Banking & Insurance

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.

InLife Benefits and The Medical City are teaming up on an insurer-led chronic disease management program for corporate employees, seeking to push healthcare spending upstream—from treating costly complications to detecting and managing diseases earlier.