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OCLP has new officers, directors

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | July 23, 2013 - 12:00am

OCLP Holdings, the property holding firm of the Ortigas family, announced a new set of directors in its board as well as the appointment of a new chief executive officer and chief finance officer.

Business

BDO sets early redemption of P10.3-B notes

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

BDO Unibank Inc., the main banking arm of retail tycoon Henry Sy Sr., will exercise its option to redeem some P10 billion worth of unsecured subordinated notes next month to further strengthen its capital base, a...

Business

BDO Unibank quells rumors of counter offer to PNB-Allied

By Lawrence Agcaoili | November 24, 2012 - 12:00am

BDO Unibank Inc., the main financial arm of the SM Group, is not contemplating on merging or acquiring any other bank for now, a top bank official said.

Business

Proxy war for control of Ortigas Holdings looms

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | September 3, 2012 - 12:00am

Two of the country’s corporate giants and market heavyweights, SM Investments Corp. and Ayala Corp., are showing no signs of backing down in the face of a looming proxy war for control of the property holding...

Business

BDO issues $2 B notes to manage debts

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | August 7, 2012 - 12:00am

The country’s biggest bank, BDO Unibank Inc. plans to establish a $2-billion Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) program, a company official told the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).

Business

BDO net income rises to P5.83 B

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | July 31, 2012 - 12:00am

BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO), controlled by the family of retail tycoon Henry Sy Sr., posted a 15-percent increase in its net income to P5.83 billion in the first half of 2012 from P5.05 billion in the same period in...

Business

SM Group to sell 100M shares in Banco de Oro

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | November 7, 2004 - 12:00am

The SM Group of retail tycoon Henry Sy is planning to sell a portion of its ordinary shares in financial services unit Banco de Oro Universal Bank (BDO) through a secondary offering to institutional investors. BDO...

Business

Banco de Oro issues $100M in unsecured notes

By Ted P. Torres | July 17, 2003 - 12:00am

The Banco de Oro Universal Bank (BdO) issued yesterday a $100-million (roughly P5.3- billion) worth of senior unsecured notes in the international financial market. BdO officials said the issuance would allow...

Business

Banco de Oro takes over First e-Bank operations

By Christina Mendez | October 25, 2002 - 12:00am

Banco de Oro has started taking over of the operations of First e-Bank (FSTE) following the implementation of a supplementary agreement with BDO assuming a maximum of P10 billion in deposit liabilities and other...

Business