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FMIC remains top Philippine bond house

November 17, 2015 - 12:00am

First Metro Investment Corp., the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, remains as the top Philippine bond house according to the bond market survey of The Asset Benchmark Research (ABR) of Hong Kong. ...

Banking

Investors gobble up Cirtek offer

By Iris Gonzales | October 29, 2015 - 10:00am

The ongoing follow-on offering of Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corp. has been well received by institutional investors, the issue manager said.

Business

Cirtek pegs follow-on offer price at P20

By Iris Gonzales | October 26, 2015 - 10:00am

Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corp., a publicly listed semiconductor and wireless broadband manufacturing company, has pegged its final offer price for its P2.88 billion follow-on offering at P20 per share, below the...

Business

Cirtek lines up acquisitions for international expansion

By Iris Gonzales | October 6, 2015 - 10:00am

Listed semiconductor firm Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corp. is eyeing overseas acquisitions as part of its expansion program.

Business

Investment firm opens first fund supermarket

By Ehda Dagooc | September 20, 2015 - 10:00am

COL Financial Philippines has expanded its offerings to the maturing investment market in the country, making mutual funds easily available to the growing online-savvy Filipinos.

Freeman Cebu Business

New offices

March 3, 2015 - 12:00am

First Metro Asset Management Inc. (FAMI) and First Metro Securities Brokerage Corp. held the blessing of their reconstructed office space jointly occupy at the 19th floor of the PSBank Center along Paseo de Roxas...

Banking

FMIC pushes Asia expansion

February 25, 2015 - 12:00am

First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC), the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, is teaming up with Japanese financial institution Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) for future business collaborations in...

Business

Best domestic bond house

February 17, 2015 - 12:00am

The First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC), the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, has been named Best Domestic Bond House in the Philippines by The Asset Publishing and Research Ltd. In The Asset’s...

Banking

First Metro opens new investors’ facility in Makati

February 15, 2015 - 12:00am

First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC), the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, has opened a new investors’ facility in Makati to make its investment products become accessible to more retail inve...

Business

First Metro ETF value up 26%

January 20, 2015 - 12:00am

Since its debut in the Philippines, the performance of the First Metro Philippine Equity Exchange-Traded Fund (First Metro ETF) has steadily risen, matching the upward trend of the Philippine Stock Exchange Index...

Banking