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Pro-friends to raise P7B via backdoor listing

By Neil Jerome Morales | June 9, 2014 - 12:00am

Affordable housing developer Property Company of Friends Inc. (Pro-Friends), fresh from taking over a dormant listed company, is raising as much as P7 billion from a follow-on offering in the coming months.

Business

Asiatrust issuing shares for new investors, business ventures

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | April 2, 2013 - 12:00am

Asiatrust Development Bank plans to issue new shares for the entry of new investors and its engagement in new ventures, the company told the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).

Business

AUB completes integration of Asiatrust Dev't Bank

By Ted P. Torres | June 20, 2012 - 12:00am

Asia United Bank (AUB) has fully integrated the 28-branch network of Asiatrust Development Bank Inc. located mostly within Metro Manila, a top bank official said.

Business

BSP okays AUB acquisition of Asiatrust

May 12, 2012 - 12:00am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has given Asia United Bank (AUB) the green light to acquire Asiatrust Development Bank Inc., raising the commercial bank’s resources by more than P4 billion.

Business

Asia United Bank acquires Asiatrust

By Ted P. Torres | February 21, 2012 - 12:00am

Medium-sized commercial bank Asia United Bank Corp. (AUB) has acquired recently Asiatrust Development Bank Inc. (Asiatrust), a thrift and development bank, for an undisclosed amount.

Banking

Asiatrust Bank posts P125-M net income

December 27, 2008 - 12:00am

Asiatrust Bank, a leading thrift bank for SMEs and entrepreneurs, posted a net profit of P125 million at the close of its fiscal year in June 2008.

Business

Asiatrust reports lower net loss of P5M

By Ted P. Torres | December 21, 2008 - 12:00am

Asiatrust Development Bank, one of the country’s leading thrift and development bank for entrepreneurs and SMEs, reported a lower net loss of P5 million in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending June...

Business

Asiatrust’s Tier-2 issue gets PRS A- rating

December 3, 2005 - 12:00am

Asiatrust Development Bank’s proposed P550-million tier-2 issue obtained a rating of PRS A minus from the Philippine Ratings Services Corp. A rating of PRS A means the issue has "...favorable investment...

Business

Easy SME lending solution to economic growth

November 1, 2005 - 12:00am

A leading development banker said that the solution to the country’s problem is not political systems, but providing a growth environment for domestic entrepreneurs.

Banking

Asiatrust eyes add’l P1B from cash mgm’t services

By Ted P. Torres | March 18, 2004 - 12:00am

Publicly-listed Asiatrust Development Bank expects to generate additional business worth at least P1-billion this year from the introduction of a comprehensive cash management service (CMS) product for small and...

Business