas

Big Bang Theory; Modern Family; Two and a Half Men: TV Stars’ Salary

It’s good to be on TV. You become popular internationally, you get freebies and priorities most of the time, and, yes, you earn huge salaries.

In the case of actors and actresses in three of America’s most-watched comedy shows, some of them receive huge paychecks per episode, reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars every week — translating to millions of dollars per season. It’s good to be on TV, indeed.

Here are some of the salaries received by the cast of popular TV comedies in the U.S.

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PAL, NXT, PHC, PEC face stock delisting

Four (4) publicly-listed companies are in danger of being delisted from the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) if they fail to comply with the public float requirement before the end of this month.

The four companies are PAL Holdings (PAL), Nextstage Inc. (NXT), Philcomsat Holdings Corp. (PHC), and PNOC-Exploration Corp. (PEC).

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Del Monte (DMPL) stock lower on first trading day

Food and beverage maker Del Monte Pacific Ltd., owner of the Del Monte and Today’s brands of pineapple, tomato and mixed-fruit products, started trading on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) today and closed at P27.20, down 8.72% from its initial listing price of P29.80.

DMPL shares hit an intra-day high of P30.00 and a low of P26.55 before closing at P27.20 on its first trading day.

The company got approval from the PSE to offer its shares to the public but not through the traditional way of Initial Public Offering but through the alternative Way of Introduction.

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UnionBank to offer tax-free, high-interest LTNCD

UnionBank of the Philippines (UBP), owned by the Aboitiz Group, announced last week that it is planning to offer to the public PHP 5 billion worth of tax-free, high-yielding Long-Term Negotiable Certificate of Deposits or LTNCDs.

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Banco de Oro (BDO) housing loan promo 2013

Looking for the best housing loan deal in the Philippines? We are, too, that’s why we are always on the lookout for the best available home loan offers and promos by banks in the Philippines.

In 2011, we wrote about the Home Loan Interest Rates offered by several Philippine banks. In 2012, we talked about two banks that offered low 1-year housing loan rate of 7.50 to 7.75% (see  2012 BPI housing loan promo and 2012 BDO home loan promo).

We continuously keep an eye on the best housing loan deals and, recently, we saw one offered by Banco de Oro (BDO).

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Individuals cannot invest in SDAs anymore

Effective January 1, 2014, retail investors (meaning, individuals) will not be allowed to invest in Special Deposit Accounts (SDA) anymore, according to a recent Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) memorandum.

BSP Memo number 2013-021 issued on May 20, 2013 restricted access to SDAs only to trust accounts and Unit Investment Trust Funds (UITFs). “Other fiduciary business including agency accounts and investment management activities (IMA) shall no longer have access to the said facility,” the memo explained.

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AUB IPO: Stock rises 9.5% on first trading day

Despite a slowdown in the Philippine stock market on Friday, May 17, the stock of Asia United Bank (AUB) bucked the trend and ended on a high note, closing at P104.00 on its first trading day.

In its market debut, AUB gained 9.5% compared to its offer price of P95.00. That means if you bought 100 shares of AUB during the offer period (amounting to P9,500.00), your money has grown from P9,500.00 to P10,402.50 in just one day.

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