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Cision Canada
6 days ago
- Business
- Cision Canada
National Bank Investments Announces July 2025 Cash Distributions for NBI ETFs and NBI Funds ETF Series Français
MONTREAL, July 17, 2025 /CNW/ - National Bank Investments Inc. ('NBI") announced today the July 2025 cash distribution amounts per unit for certain NBI Exchange-Traded Funds ('NBI ETFs") and ETF Series of NBI Funds ('NBI ETF Series"). Unitholders of record on July 24, 2025, will receive cash distributions on July 31, 2025, as detailed in the table below. About NBI ETFs and NBI Funds ETF Series NBI ETFs and NBI ETF Series are offered by National Bank Investments Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of National Bank of Canada and sold by authorized dealers. Management fees, brokerage fees and expenses all may be associated with investments in NBI ETFs or NBI ETF Series. Please read the simplified prospectus or ETF Facts documents before investing. NBI ETFs and ETF Series of NBI Funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently, and past performance may not be repeated. NBI ETF units and units of NBI ETF Series are bought and sold at market price on a stock exchange and brokerage commissions will reduce returns. About National Bank Investments Inc. National Bank Investments Inc. ("NBI") is an investment funds management firm committed to manufacturing and offering mutual funds, investment solutions and services designed to help Canadian investors pursue their financial goals. As at June 30, 2025, assets under management in NBI products were valued at over $102 billion. Guided by an open architecture strategy, NBI is dedicated to providing diverse solutions to meet the evolving needs of its clients. NBI consistently strives to be recognized as a key partner by combining innovation and excellence. NBI's role is not limited to administrative aspects of management; NBI Advisory Services and its registered representatives form a team of specialists who provide information and advice to help advisors build portfolios adapted to their clients' financial needs. Follow NBI's activities at or via social media. National Bank Investments is a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment, a member of Canada's Responsible Investment Association, and a founding participant in the Climate Engagement Canada initiative. About National Bank of Canada With $536 billion in assets as at April 30, 2025, National Bank of Canada is one of Canada's six systemically important banks. The Bank has approximately 34,000 employees in knowledge-intensive positions and operates through three business segments in Canada: Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management and Financial Markets. A fourth segment, U.S. Specialty Finance and International, complements the growth of its domestic operations. Its securities are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: NA). Follow the Bank's activities at or via social media.
GMA Network
16-07-2025
- Politics
- GMA Network
3 bodies exhumed in search of missing sabungeros —Remulla
Authorities are now digging up at least three bodies in Batangas who may be connected to e-sabong or the drug war amid the ongoing search for the missing sabungeros, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said Wednesday. Remulla said authorities are looking into locations that may have been used not only for e-sabong but also the drug war. 'There were some victims found in 2020 that were just buried by the police because nobody claimed them in the punerarya (funeral parlor). We're exhuming them now as we speak because we have to find out who these people are,' he said in an ambush interview. 'We're setting up the DNA bank that we need to set up precisely because of those people who are missing. 'Yung mga disappearances ng mga tao dapat ma-solve 'yan,' he added. Meanwhile, Remulla said authorities are looking into locations that may have been used not only for e-sabong but also the drug war. Asked if this means authorities are now investigating drug war killings, Remulla said their focus remains on the missing sabungeros. However, he said that authorities have no choice but to include everything due to a supposed intersection in the two cases. Remulla previously said that some people who may be involved in drug war killings may also be involved in the deaths related to e-sabong. 'Yung ano eh, yung actors eh, yung mga taong involved sa what we call enforced disappearances. parang nagkaka— nagkatugma na isang grupo ginamit pareho. They were part of the drug war and they were part of the disposition dito sa e-sabong,' he said. (The thing is, the actors, the people involved in what we call enforced disappearances, it seems like— it matches that one group was used for both. They were part of the drug war and they were part of the disposition here in e-sabong.) However, Remulla declined to comment on Vice President Sara Duterte's statement that former President Rodrigo Duterte found the alleged link between the drug war and the missing sabungeros preposterous. 'I have no comment on that. I have no response to that,' he said. Last week, authorities started searching Taal Lake for the remains of the missing sabungeros. This came after whistleblower Julie 'Dondon' Patidongan claimed that more than 100 sabungeros were abducted, killed, and then dumped at Taal Lake. Earlier, members of the Japanese Embassy visited the Department of Justice. Remulla said they relayed the Philippine government's request for equipment and assistance with the DNA analysis. 'Although we have a very competent crime lab, a police crime lab, and an NBI crime lab capable of looking at DNA, we're looking at the best possible persons who can help us also. Kasi, this is not an easy task. We need all the help we can get,' he said. He said that the request is being processed. On Tuesday, the Philippine National Police said authorities recovered what may be a human hip bone with a length of eight inches among the more than 90 bone fragments retrieved. —LDF, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
15-07-2025
- Business
- GMA Network
Online lending app company in Pasig raided for alleged harassment
