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2014 T Bond Yield Goes Below One Year T Bill Rate In Secondary Market The rupee further strengthened at Friday’s (September 21) trading due to a mix of sluggish import demand and possible foreign investment in the Government Bond market, a source told this newspaper. As a result, the exchange rate (ER) strengthened by 25 ...
- Money Market’s Illiquid Status Deepens (Category: Breaking News)
- Money Market, ER Management, Full Marks To CBSL (Category: Breaking News)
- Stage Set For FDI Inflows (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL Rekindles War Memories (Category: Breaking News)
Sept 20, Colombo: Sujeewa Senasinghe, a parliamentarian of Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) today lodged a complaint with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption against the investment of Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) and Employees' Trust Fund
By Saman Gunadasa World Socialist Web Site: A scandal over the manipulation of shares on the Colombo Stock Exchange has erupted in recent weeks, after former Sri Lankan Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Thilak Karunaratne accused Government ministers of acting in league with speculators. Karunaratne was pressured by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to quit his position, ...
- Former SEC Chief Tilak insists no overregulation (Category: Business)
- Tilak insists no overregulation (Category: Business)
- Bourse boom awaits boosted brokers after Presidential forum (Category: Business)
- Tilak talks his way out of SEC (Category: Business)
The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka will hold a half day Seminar on EPF/ETF and Employee Benefits on Tuesday 18 September from 1.30p.m to 5.30p.m at the NCCSL Auditorium, 450 D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10. The objective of this seminar is to explain the benefits
- EPF and ETF tangled up! (Category: Business)
- ETF,EPF ගැන රජයෙන් යළි සහතිකයක් (Category: Sinhala)
- Controversial Investments Out Of EPF And ETF (Category: Breaking News)
- වතු කම්කරුවන්ගේ ETF සහ EPF හිඟය ගෙවන්න කැබිනට් පත්රිකාවක් (Category: Sinhala)
By Cassandra Mascarenhas The Government eServices project spearheaded by the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka celebrated a landmark achievement last evening, launching 22 important eGovernment services, further strengthening the country’s Government sector by making public services easily accessible to the citizens of Sri Lanka via the internet and mobile communication systems. Presidential Secretary...
- Special New Year transport information via 1919 (Category: Business)
- Number of Lanka Gate users per day exceeds 3,000 (Category: Business)
- ICTA’s Lanka Gate e-services project for better public service (Category: Business)
- Reservoir level updates via SMS to farmers (Category: Business)
UNP MP Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday issued the following statement on the new appointments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): Is the Government’s message to go ahead and engage in fraud at the CSE without worrying about getting caught? If the Minister of Finance was genuinely concerned in re-establishing a fair and equitable ...
- Get the facts about election fraud claims as Congress ratifies Electoral College votes (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- Get the facts about election fraud claims as Congress ratifies Electoral College votes (Category: USA, Maine)
- Get the facts about election fraud claims as Congress ratifies Electoral College votes (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- Get the facts about election fraud claims as Congress ratifies Electoral College votes (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
The rebound in the Colombo stock market gathered further momentum yesterday, with retailers remaining and those with improved sentiments reinvesting gains from mid-day profit taking. The latter was evident as the market originally rose sharply with ASI up 0.8% and MPI by 1.1% and thereafter slowed down before gaining upwards once again. Throughout the day, ...
- Net foreign inflow tops Rs. 30 b; Bourse rebounds (Category: Business)
- Stock market’s return dips below 1% again (Category: Business)
- CSE inquiring into bizarre error trade (Category: Business)
Commissioners given freedom to decide future course with regard to DG post Dr. Jayasundera says top professionals picked to give leadership to a sound capital market growth Priyantha and Sujeewa served as Commissioners under Indrani Sugathadasa as well Opposition and certain market segments decry choice of men given their conflicting roles By Nisthar Cassim Likely ...
- Mudalige out; Kalinga in (Category: Business)
- Ex-SEC DG Channa appointed to Pan Asia Bank board (Category: Business)
- Ex-Bribery Chief laments non-payment of arrears (Category: Business)
- SEC Annual Report: No show of Indrani and thankless to ex-DG Malik (Category: Business)
Last week’s weekly Treasury (T) Bill auction saw yields continuing with their upward ascent, with the weighted average yields (WAYs) for 182 and 364 day T Bills rising by seven and four basis points (bps) to 13.02% and 13.27% respectively. However the WAY for the 91 day T Bill stagnated at the 11.36% level, which ...
