We bring you another set of broker recommendations for the month of March 2013.
Last time, we wrote about the January 2013 buy-or-sell recommendations of Maybank ATR Kim Eng and CitisecOnline. This time, Maybank ATR Kim Eng, a Malaysian bank that partnered with a Philippine brokerage firm, has more stock updates as of March 11, 2013.
Gaming operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp. (Stock Code: BLOOM) will replace property firm SM Development Corp. (SMDC) in the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) starting March 11.
Bloomberry is currently one of the local bourse’s most actively-traded stocks following its announcement that it will open Solaire, a casino and resort entertainment complex, in the 120-hectare Pagcor Entertainment City in Pasay City this month.
As explained in the article Credit Ratings by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings, a “credit rating” is a measure of the ability of an entity, whether a company or a sovereign state, to repay its debt. It shows the quality of loan instruments issued by the borrowing entity and whether these debt instruments can be repaid on time.
While traders and investors in the Philippines rejoice over all-time highs in the stock market, favorable economic conditions and positive consumer outlook, the opposite seems to be the state of norm in the Eurozone area — with more news of recession, austerity programs and credit rating downgrade coming from that part of the world.
The latest in the recent spat of bad news from Europe is the announcement of ratings agency Moody’s that it is downgrading Britain’s sovereign credit rating for the first time in the country’s history.
The first initial public offering (IPO) the year yielded a one-day gain of 15.40% for those who bought the Philippine Business Bank (PBB) stock during its offer period.
Yesterday, February 19, marked the first day of listing and trading on the Philippine Stock Exchange of Philippine Business Bank, a thrift bank owned by the family of former Ambassador Alfredo M. Yao, also the owners of budget airline Zest Air and fruit juice drink Zest-O.
Dividends are real and tangible profits an investor receives from owning shares of stocks. It is one of several ways to make money from stock investing. Other incomes from stocks may include price increases (or capital appreciation) and stock rights.
Dividends may be in the form of cash (and are called cash dividends) or in the form of stocks (hence, called stock dividends). To learn more how to profit from stocks, read our article on How to Make Money from the Stock Market.
I’ve always had this love-hate relationship with the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI).
In the past, I’ve ranted about their customer service, the ATMs that do not dispense cash, BPI’s smartphone iOS app which proved too tedious to download and my missing stocks in BPI Trade’s online trading platform.
I’ve been severely disappointed by them so many times, but they also provide me conveniences and perks that make me stay. Ours is indeed a whirlwind of a relationship but to this date, I can say I’m still generally satisfied with BPI.
Here’s another one of those stories that makes me like them.
Back in 2009, we listed down Philippine stock brokers offering then an online trading platform. Times have changed and, four years later, more brokers have started offering online trading, with some attempting to differentiate their service.
