Those expecting to make a huge profit from the initial public offering of D&L Industries (stock code: DNL) might have to wait longer, after the DNL stock fizzled in the local stock market weeks after its IPO.
12 PSE stocks face trading suspension in 2013
Twelve (12) publicly-listed companies have only two remaining trading days to comply with the local stock exchange’s rule on minimum public ownership (MPO); otherwise, their stock will face trading suspension effective next week.
Despite a formal request from some companies to extend the deadline, the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) stood ground and reiterated its deadline of December 31, 2012 for publicly-traded firms to meet the required 10% public float level.
Know your rights as an airline passenger
To those airline passengers who have missed meetings and appointments because of hours of delays, to those who have lost their luggage without either compensation or even a sincere apology from airline companies, and to those who were lured by “cheap” fares only to discover excessive hidden fees and charges, here’s an early Christmas gift for you.
High Dividend-Paying Stocks in the Philippines (2012)
Here is an update to our article on the top stocks in the Philippines with the highest dividend payout in 2011. Last year, we wrote about companies traded on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) that do not only provide income through price appreciation but also through dividend income.
As we have mentioned before, investors must also consider the dividends paid by companies when computing one’s potential income. Most newbie investors seem to be too concerned on capital appreciation that the dividend component of a stock is forgotten.
25 PSE firms still below minimum public ownership level
With just three weeks remaining until the deadline set by the Philippine Stock Exchange, twenty-five (25) publicly-listed firms remain in danger of being delisted from the local bourse for failing to meet the rule on minimum public ownership.
Back in June 2012, at least 27 companies have been reported to have not met the 10% public float requirement and were given until December 31, 2012 to comply. (See: PSE to delist 27 firms if 10% Public Float rule not met)
Philippine inflation rate slows down to 2.8%
Call it the “Arroyo legacy,” credit “Aquinomics,” or simply attribute it to good market fundamentals, but there are more and more reasons now to say that it is indeed more fun in the Philippines — compared to other countries.
Ads Zens, Visioner 2020, Reyality Investment: Ponzi scams?
With most Filipino victims in the Visayas and Mindanao still reeling from the impact of the large-scale Aman Futures Group investment scam, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently stepped up and forewarned the public against investing in three companies which appear to have makings of a possible Ponzi scheme.
Last month, the SEC issued a notice to the public that Ads Zens Broker Corp., Visioner2020 International Traders Inc., and Reyality Investment Corp. appear to be “high-yield, high-risk investment which may turn out as a fraudulent scheme.”
New all-time high for Philippine stocks (November 2012)
Buoyed by the country’s unexpected 7.1% GDP growth, Philippine stocks ended yesterday at another all-time high, closing at 5,633.72, up 0.85% from the previous day’s trading.
A new intra-day high of 5,636.33 was also recorded yesterday.