- Hike Stalled (Category: Breaking News)
- Yields Move Up (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Expects Rate Hike (Category: Breaking News)
- Rate Status (Category: Business)
Point of view By a market participant The investors were compelled to wait nearly 17 years to reap the benefit of a real bull run in 2009 after the elimination of the LTTE terrorism and how the SEC destroyed it within a one-and-a-half year period due to ill conceived, irresponsible decisions is well known and ...
- Real potential of the Colombo stock market (Category: Business)
- Bourse boom awaits boosted brokers after Presidential forum (Category: Business)
- Brokers delighted by talk, lunch with President (Category: Business)
- More about the real potential of the stock market (Category: Business)
Aug 15, Colombo: A private sector trade union in Sri Lanka is considering initiating legal action to call for an investigation into the investments made using monies from the private sector retirement fund, Employees' Provident Fund (EPF).
By Cassandra Mascarenhas The technical sessions of the Association of Professional Bankers’ 24th anniversary convention were held yesterday, bringing the APB’s flagship event to a close. Aptly themed ‘Sustainability in volatility: The bankers’ challenge,’ each technical session explored an area that could throw obstacles in the path of bankers and the line-up of speak...
- More than ever, businesses must think ‘what if’ (Category: Business)
- Banking foresight – Shaping integrated development (Category: Business)
- APB to promote ‘Sustainability in Volatility’ at 24th anniversary convention (Category: Business)
- Threat of recession contains risk of further global bank failures (Category: Business)
Aug 12, Colombo: The private sector trade union in Sri Lanka, the Inter Company Employees' Union (ICEU) says the government is once again attempting to introduce a private sector pension scheme to pilfer the monies in the private sector retirement fund, Employees' Provident Fund (EPF).
- Early Action (Category: Business)
- Investment Mandate (Category: Business)
- Uptrend (Category: Business)
- Credit Status (Category: Business)
Aug 10, Colombo: Attorney General of Sri Lanka has informed the Supreme Court yesterday that the opposition United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera has not deposited the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) monies for the journalists and other staff of the website office
By Ashwin Hemmathagama Our Lobby Correspondent The Government has been repeatedly mentioning that the economy is in sound condition and reserves are very securely and lucratively invested. However, UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake moving yesterday’s adjournment motion accused the Government of robbery." “On examination of the state of the economy we find that the Government, especially ...
- Sri Lanka to implement wider monetary policies to strengthen national economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Global Trend (Category: Business)
- Long Cycle (Category: Business)
- Downside Risks (Category: Business)
D.E.W. Gunasekara says it is routine with 2010 Annual Report as subject; Ravi K says will take up reversed NSB-TFC deal and other stock market illsThe Chairman and Commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will appear before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) today when Opposition is likely to query on ill doings ...
- NSB-TFC deal: CID questions Kariyawasam (Category: Business)
- A comprehensive investigation is underway on TFC-NSB deal – SEC (Category: Breaking News)
- NSB’s custodial role suspended, Sampath clears Friday settlements (Category: Business)
- NSB Head gives quit notice (Category: Business)
Aug 05, Colombo: Several trade unions in Sri Lanka are to meet tomorrow to decide on the action to be taken against the alleged misuse of Employment Provident Fund (EPF) monies.
A country could be considered as prosperous only when its artistes and working class are leading a satisfactory life. It is the duty of the Government and the Opposition to ensure that workers rights are safeguarded. From time to time, benefits should be revised and proper relief measures be taken at times of distress. At ...
- EPF and ETF tangled up! (Category: Business)
- Seminar on EPF/ETF and employee benefits (Category: Business)
- JVP moves SC to prevent possible losses to EPF, ETF (Category: Breaking News)
- Pensioners entitled to EPF, ETF and Gratuity – Finance Secretary (Category: Breaking News)
UNP MP Dr. Harsha De Silva yesterday warned that a clear trend of the fallout from the gambling of public money had emerged with the latest ruling from a London Court hot on the heels of losses suffered from equity market and European junk bond deals. “The London Court ruling is a further confirmation of ...
Renews call for Select Committee to probe shady deals; wants EPF investments in stocks halted Blasts President-Bourse forum Says CSE Board must be dissolved Akin to firing all cylinders, Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has blasted President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s forum with capital
- Ranil raises red flag over EPF, ETF in Parliament (Category: Business)
- EPF and ETF tangled up! (Category: Business)
- JVP Leader nails govt. on ETF, EPF balances (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. planning to place EPF, ETF under independent body (Category: Breaking News)
Dear Editor, For months MP Dr. Harsha de Silva has been screaming about the EPF investments in dud shares. Now with the market virtually down to the ground, many of those shares have very little value, to say the least. The workers will have to bear the brunt of it. The next shock that shocked ...
