
Originally Posted by
makie
1.) IMG carries varied financial services such as health care, life and general insurance, investments (mutual funds), and real estate.
Health Care:
Long Term: Kaiser
Short Term: Intellicare, Medicard
Life Insurance: Cocolife, Grepalife
Gen. Insurance: UCPB Gen, MAA General Assurance, Generali Pilipinas, Malayan Insurance
Investments (mutual funds): PhilEquity, First Metro Asset Management Inc., PhilAm Asset Management Inc., United Fund, Prudentialife Optima
Real Estate: AyalaLand, CrownAsia
2.) Regarding the mutual funds, you open and pay in IMG and IMG will take care of all the paperworks. You will be receiving a statement in a quarterly basis about your investment from the mutual fund company of your choice.
Just submit the requirements and pay the amount (minimum of P5000 to start and minimum of P1000 to add) at IMG through a broker. You could claim the statements at IMG.
3.) The main advantage of either being a broker in IMG or through an IMG broker is convenience. You could actually invest directly to mutual fund companies but since mutual funds companies are located in Metro Manila (Makati City), it's too much hassle to invest directly to them, not to mention the cost of going there.
IMG will take care of the processing of the papers then all you have to do is to keep track of your investment. It's a lot easier to invest through IMG if you're outside Metro Manila.