• First Metro promotes gender balance in investment banking

    October 27, 2020

    FIRST METRO Investment Corporation, the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, was recognized in Asiamoney’s Leaders for Women 2020 survey with women employees accounting for more than half of its total workforce.

  • Capital markets remain open for fundraising of local companies

    September 28, 2020

    There is no drought of financing options for the country’s local companies as they can tap other non-bank sources to fulfill their funding requirements during the coronavirus pandemic, according to First Metro Investment Corporation, the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group and one of the country’s largest domestic investment banks.

  • First Metro: Philippine economy will bounce back strong

    August 12, 2020

    First Metro Investment Corporation, the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, is confident the Philippine economy is strong enough to withstand the headwinds brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • FirstMetroSec sees uptake in online transactions

    July 21, 2020

    First Metro Securities Brokerage Corporation (FirstMetroSec), the stock brokerage arm of the Metrobank Group, reported a significant increase in transactions in their online platform since the country was placed under preventive community quarantine due to the coronavirus outbreak in March.

  • First Metro officers top regional survey

    July 9, 2020

    Three officers of First Metro Investment Corporation, the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, were recognized as among the region's best in Trading and Sales by The Asset in its Asian Local Currency Bond Benchmark Review 2020.

  • First Metro is named best investment bank in the Philippines

    June 9, 2020

    First Metro Investment Corporation, the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, received the Best Investment Bank in the Philippines award from FinanceAsia, a Hong Kong-based financial publishing firm.

  • First Metro appoints new president

    June 1, 2020

    First Metro Investment Corporation, the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, has announced the appointment of Jose Patricio Dumlao as its new president and director.

  • First Metro goes digital to boost employees financial and physiological wellness

    May 27, 2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of people all over the world and has forced organizations to rethink and change the ways in which they operate and do business.

  • FAMI and Grab ink financial literacy partnership

    January 29, 2020

    FAMI x GrabFirst Metro Asset Management, Inc. (FAMI), the fund management subsidiary of First Metro Investment, and Grab Philippines, an app-based ride service provider, signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to develop and improve the financial literacy of Grab’s Partner-Drivers.