WHAT IS INVESTMENT?

In finance, an investment is a
monetary asset purchased with
the idea that the asset will
provide income in the future or
appreciate and be sold at a
higher price.

ALLIED UNDERTAKINGS

o Financial
Allied
Undertaking
s

o Nonfinancial
Allied
Undertaking
s

FINANCIAL ALLIED UNDERTAKINGS

SEC. X377 Financial Allied Undertakings. With prior BSP approval,
banks may invest in equities of the following financial allied
undertakings, subject to the limits prescribed under Sec. X378
a. Leasing companies
b. Banks;
c. Investment houses;
d. Financing companies;

e. Credit card companies;

FINANCIAL ALLIED UNDERTAKINGS

f.

Financial institutions catering to small and medium scale industries

including venture capital corporation (VCC

g. Companies engaged in stock brokerage/securities dealership; and

h. Companies engaged in foreign exchange dealership/brokerage.

In addition, EKBs may invest in the following as financial allied
undertakings:
a. Insurance companies; and

b. Holding company

NON-FINANCIAL ALLIED UNDERTAKING

SEC. X380 Non-Financial Allied Undertakings. A bank may acquire up to one hundred
percent (100%) of the equity of a non-financial allied undertaking:
The determination of whether the corporation is engaged in a non-financial allied
undertaking shall be based on the primary purpose as stated in its articles of
incorporation and the volume of its principal business.
UBs/KBs and TBs may invest in equities of the following non-financial allied undertakings:
(1) Warehousing companies;
(2) Storage companies;
(3) Safe deposit box companies;
(4) Companies primarily engaged in the management of mutual funds but not in the
mutual funds themselves;
(5) Management corporations engaged or to be engaged in an activity similar to the
management of mutual funds;
(6) Companies engaged in providing computer services;

NON-FINANCIAL ALLIED UNDERTAKING

(7)

Insurance agencies/brokerages;

(8)

Companies engaged in home building and home development;

(9)

Companies providing drying and/or milling facilities for agricultural crops

such as rice and corn;

(10) Service Bureaus organized to perform for and in behalf of banks and nonbank financial institutions the services allowed to be outsourced under
Circular No. 268; provided, that data processing companies may be allowed
to invest up to 40% in the equity of Service Bureaus;
(11)
Philippine Clearing House Corporation (PCHC) and Philippine Central
Depository, Inc. (PDIC); and
(12) Such other similar activities as the Monetary Board may declare as nonfinancial allied undertakings of banks.
UBs may further invest in health maintenance organizations (HMOs).

EQUITY INVESTMENTS
Universal Bank: A universal bank may, subject to the
conditions stated in the succeeding paragraph,
invest in the equities of allied and non-allied
enterprises as may be determined by the Monetary
Board. Allied enterprises may either be financial or
non-financial.

Commercial Bank: A commercial bank invest only in

the equities of allied enterprises (either financial or
non-financial). (SEC. 30)

EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN FINANCIAL ALLIED

ENTERPRISES
o Universal Bank: A universal bank can own up to one hundred
percent (100%) of the equity in a thrift bank, a rural bank or a
financial allied enterprise.
o Commercial Bank: A Commercial Bank may own up to 100% of the
equity of a thrift bank or a rural bank. (SEC. 31)
Where the equity investment of a commercial bank is in other
financial allied enterprises, including another commercial bank,
such investment shall remain a minority holding in that
enterprise. (SEC. 31)

EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN NON-FINANCIAL

ALLIED ENTERPRISES
o Universal Bank: A universal bank may own up
to one hundred percent (100%) of the equity in
a non-financial allied enterprise. (SEC. 26 and
32)
o Commercial Bank: A universal bank or
commercial bank may own up to one hundred
percent (100%) of the equity in a non-financial
allied enterprise. (SEC. 26 and 32)

EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN NON-ALLIED

ENTERPRISES
Universal Bank: The equity investment of a universal
bank, or of its wholly or majority-owned
subsidiaries, in a single non-allied enterprise shall
not exceed thirty-five percent (35%) of the total
equity in that enterprise nor shall it exceed thirtyfive percent (35%) of the voting stock in that
enterprise. (SEC. 27)