Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) has approved the terms for the P3-billion Homestarter Bonds and the P7-billion third tranche of the fixed rate bond series, both of which will be issued under the corporation’s P50-billion Debt Securities Program as approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last March.

Projecting bigger growth in the backoffice business with the strong talent pool and market demand in the Philippines, data quality governance firm BackOffice Associates (BA) in partnership with local information technology firm Third Pillar Business Applications Inc. has opened a Global Delivery Center.

By Riza Lozada The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has allowed the creation of personal management trust (PMT) accounts and relaxed the requirements for foreign loans obtained by non-banks with quasi-banking functions (NBQBs) in a move to spur more savings and investments.

HSBC Global Research, the research arm of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp., said the local economy’s fundamental drivers remain solid. Commenting on the 7-percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the second quarter of the year and the 6.9-percent expansion for the first half, HSBC Global Research noted that strong private consumption, supported by election campaign spending, and government …

Deposit insurance claims for the closed GSIS Family Bank (A Thrift Bank) may be filed at the PDIC Public Assistance Center, 3rd Floor, SSS Bldg., 6782 Ayala Avenue corner V.A. Rufino Street, Makati City until May 14, the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) said. 

Communications giant Globe Telecom is beefing up its network infrastructure in Davao City, including the construction of the Philippine end of an international undersea cable system, the only facility of its kind in the country to directly connect Davao with the rest of the world.   

Ports operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) reported a lower net income of $87.3 million (P4.103 billion), down 13 percent against the $100.4 million (P4.7 billion) earned in the first half of 2015. 
  

The Lucio Tan Group Inc. (LTG) reported a net income of P4.56 billion for the first half, a 28-percent growth from P3.57 billion on the back of strong earnings from its banking and tobacco units.

Property developer DMCI Homes is spending over P10 billion this year for its capital expenditures (capex) to fund its project developments and land acquisitions.

The Gokongwei-led conglomerate JG Summit Holdings booked a 30.6 percent increase in profit in -he first semester on the back of double-digit income growth in its airline and petrochemicals businesses.