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OFW inflows boost iRemit first half profit

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | July 19, 2009 - 12:00am

iRemit Corp., the largest non-bank Filipino-owned remittance firm, expects its net profit in the first half of the year to surpass its target by 5-10 percent, mainly due to improving inflows from overseas Filipino...

Business

Tiu family eyes transfer of mining claims

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | August 4, 2008 - 12:00am

Business

TKC Steel stock rises 3% as trading resumes

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | November 24, 2007 - 12:00am

Business

iRemit stocks rise 17.5% in PSE debut

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | October 18, 2007 - 12:00am

Business

Why invest in the Philippines now

By Wilson Lee Flores | August 13, 2007 - 12:00am

Despite the volatility of the US stock market in recent weeks due to concerns about the US economy, I will tell young entrepreneurs from all over Asia to invest in the Philippines now for numerous reasons, some of...

Lifestyle Business

BPI sells FEB Savings to JTKC Equities

By Ted P. Torres | October 20, 2006 - 12:00am

The Ayala-controlled Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has sold its entire stake in dormant FEB Savings Bank to a group led by JTKC Equities Inc., a former principal shareholder in mid-sized International...

Business

NSC creditors eye Glencore to save firm

By by Rommel Ynion | December 5, 2000 - 12:00am

The National Steel Corp., smarting from further losses incurred by the maintenance of its rusting mills, may soon start humming with business activity again as its creditors have endorsed an investor perceived to...

Business

iVantage set to forge more industry alliances

By Christina Mendez | May 21, 2000 - 12:00am

With a solid ownership base in leading information technology (IT) firms and the financial backing of some of the country's known business tycoons, the newly-restructured iVantage Corp.

Business

iVantage to pit Ocier vs PhilWeb's Ongpin

By Christina Mendez | May 17, 2000 - 12:00am

Vantage Equities Inc., the publicly-listed investment holding firm controlled by the group of former Philippine Stock Exchange chairman Wilson Sy, will not just be transforming into a "new economy" player but...

Business