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ADB consultant Chie Kashibawara said the multilateral agency will help SEC and BSP come up with the operating manuals for the futures and bond exchanges.


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Bautista said the agency has hired consultants in crafting new rules which it would take up with the BSP that would address, among others, issues of the protection of investors in the new exchange.


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PSE vice president for business development Jose Fernando Alcantara said they
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Philmerc president Rodolfo Cruz said his company is reactivating the
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MANILA INTERNATIONAL FUTURES EXCHANGE

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PSE vice president for business development Jose Fernando Alcantara said they
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ADB to help RP set up futures, bond exchanges

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | March 19, 2003 - 12:00am

The Asian Development Bank has agreed to provide technical assistance to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and other government agencies in the drafting of rules governing the...

Business

SEC sees more delay in futures mart reopening

August 3, 2002 - 12:00am

The Securities and Exchange Commission said the reopening of the futures market may be further delayed after the Court of Appeals ruled that the SEC has no jurisdiction over commodities. The SEC, however, is still...

Business

SEC to push futures exchange market

February 7, 2001 - 12:00am

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will push for the opening of a futures exchange market by this year as soon as it wraps up the review of rules and regulations with the Bangko Sentral, SEC Chairman Lilia...

Business

PSE won't give up bid to operate futures exchange

By Christina Mendez | January 11, 2000 - 12:00am

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is not giving up on its bid to operate a separate futures exchange although it has yet to formally submit an application before the Securities and Exchange Commission, a top...

Business

Philmerc presses bid to operate futures exchange

By Rocel Felix | January 7, 2000 - 12:00am

The Philippine Mercantile Exchange Inc. (Philmerc) is urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve its application for a license to operate a futures exchange. Philmerc president Rodolfo Cruz...

Business