BSP wants powers over conglomerates

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) wants to subject large corporations, particularly those that own banks, to its scrutiny and will push for further amendments to its charter, a senior official said.

According to central bank Senior Assistant Governor and General Counsel Elmore Capule, one provision that did not make it into the BSP’s newly-amended charter was the authority “to look into conglomerates.”