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BSP Circular 487: Amendments to the MOR for Banks re Subsec. 1338.2 and X338.3

CIRCULAR NO. 487 Series of 2005 Pursuant to Monetary Board Resolution No. 695 dated 26 May 2005, the provisions of the Manual of Regulations for Banks (MORB) are hereby amended to read as follows: Section 1. The last paragraph of Item “c” of Subsec. 1338.2 is hereby amended to read as follows: “Loans financed under …

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BSP Circular No. 494: Guidelines on the Adoption of Philippine FRP and Philippine Accounting Standar

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Circular No. 494 Series of 2005 Subject: Guidelines on the Adoption of Philippine Financial Reporting Standards and Philippine Accounting Standards The Monetary Board in its Resolution Nos. 1110 and 1194 dated 18 August 2005 and 8 September 2005, respectively, approved the following guidelines in adopting the provisions of the Philippine Financial …

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BSP Adoption of the General Information Sheet (GIS) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

MEMORANDUM Series of 2005 TO : All Banks and Non-Bank Financial Intermediaries (NBFIs) Subject : BSP Adoption of the General Information Sheet (GIS) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Please be informed that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has adopted the General Information Sheet (GIS) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as …

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BSP Circular No. 483: mendment to the second paragraph of Section X238 of the Manual of Regulations

CIRCULAR NO. 483 Series of 2005 Pursuant to Monetary Board Resolution No. 461 dated 7 April 2005, the second paragraph of Section X238 of the Manual of Regulations for Banks is hereby amended to read as follows: “Unregistered commercial papers may be sold, discounted, assigned, or negotiated by banks to THE FOLLOWING: a. other banks …

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BSP Circular No. 490: Requirements on the Declaration of Dividends

CIRCULAR NO. 490 Series of 2005 Pursuant to Monetary Board Resolution No. 831 dated 23 June 2005, the Manual of Regulations for Banks (MORB) and the Manual of Regulations for Non-Bank Financial Institutions (MORNBFI) are hereby amended to read as follows: Section 1. Subsection X136.2 and Section 4126Q.2 of the MORB and MORNBFI, respectively, are …

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BSP Memorandum dated June 8, 2005: Suspension of the SL Reporting System

MEMORANDUM Series of 2005 TO : All Banks Please be informed that the submission and parallel testing of Subsidiary Ledgers (SL) under the SL Reporting System for all banks is hereby temporarily suspended. The SL Reporting System was previously implemented through the issuance of the Memorandum to All Commercial Banks dated 26 January 2004, Memorandum …

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BSP Memorandum dated 19 April 2005: Exposure Draft of Basel 2 Implementing Guidelines for the Phils.

MEMORANDUM Series of 2005 TO : All Banks Subject : Exposure Draft of Basel 2 Implementing Guidelines for the Philippines All banks are invited to comment on the exposure draft of Basel 2 Implementing Guidelines for the Philippines, a copy of which is posted at the BSP Website (http://www.bsp.gov.ph) Comment period is until end-September 2005. …

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BSP Memorandum dated 14 April 2005: Implementation of Circular No. 475 dated 14 February 2005

MEMORANDUM Series of 2005 TO : All Banks With regard to the implementation of Circular No. 475 dated 14 February 2005, the following clarifications are hereby issued: Treatment of non-performing secured loans. Non-performing loans, which are secured by eligible collaterals or guaranteed by eligible guarantors, shall be assigned the risk weight of the collateral or …

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BSP Circular Letter dated 14 April 2005: Credit Consciousness Week (April 24 to 30)

CIRCULAR LETTER Series of 2005 TO : All Banking Institutions To create the highest level of public awareness to the importance of credit and ensure the nationwide observance of Credit Consciousness Week (April 24 to 30), all banking institutions and their branches are enjoined to undertake during the said week, supportive publicity and promotional activities …

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