Banking & Insurance

The Philippine National Bank and Luna Securities Inc. have partnered to expand digital access to the Personal Equity and Retirement Account or PERA program, making retirement investing simpler and more reachable nationwide. Through PNB’s Trust Banking Group and Luna—an accredited PERA Administrator—investors can now open, manage, and redeem PNB PERA products entirely via Luna’s digital platform, no branch visit needed.

Filipino investors are increasingly looking beyond domestic markets as inflation, peso weakness and market volatility fuel demand for broader diversification, with offshore assets now accounting for about 15 percent to 20 percent of BPI Wealth’s assets under management (AUM).

BPI Wealth is widening access to investments for ordinary Filipinos while preparing global retirement products that would allow investors to diversify overseas using pesos.

Most families expect complicated paperwork, long waits and added stress when filing an insurance claim. For the Benedicto family, the experience proved surprisingly fast and straightforward, turning a difficult moment into one of reassurance.

Travelers arriving at NAIA Terminal 3 now have instant, hassle-free access to Philippine pesos through a new self-service currency exchange machine launched by BDO.