Januarius Holdings Inc.

A PRIVATE ASSET MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

BUSINESS NEWS SUMMARY

Asian Stocks Gain, Bucking a Rocky Start to 2025

Asian equities edged lower with US futures ahead of jobs data that will help shape the outlook for Federal Reserve interest rates.
Shares in Australia and Japan fell, while those in South Korea were little changed. Contracts for the S&P 500 dropped for a second day after US trading was closed on Thursday to observe a national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.
Emerging market equities entered a correction after declining by more than 10% from a high in October, reflecting uncertainty over US policies and China’s growth prospects.

The Januarius Six-Spoke Wheel

Januarius Holdings Inc. (JHI) was established in 2008 as the personal asset management company of its Founder, Januario Jesus B. Atencio. It was founded on a firm belief that assets should not remain idle, and in fact, must be managed well to contribute significant value to society. JHI’s vision of asset management and stewardship is best captured by its logo – an Asian 6-spoke wheel where JHI’s assets must move in one direction, synergized at its core, capturing value and “creating decent profits decently”.

Today, JHI manages a USD 100 Million Dollar asset portfolio with diversified investments in SIX CORE AREAS: Real Estate, Equities, Securities, Venture Capital, Retail and Art.

JJ Atencio

Mr. Atencio is Chairman and CEO of his holding company, JANUARIUS HOLDINGS, INC., a private asset management company that holds diversified investments in global fixed income securities and equity, real estate, venture capital, retail and art.

Mr. Atencio has had at least 25 years of experience in the Housing Sector, with the last 16 years as Chairman, President and CEO of various mass housing and subdivision development companies. In 2017, he retired as President and CEO of publicly-listed 8990 Holdings, Inc. - the largest and one of the most successful mass housing development companies in the Philippines.

As President and CEO of 8990 Housing Development Corporation (8990HDC) from 2005 to 2017, Mr Atencio led the company to exponential growth from P180 millon in gross revenues in 2003 to P10 Billion in 2016, delivering more than 45,000 homes in the past 12 years. 8990HDC listed in the Philippine Stock Echange in 2013 as 8990 Holdings, Inc.

8990 Holdings was recognized as the 2nd Best Mid-Cap Stock by Finance Asia for 2015, and received the 2015 and 2016 Top Ten Developer Award from BCI-Asia. 8990HDC was the Number 1 Top Developer of Pag-IBIG Fund in 2015 and Top 2 in 2016. Mr. Atencio was the the Private Sector Representative to the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) from 2011 to 2017. In 2015, he established the Center of Housing Advocacy and Independent Research Synergies (CHAIRS) together with the Organization of Socialized and Economic Housing Developers of the Philippines (OSHDP), where he remains a National Advisor

Mr. Atencio was a Finalist Awardee for the 2015 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and the recepient of the Entreprenuership Excellence Award by BizNews Asia in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and the Management Excellence Award in 2017. He received the Outstanding Leaders in Asia award from the Singapore-based Asia Corporate Excellence and Sustainability in 2016. Mr. Atencio has been invited to speak about mass housing, real estate as investment, business innovation, wealth creation and art collection at international and local events.

Mr. Atencio is a graduate of the Ateneo De Manila University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 1983. He pursued post-graduate studies in Applied Business Economics at the Center for Research and Communications – UA&P in 1986, and International Housing Finance at the Wharton Real Estate Center of the University of Pennsylvania in 2011. He also completed the Executive Program of Singularity University in 2018 and he recently finished Owner-President Management Program (OPM53) at Harvard Business School last March 2019.

Mr. Atencio is a three-year major corporate sponsor of the UP Fighting Maroons, and an avid golfer. He is an art patron and collector for the past 25 years, and has published four art coffee table books on diverse subjects such as HOUSE, Nationalism and Jorge Pineda, Nature and Fernando Amorsolo, and the Art and Times of the 70s.

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THE JANUARIUS GROUP

JHI’s corporate investments cover a diverse range of businesses that include investment banking, technology, recruitment, consumer goods and social enterprises.

JHI uses a well-defined selection criteria for possible equity investment: (1) organizational integrity, (2) originality of product, service and business model, (3) scalability, (4) positive cashflow, and (5) social inclusivity.

Of the 16 enterprises that JHI has ownership positions, 12 of them have elected JJ Atencio as Chairman of the board, with four (4) as CEO. Mr Atencio sits in the six other companies as Director.

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Real Estate
Equities
Venture Capital
Retail

Board of Directors

JHI’s Board of Directors is composed of a diverse group of businessmen, professionals and practitioners who are considered experts in their respective fields, and have been carefully chosen to provide strategy, advice and direction for JHI and its activities. Except for the Chairman and President, the Board is composed mainly of Independent Directors.