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Familiarity breeds not contempt, but something far more dangerous in a boardroom: comfort.
Rogelio V. Quevedo · · 3 min read
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Familiarity breeds not contempt, but something far more dangerous in a boardroom: comfort.
Rogelio V. Quevedo · · 3 min read

The Philippine government is pursuing a possible settlement under Sharia law for an overseas Filipino worker who has been detained in Saudi Arabia for more…
Dani Mari Arnaiz · · 2 min read

The legal standard is not whether a director has heard of nature-related risk. It is whether a director exercised the judgment and diligence that the situation…
Rogelio V. Quevedo · · 2 min read
Borrowers squeezed by rising fuel costs may soon get breathing room, as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) presses lenders to roll out relief…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 2 min read
Companies now have until mid-June to submit their audited financial statements (AFS), following a deadline extension by regulators.
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 1 min read
Investment firms can now consolidate multiple strategies under a single structure to cut administrative costs for fund managers and make it easier for…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 2 min read

In the end, the path to a stronger, more vibrant capital market is clear: better governance, practiced both in principle and in action.
Dr. Carlos P. Gatmaitan, FICD · · 3 min read

Large government contractors may soon be required to hire top-tier government-accredited auditors under a draft memorandum circular seeking to boost oversight,…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 1 min read
Large government contractors may soon be required to hire top-tier government-accredited auditors under a draft memorandum circular seeking to boost oversight,…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 2 min read

Investment solicitation and lending activities without proper registration violate the Securities Regulation Code and other related laws, the Securities and…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 2 min read

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) expects more micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will gain wider access to financing, lower startup…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 1 min read
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a criminal complaint against the Royal Kingdom of Maharlika Pearl of the Orient Organization Inc. (RKOM)…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 2 min read

The OPC was created to make incorporation easier — but not to dilute corporate responsibility.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read

Bourse aces have told Nosy Tarsee of a certain publicly-listed domestic cargo carrier, just one of those smaller inter-island players still hauling containers…
DT · · 2 min read

Nosy Tarsee overheard that a broadcast empire is in a full-blown, high-stakes courtroom brawl with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the drama is…
DT · · 2 min read

One cannot credibly oppose entrenched power in politics while defending it in corporate boardrooms.
Rogelio V. Quevedo · · 3 min read

The statistics on the survival of family businesses are not encouraging to Nosy Tarsee. A study by the Family Business Institute found that only about 30…
DT · · 2 min read

Regulators and business leaders are raising the stakes on corporate sustainability, warning that firms failing to embed environment, social, and governance…
DT · · 3 min read
