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In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange yesterday, iVintage corporate secretary A. Bayani K. Tan said the company had subscribed to an additional 80,000 common shares of WS Fiesta for P8 million, thereby increasing its interest to 60 percent from only 20 percent.


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BPI funds reach P710 B in July

By Ted P. Torres | August 27, 2013 - 12:00am

Total value of all funds managed by the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has reached P710 billion as of end July 2013.

Banking

Asia-focused ETFs seen to shine in 2013

By Ted P. Torres | January 29, 2013 - 12:00am

The Year of the Water Snake will be a very strong year for Asia, and making investments in the region or tapping investment instruments focused on Asia, would be a wise decision.

Banking

PhilEquity remains top fund manager

November 27, 2012 - 12:00am

PhilEquity Management Inc., a highly-respected fund manager of four mutual funds, has received the Lipper Fund Awards as Best Equity Philippines Fund and Best Bond Philippine Peso Fund, while the Philippine Investment...

Banking

PSEi vs EPHE

By Valentino Sy | November 1, 2010 - 12:00am

A very large percentage of institutional money is either indexed to or evaluated relative to market benchmark indices.

Business

Stock market 101

By Ignacio B. Gimenez | November 20, 2006 - 12:00am

When Kevin Belmonte approached us early last year to write a business column for The Philippine Star, among the mandates that we agreed upon is that we educate the readers (especially the small investors)...

Business

PhilEquity bullish, eyes three new funds

By Ted P. Torres | September 26, 2006 - 12:00am

PhilEquity Management Inc. is still bullish not only in the equities market but also the bond market as it successfully launched three new mutual funds, and plans to introduce three more next year. From just managing...

Banking

iVantage gains controlling interest in WS Fiesta Online

May 29, 2003 - 12:00am

iVantage Corp., a publicly-listed investment management company, has gained control of Internet consulting firm WS Fiesta Online Corp. via the purchase of an additional 40-percent stake in the company. In a disclosure...

Business

GSIS taps ING Barings for index fund

By Ted P. Torres | July 24, 2002 - 12:00am

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has appointed ING Barings as fund manager for its P10-billion Index Fund. The index fund is a basket of securities and other investible funds held by the government...

Business