Authorities arrested 168 employees of an online lending app for alleged harassment in a raid of its office at Ortigas Center in Pasig City. According to John Consulta's Tuesday report on '24 Oras,' authorities caught the employees engaging in their online lending operations, while some were registering new SIM cards under different names. The operatives also found the mother server and other equipment used for text blasts and collecting loan payments. 'Sa online site namin nasa 15,000 ang complaints. Sa amin pa lang yung. Meron din yung sa NBI at sa PNP. Gumawa kami ng one-stop shop na kasama natin yung NBI, yung PNP. Kasama natin ang SEC para mag cater doon sa mga complaints,' said Gilbert Cruz said, Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) executive director. (We received 15,000 complaints in our online site. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) also received reports. The three agencies, along with the Securities and Exchange Office, created a one-stop shop to cater to the complaints.) 'Kawawa yung mga kababayan natin na nangangailangan, kumakapit sa patalim, uutang sa kanila. Bukod sa napakataas na ng interest, kung makapaningil, mumurahin, tatakutin ang ating mga kababayan. So, nakita namin na meron talagang namumuno na foreigner. Kailangan managot sila sa ginagawa nila,' NBI Director Jaime Santiago said. (It's sad that our fellow countrymen who are in need are forced to take desperate measures and borrow money from these lenders. Not only are the interest rates high, but the way they collect payments is also abusive, as they curse and threaten. We found that a foreigner is the head. They need to be held accountable for their actions.) According to the NBI and PAOCC, the raided online lending company has the most complaints. Meanwhile, the company's supervisor denied the harassment allegations. 'We don't, hundred percent, we don't directly. We have a policy. We terminate people if there's an identified case,' the supervisor said. However, a search of the premises revealed the scripts used by the company and the pleas of their supposed victims. A former employee reported debtors experienced abuse and harassment from the lending company. 'Pag nangutang ng P1,000, makukuha lang nila P600. Minsan yung P1,000 umaabot ng P5,000,' the former employee said. (When they borrow P1,000, they only receive P600. Sometimes, P1,000 increased to P5,000.) Sometimes, the victims were told they are worthless or they should sell their children to pay off their debts. Authorities confiscated all of the company's equipment that included computers and cellphones. The arrested Filipino employees are facing charges of violating the Data Privacy Act, Cybercrime Prevention Act, and Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act. — Mariel Celine Serquiña/RF, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
14-07-2025
- GMA Network
BI: Chinese woman nabbed at NAIA for passing self off as Filipino
She is allegedly using the alias Cassia Palma Poliquit to reside in the Philippines and to sell and distribute electric vehicles in Metro Manila. Immigration authorities have arrested a Chinese woman at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for allegedly misrepresenting herself as a Filipino. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said the 43-year-old suspect was nabbed at NAIA after arriving in the country from Malaysia. She is allegedly using the alias Cassia Palma Poliquit to reside in the Philippines and to sell and distribute electric vehicles in Metro Manila. According to the BI, Wang was placed under their monitoring after the bureau received information from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) regarding her suspicious identity. She allegedly acquired a fake Philippine passport and birth certificate through late registration despite being a Chinese national holding an investor's visa. A cross-examination of the NBI records revealed that Poliquit had the same fingerprint records as those of a Chinese person, confirming they were the same individual. 'The BI and the NBI have been strongly working together, leading to the arrest of key figures in identity theft and illegal use of Philippine documents," BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said. 'We commend our partners in law enforcement and vow to further work together to rid the country of these undesirables,' he added. The Chinese is currently under the custody of the BI warden facility in Taguig while waiting for deportation proceedings. –NB, GMA Integrated News
Filipino Times
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Filipino Times
Chinese woman arrested at NAIA for allegedly faking Filipino identity, similar to Alice Guo case
A Chinese national accused of falsely presenting herself as a Filipino citizen was arrested by operatives from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) at NAIA Terminal 3 on July 13. The woman, identified as Wang Xiujun, 43, was allegedly using the name Cassia Palma Poliquit. The arrest follows President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s directive to crack down on foreign nationals who openly defy Philippine immigration laws. According to BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado, Wang was flagged and monitored after the bureau received intelligence from the NBI. A fingerprint comparison confirmed that Wang and Poliquit were the same individual. Wang arrived from Kuala Lumpur via an AirAsia flight and was apprehended by BI border control officers upon landing. She is currently detained at the BI Warden Facility while deportation proceedings are underway. Authorities suspect Wang is involved in local electric vehicle businesses while using forged Philippine identity documents, including a birth certificate obtained through late registration and a Philippine passport, despite being a Chinese investor visa holder. Wang's case draws comparisons to that of former Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, who is under scrutiny for similar allegations of identity fraud. Commissioner Viado expressed appreciation for the NBI's swift coordination, emphasizing the ongoing efforts to eliminate identity fraud and foreign nationals illegally posing as Filipinos.
