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Duterte makes 2nd week of November 'Investor Protection Week'
Proclamation No. 846 tasks the Securities and Exchange Commission to lead the observation and celebration of the 'investor protection week' every year

Hanjin crisis threatens banks' credit ratings – Moody's
(UPDATED) Debt watcher Moody's says the loan exposure of 5 Philippine banks is a credit negative and will drive credit costs higher

Bataan investors defend need for incentives
The investors raise concerns in a meeting with House officials and the Department of Finance to tackle the tax reforms under the Trabaho bill

Dominguez warns unclear federalism proposal would scare investors
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III says foreigners 'will not invest' if the rules under federalism are not clear

Moody's: Federalism, 'contentious' policies worry investors
Moody's Investors Service says the country's 'relatively weak rule of law' and the possible shift to federalism could drag down the economy

Duterte's 'crass leadership' putting off investors – Capital Economics
'A string of inflammatory comments and policy changes by [President Rodrigo] Duterte have raised concerns in the minds of investors,' says London-based research consultancy firm Capital Economics

Potential investors looking for 'stable legal system' in PH
While investors are not seen to pull out their investments in the near future, risk consultant Bob Herrera-Lim says the current political atmosphere may affect the decisions of those eyeing long-term business in the Philippines

PAL’s talks with 'strategic' investor moving forward
‘They are strategic investors, so they can be part of the board, they can help us develop certain markets,’ says PAL president Jaime Bautista

Rappler Talk: Francis Lim on how SEC violated own rules in Rappler case
Rappler's lawyer also explains why he took the case and what surprised him most about the decision

Allianz PNB Life Insurance partners with HSBC for distribution
The first product of the tie up is a single pay investment linked life insurance plan that gives access to the Allianz Global Investors Fund

Moody's keeps Philippine GDP target despite Marawi crisis
A senior credit officer at Moody s says the firm expects the economic impact of the Marawi crisis to be minimal and short lived

PH ends 2016 with foreign direct investments up 40.7%
Foreign direct investments total 7 9 billion outstripping the central bank s own forecast of 6 7 billion

PCC to gov't: Make it easier for foreigners to do PH construction projects
Foreign construction firms are restricted to special licenses hampering their participation in the market and limiting the potential of the construction sector says the Philippine Competition Commission

Asian millennials face cash shortage at retirement – Manulife
The average millennial expects to accumulate only one third of what is typically required for retirement according to the latest Manulife Investor Sentiment Index

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News Briefs: February 10, 2017
Stories from across the Philippines on Friday February 10

50% drop in Korean tourists, investors in Central Luzon
The recent crimes committed against Koreans in the region have made investors nervous says the head of the Korean Community Association in Central Luzon

5 mega proyek hasil investasi China di Indonesia
China menjadi investor ketiga terbesar di Indonesia

FDI inflows hit $6.2B in first 10 months of 2016
This is despite inflows of foreign investments for October 2016 slowing to 342 million compared to the 399 million seen in October 2015

PSE eyes raising IPO allocation cap for small investors
The Philippine Stock Exchange proposes increasing the maximum amount of investment under its LSI program from P25 000 to P100 000 as IPOs are becoming larger

German prosecutors extend 'dieselgate' probe to Volkswagen chairman
Hans Dieter Poetsch is now under investigation over his previous role as Volkswagen s chief financial officer

Tax reform, infra push may boost PH credit rating – Moody's
UPDATED The credit rating agency however warns that President Rodrigo Duterte s rhetoric towards critics has the potential to strain long standing security and trade relations
Dominguez tells Moody's execs: Ignore political noise
Moody s Investor Services currently rates the Philippines as Baa2 – an investment grade rating with a stable outlook – higher than what it has given Vietnam and India

Del Rosario: Count economic cost of shift in foreign policy
In foreign affairs you try to get as many friends as possible You don t get one friend at the expense of another friend says former Philippine foreign secretary Albert del Rosario

Audi tech chief leaves after reports link him to 'dieselgate'
Stefan Knirsch allegedly knew that Audi s 3 0 liter diesel engines had cheating software even before the scandal erupted

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Investors sue Volkswagen for 8.2B euros over 'dieselgate'
The European Commission says Volkswagen has promised that all cars across the bloc will be fixed by autumn 2017

