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                    [Title] => East Asia central banks launch securities lending
                    [Summary] =>  Central banks in East Asia and the Pacific including the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas launched a securities lending facility to promote efficient financial intermediation in the region.
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-06-29 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => BSP eyes increased investments in yuan
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is looking at increasing its Chinese yuan holdings after the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) admitted China’s currency into its benchmark currency basket.

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The BSP said it was studying the separation of the fund management and trustee roles of banks over UITFs, saying that banks are already doing this on their own anyway, in the course of making business decisions on the management of UITFs.
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"The merger, including the full integration of our automation, is proceeding as planned," BPI president Aurelio Montinola III said during the formal launching yesterday of the Asian Bond Fund 2-Philippine Bond Index Fund (ABF2), the country’s first bond index trust fund to be managed by BPI Asset Management.
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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. said it would be natural for the Asian Bond Fund (ABF) 2 to eventually grow into a concept that would mobilize private sector participation and directing that towards regional development.
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The BSP announced over the weekend that although the Philippine itself was not qualified for ABF investments, it could benefit by investing in the Fund which would in turn invest the funds in markets that are qualified.
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The structure of the ABF2 was approved by the Executives Meeting of East Asia and Pacific Central Banks (EMEAP) after the successful launch of the original $1-billion ABF.

Since its launch in June 2003, ABF1 is now fully invested in dollar-denominated bonds issued by sovereign and quasi-sovereign issuers in the EMEAP economies.
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To be launched in May this year, the website will be a one-stop clearing house of information on sovereign and corporate bonds issued in the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus People’s Republic of China, Japan, and Republic of Korea (ASEAN+3).
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Finance officials disclosed over the weekend that the AFMM would sign the agreement that would implement the harmonized Asean tariff nomenclature, a critical protocol for the completion of the Asean Free Trade Agreement (AFTA).
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096655 [AuthorName] => Des Ferriols [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [DatePublished] => 2018-06-29 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => BSP eyes increased investments in yuan
                    [Summary] => 

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is looking at increasing its Chinese yuan holdings after the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) admitted China’s currency into its benchmark currency basket.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-03 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 336691 [Title] => BSP may allow banks to outsource management of trust funds [Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said banks will be allowed to outsource the fund management of their unit investment trust funds (UITFs) in line with international principles of check and balance.

The BSP said it was studying the separation of the fund management and trustee roles of banks over UITFs, saying that banks are already doing this on their own anyway, in the course of making business decisions on the management of UITFs.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096655 [AuthorName] => Des Ferriols [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 336179 [Title] => Full integration of Prudential Bank with BPI completed by H2 [Summary] => The full integration of Prudential Bank into the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) system is expected to be completed and fully operational by the start of this year’s second semester.

"The merger, including the full integration of our automation, is proceeding as planned," BPI president Aurelio Montinola III said during the formal launching yesterday of the Asian Bond Fund 2-Philippine Bond Index Fund (ABF2), the country’s first bond index trust fund to be managed by BPI Asset Management.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 335688 [Title] => 3rd Asian bond fund mulled [Summary] => Countries in the Asian region are eyeing the possibility of creating a third regional bond fund, this time to mobilize private funds for investments within the region.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. said it would be natural for the Asian Bond Fund (ABF) 2 to eventually grow into a concept that would mobilize private sector participation and directing that towards regional development.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096655 [AuthorName] => Des Ferriols [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 267440 [Title] => BSP plans to invest $100M in phase 2 of Asian Bond Fund [Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is planning to invest at least $100 million in phase 2 of the Asian Bond Fund (ABF), a facility created by 10 central banks and monetary authorities in the East Asia and Pacific region comprising the Executives’ Meeting of East Asia Pacific Central Banks (EMEAP).

The BSP announced over the weekend that although the Philippine itself was not qualified for ABF investments, it could benefit by investing in the Fund which would in turn invest the funds in markets that are qualified.
[DatePublished] => 2004-12-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096655 [AuthorName] => Des Ferriols [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 246348 [Title] => Asian central bankers plan Asian Bond Fund Part 2 [Summary] => Asian central banks are planning a second phase for the Asian Bond Fund (ABF), paving the way for investments in local currency-denominated Asian bonds.

The structure of the ABF2 was approved by the Executives Meeting of East Asia and Pacific Central Banks (EMEAP) after the successful launch of the original $1-billion ABF.

Since its launch in June 2003, ABF1 is now fully invested in dollar-denominated bonds issued by sovereign and quasi-sovereign issuers in the EMEAP economies.
[DatePublished] => 2004-04-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096655 [AuthorName] => Des Ferriols [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 236503 [Title] => ADB to establish website for bond market [Summary] => The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will establish an Asian Bonds Online web site to foster development of mature bond markets in Asia through a $2.4-million grant which will come from the Japan Fund for Information and Communication Technology (JFICT).

To be launched in May this year, the website will be a one-stop clearing house of information on sovereign and corporate bonds issued in the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus People’s Republic of China, Japan, and Republic of Korea (ASEAN+3).
[DatePublished] => 2004-01-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 230007 [Title] => Asean mulls reg’l guarantee facility for sovereign issues [Summary] => Southeast Asian countries plan to put up a regional guarantee facility for sovereign issues and discussions are ongoing to determine the mechanics that would support the Asian Bond Fund (ABF) through a system of risk-weighting and guarantees. [DatePublished] => 2003-12-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096655 [AuthorName] => Des Ferriols [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 215196 [Title] => Asean ministers to sign 2 accords on trade, capital mart dev’t [Summary] => Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) countries finance ministers are expected to sign two critical protocols on trade and capital market development when the ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting (AFMM) convenes in Manila for a seven-day conference starting this week.

Finance officials disclosed over the weekend that the AFMM would sign the agreement that would implement the harmonized Asean tariff nomenclature, a critical protocol for the completion of the Asean Free Trade Agreement (AFTA).
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096655 [AuthorName] => Des Ferriols [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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