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                    [Title] => FinanceAsia names HSBC Best Bank for 2015
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FinanceAsia has named the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. (HSBC) as its Best Bank for 2015, which the publication described as “the year of HSBC.”

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First Metro Investment Corp., the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, has been named the Philippines’ Best Bond House by Hong Kong-based publication FinanceAsia in its 2014 Country Awards for Achievement.

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First Metro Investment Corp., the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, posted a consolidated net income of P6.8 billion in the first half of the year, a sharp increase of 247 percent or P4.8 billion from the P1.9 billion registered in the same period in 2012.

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For the fourth consecutive year, First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) the investment arm of the Metrobank Group, bagged the Best Domestic Bond House in the Philippines award by The Asset Publishing and Research Ltd. in its Triple A Country Awards for 2012.
 

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 Sa ikatlong magkakasunod na taon, hinirang ng Hong Kong-based na publikasyon na FinanceAsia ang BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO) na Best Bank sa Pilipinas sa taong 2012.

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Alpha Southeast Asia, the leading finance publication in the Southeast Asian region, has named three Philippine banks and one non-bank financial institution among the region’s best.

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First Metro Investment Corp., the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, was recognized once again as the Best Bond House in the Philippines.

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In US dollar, Euro and Yen Asia bonds, Deutsche Bank in Asia (excluding Japan ) completed a total of 30 deals worth $4.85 billion last year.

Notable transactions in the Philippines included a $130-million deal for Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), which was the first-ever hybrid Tier 1 capital issue by a state-owned bank that was sold to offshore investors.
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Revenues in the same year doubled to P2.77 billion, from P1.79 billion in 2004.

However, net income dropped 39 percent from a little over P1 billion to an audited or an IAS-adjusted (international accounting standards) net income after tax of P718.3 million in 2005.
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                    [Title] => FinanceAsia names HSBC Best Bank for 2015
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FinanceAsia has named the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. (HSBC) as its Best Bank for 2015, which the publication described as “the year of HSBC.”

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First Metro Investment Corp., the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, has been named the Philippines’ Best Bond House by Hong Kong-based publication FinanceAsia in its 2014 Country Awards for Achievement.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1024431 [Title] => First Metro clears P6.8B in H1 [Summary] =>

First Metro Investment Corp., the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, posted a consolidated net income of P6.8 billion in the first half of the year, a sharp increase of 247 percent or P4.8 billion from the P1.9 billion registered in the same period in 2012.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 870315 [Title] => FMIC named Best Domestic Bond House for 4th yr [Summary] =>

For the fourth consecutive year, First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) the investment arm of the Metrobank Group, bagged the Best Domestic Bond House in the Philippines award by The Asset Publishing and Research Ltd. in its Triple A Country Awards for 2012.
 

[DatePublished] => 2012-11-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 840045 [Title] => BDO hinirang na 'best bank' sa Pilipinas [Summary] =>

 Sa ikatlong magkakasunod na taon, hinirang ng Hong Kong-based na publikasyon na FinanceAsia ang BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO) na Best Bank sa Pilipinas sa taong 2012.

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 714384 [Title] => BDO, BPI, ATRKE and Citi get SEA financial, banking awards [Summary] =>

Alpha Southeast Asia, the leading finance publication in the Southeast Asian region, has named three Philippine banks and one non-bank financial institution among the region’s best.

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First Metro Investment Corp., the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, was recognized once again as the Best Bond House in the Philippines.

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In US dollar, Euro and Yen Asia bonds, Deutsche Bank in Asia (excluding Japan ) completed a total of 30 deals worth $4.85 billion last year.

Notable transactions in the Philippines included a $130-million deal for Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), which was the first-ever hybrid Tier 1 capital issue by a state-owned bank that was sold to offshore investors.
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 336906 [Title] => First Metro Investment resources up 70% [Summary] => First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC), the investment banking subsidiary of Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank), has reported a 70-percent growth in total resources from P16.8 billion in 2004 to P28.3 billion last year.

Revenues in the same year doubled to P2.77 billion, from P1.79 billion in 2004.

However, net income dropped 39 percent from a little over P1 billion to an audited or an IAS-adjusted (international accounting standards) net income after tax of P718.3 million in 2005.
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