PH state of lawlessness to have limited impact on credit rating – Moody's
While the credit rating agency doesn t see any risk in the short term it warns that increasingly controversial law and order policies could detract attention from economic reforms

Kawal penyerahan kasasi: Kami ingin ketuk nurani hakim MA
Berharap hati nurani hakim memihak pada rakyat
Hague ruling won't affect PH, China credit ratings – Moody's
We assess geopolitical strains as posing a very low risk of weighing on sovereign credit trends in China or the Philippines says Moody s senior vice president Marie Diron

Warga 'celana merah' tolak investor Pantai Watu Kodok
Warga ingin buktikan bahwa walau hanya lulusan SD mereka tahu apa yang terbaik buat mereka sendiri dan lingkungan
Saudi stock exchange to ease rules for foreigners
More overseas institutions will be able to invest on the Tadawul All Shares Index

Top investors urge leaders to sign Paris climate accord
They say the agreement delivered an unequivocal signal for investors to shift assets towards the low carbon economy

Learning to trade: Myanmar investors gear up for new bourse
The Yangon Stock Exchange decades in the making will launch with a single firm on Friday March 25

Investors sue Volkswagen in Germany for over 3 billion euros
They say the carmaker knew about the irregularities long before the scandal broke and should have informed them way back

Filipino investors shifting more to cash – survey
Amid global volatility the latest Manulife Investor Sentiment Index also shows a dramatic fall across all asset classes since the second quarter of 2015

Foreign investors’ angst about PH elections
A foreign investor shares the concerns of the international investor community on why the best candidate for business may not win

Filipinos good short-term savers, but rank high in debt – poll
Despite being cautious in managing their finances around 4 in 10 Filipino investors carry debt

PH to share its 'great economic story' with US investors
Philippine government and business leaders aim to drum up investor interest and soothe concerns over the elections

Rupiah hari ini: Terus menguat ke level Rp 13.621 per dolar AS
Data inflasi menjadi salah satu faktor pendorong apresiasi rupiah hari ini

Moody's: PH growth in 2016 likely better than peers
The Philippines has shown strong growth compared to export oriented Asian economies says Moody s

Rupiah hari ini: Menguat ke level Rp 13.699 per dolar AS
Rupiah menguat menjadi Rp 13 699 per dolar AS akibat pergerakan positif harga minyak dunia

Rupiah hari ini: Melemah ke level Rp 13.889 per dolar AS
Meski demikian analis menilai harga minyak dunia yang bergerak menguat akan menjadi sentimen positif yang dapat menahan laju pelemahan rupiah

Rupiah hari ini: Menguat ke level Rp 13.871 per dolar AS
Pasar masih menunggu hasil dari pertemuan Komite Pasar Terbuka Federal FOMC bank sentral Amerika Serikat atau The Fed edisi pertama untuk 2016 ini

Rupiah hari ini: Melemah ke level 13.904 per dolar AS
Depresiasi rupiah hari ini salah satunya didorong oleh harga minyak dunia yang kembali bergerak turun

Rupiah hari ini: Menguat ke level Rp 13.844 per dolar AS
Menurut analis pelemahan yang dialami dolar AS terhadap mayoritas mata uang global menjaga rupiah untuk bergerak di area positif meski cenderung terbatas

Philippines gets credit rating upgrade from NICE
With this latest credit rating action from NICE Fitch Ratings remains the only agency that assigns the minimum investment grade to the Philippines

Rupiah hari ini: Tren penguatan terhenti, melemah ke Rp 13.899 per dolar AS
Namun menurut analis ekspektasi pasar terhadap positifnya performa fundamen ekonomi Indonesia pada 2016 masih menjadi penopang nilai tukar rupiah terhadap mata uang asing

Rupiah hari ini: Tren penguatan berlanjut, bergerak ke Rp. 13.896 per dolar AS
Namun sejumlah sentimen negatif masih membayangi dan berpotensi mendorong terjadinya depresiasi

Rupiah hari ini: Menguat ke level Rp. 13.921 per dolar AS
Namun demikian rupiah dibayangi potensi pelemahan karena pergerakan harga komoditas global yang masih menunjukkan potensi pelemahan