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aUNP MP and the party’s Economic Spokesman Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday renewed his warning over the fate of EPF’s questionable investments in the stock market. In a statement, he urged that EPF must follow its own investment guidelines and code of professional conduct or else
Sri Lanka’s Employees Provident Fund’s asset value is expected to reach the Rs. 1 trillion mark during this year, announced the Central Bank. The Bank says as of 31st of August this year the total assets of the EPF have grown up to Rs 976 billion. According to the Central Bank this is an annual
Corporate institutions can now make Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) payments in a convenient manner via ‘Paymaster,’ the innovative electronic total payment solution of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon, the Bank rated internationally as Sri Lanka’s best. The formal agreement
Business leader Dhammika Perera sells 51% personal stake in Amaya Leisure to Hayleys Group for Rs. 2.6 b and buys 9% more of the latter for same amount Deputy Chairman’s control in Hayleys tops 40%; Hayleys Group firms pay Rs. 107 per Amaya share after getting independent report valuing share at Rs. 160; to announce ...
By Harsha de Silva We understand that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to compound undisclosed securities fraud by some billionaire investors. Media reports have begun to circulate that Environmental Resources Investments (ERI) and its Directors have agreed with the SEC to pay an insignificant fine of Rs. 10 million and compound an ...
Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) has sold 3.4% stake in DFCC Bank to Employees Provident Fund (EPF) for Rs. 1.2 billion. Of the amount 7.9 million shares were sold Tuesday at Rs. 135 each whilst on Monday 1.24 million shares were sold at the same price. Monday’s sale was the entire
Public service is poised to get a shot in the arm making it greatly people-friendly soon due to a project initiated by the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) recently. As one of the latest phases of the e-Services initiative ‘the Lanka Gate e-Services Project’ of ICTA, aims at better public service by developing ...
Aug 20, Colombo: The trade union affiliated to main opposition United National Party (UNP), the Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya (JSS) has accused the Transport Ministry of trying to use billions of rupees of the Sri Lanka Transport Board employees' EPF and ETF funds to purchase new buses.
Aug 11, Colombo: The Employee's Provident Fund (EPF) of Sri Lanka has come to an agreement with the Commercial Bank to speed up the fund's services.
June 08, Colombo: Sri Lanka Opposition and main opposition United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil ..
June 08, Colombo: Sri Lanka Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe has said the government was trying to legalize pilfering monies from the EPF and ETF accounts.
May 28, Colombo: Amidst concerns raised by trade unions in Sri Lanka, the government has decided to amend the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) and Employees' Trust Fund (ETF) Acts.
May 23, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) has said the government should contribute monies to the proposed private pension fund without utilizing the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and Employees Trust Fund (ETF) funds.
More To Exit following UN Report The stock market continued to lose its momentum as predicted in the lead story on these pages in its last week’s edition, compounded by foreigners fleeing the market, made worse by the UN’s negative war report on the island. “There is panic selling by foreigners in the backdrop of ...
Banks’ Profits Up 111% The banking industry achieved a considerably high level of profits in 2010. Profit after tax amounted to Rs. 57.5 billion last year, a 111% growth in comparison to a Rs. 27.2 billion profit in 2009. The significant growth in profitability was mainly attributed to a higher increase in fee-based income, a ...
A political expert contacted for an explanation on how the Bill to establish a private sector Employees’ Pension Scheme could go through parliament so urgently. He insisted no “Urgent Bill” could be brought up for debate in parliament without first being presented in the Supreme Courts. This insistence took our mind back to an anecdote ...
of the Yugadhanavi plant were the Treasury, the EPF, ...
were the Treasury, the EPF, Lanka ...
Feb 12, Colombo: Private sector trade unions in Sri Lanka have opposed the government's move to introduce amendments to the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) Act.
No Investments With the market throwing up an excess liquidity of more than Rs. 120 billion day, day in day out, and signs being that investments have not picked up, are all favourable indicators for the prevalence of a low interest regime in the economy, a market source told this reporter. The market has no ...
Excess Liquidity, Small Forex Market Excess liquidity coupled with low volumes of foreign exchange traded have been continuing to bug markets here, which a source attributed as being are reflection of the low levels of economic activity taking place in the country. Despite a spike last Friday, the foreign exchange (forex) market has been averaging ...
President Rajapaksa as Minister of Finance presented the first budget in his second term as the Executive President, making proposals giving a major impetus to value addition of local industrial products, to improve export earnings while granting a wide range of concessions, increasing outsourcing facilities in Sri Lanka for foreign business enterprises. Thus the President, ...
Sri Lanka`s private sector trade union arm, Inter Company Employees` Union (ICEU) held protests toda..
Nov 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka's private sector trade union arm, Inter Company Employees' Union (ICEU) held protests today outside several private institutions against the proposed amendments to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and Employees' Trust Fund (ETF) Act.
The Inter Company Employees Union affiliated to the JVP is planning an island wide protest against t..
By Chamitha Kuruppu Reputed Economist and UNP Member of Parliament Dr. Harsha de Silva, while talking about the crony capitalism in the country, warns that the situation is only going to get worse within the new set up, where economic...
Oct 23, Colombo: Sri Lanka government is to launch a new identification system from November 01 for the members of its popular retirement plan, Employees' Provident Fund (EPF).
Sept 30, Colombo: The members of Sri Lanka's largest social security scheme, Employees' Provident Fund will soon be able to withdraw 30% of their account for housing and medical requirements.