- Former Mississippi Gov. William F. Winter dies at 97 (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- March on Capitol costs Georgia man his job at car dealership (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- March on Capitol costs Georgia man his job at car dealership (Category: USA, Maryland)
- March on Capitol costs Georgia man his job at car dealership (Category: USA, Maine)
By a Special Correspondent A year or back from today, Sri Lankan economy had been sailing strongly amidst global economic typhoons. Most of the macro variables were reflecting peace dividends and rejuvenated hope. However, by mid 2011, the country’s trade deficit, fuelled by credit expansion was signalling early signs of an economic turmoil. Perhaps being ...
- Why Lion leads frontier (Category: Business)
- Economic growth to rebound in 2013: SCB (Category: Business)
- Flexible exchange rates and impact on exporters (Category: Business)
- Value investors enter as speculators exit (Category: Business)
The bearish stock market’s struggle persisted yesterday despite expectations of a rebound in sentiments following the dialogue between capital market stakeholders and President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday. The benchmark ASI closed six points down (0.13%) and MPI by over 23 points (0.5%) whilst S&P Sri Lanka 20 dipped by six points. Turnover was a modest ...
- Maui home prices reached new peaks last year (Category: USA, Hawaii)
- Maui home prices reached new peaks last year (Category: USA, Hawaii)
- Maui home prices reached new peaks last year (Category: USA, Hawaii)
- Maui home prices reached new peaks last year (Category: USA, Hawaii)
But Market’s Illiquid Status Of Such, Drawback In a depressed market, such as that which is facing the Colombo bourse today, the time however is ripe for investors to buy good stocks at bargain prices an economist said. Amal Sanderatne, Director, Frontier Research (Pvt.) Ltd., addressing a seminar on the economy with a focus on ...
- Mafia Manipulates Bourse (Category: Breaking News)
- Bourse’s Volatility Here To Stay (Category: Breaking News)
- Politicos , Brokers ; Bourse’s Tailwind (Category: Breaking News)
- Broker Credit Drives Up Market (Category: Breaking News)
Subsidiary LOLC Investments signs deal with Ajith Devasurendra to buy balance 50% stake in Diriya Investments, the ultimate holding company of diversified blue chipLanka Orix Leasing Company Plc (LOLC) yesterday announced moves to get control of diversified blue chip Brown and Company Plc for Rs. 1.32 billion. LOLC’s fully-owned subsidiary LOLC Investments Ltd. has signed ...
- LOLC Group ‘buys’ top Rs. 7 b in two and half years (Category: Business)
- Browns Investments Group signs BOI deal for Rs. 1.75 b hotel in Kosgoda (Category: Business)
- LOLC moves to gain full control of Brown and Company PLC (Category: Breaking News)
- LOLC places Rs. 3b debentures with Saakya Capital (Category: Business)
Considerable controversy has arisen regarding Employment Provident Fund (EPF) investment in the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). There have even been calls to stop all such investments. It is important, however, to remember that there are positive arguments in favour of such investments
- Stock Defence (Category: Business)
- EPF reiterates it has followed Investment Policy Guidelines (Category: Business)
- EPF rejects UNP MP’s allegations of fraud (Category: Business)
- Should the EPF gamble with public money by investing on junk Stocks (Category: Breaking News)
Last week in Parliament, Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe singled out Daily FT in his usual criticism on newspapers. Among various allegations made by Wickremesinghe was that the FT is one of the papers which is in the pay of the so-called “stock market mafia” and the Central Bank. Wickremesinghe also alleged that FT was one ...
- Harry’s Melstacorp buys 11% more in Spence for Rs. 5 b (Category: Business)
- LOLC Group ‘buys’ top Rs. 7 b in two and half years (Category: Business)
- DFCC buys 10% NTB stake for Rs. 1.3 b (Category: Business)
- Controlling shareholder CFLB buys 12% more of Colonial Motors for Rs. 319 m (Category: Business)
Financial accountability is accompanied by a question mark in Sri Lanka. A host of challenges from the Golden Key scandal to improper auditing of State assets, including the transparent management of Employees Provident Fund (EPF), have regularly hit headlines for years. In addition
- Appreciating exchange rates: Not a boon always (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka`s Central Bank unaware of millions of Swiss francs deposited in Swiss accounts (Category: Breaking News)
- Swiss francs 50m invested in Swiss banks by Sri Lankans (Category: Breaking News)
- Another CPC controversy (Category: Business)
It is with great pleasure and keen interest that I associate myself with a wide range of distinguished stake holders in the inauguration of this workshop under the patronage of Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS), World Bank and Department of National Planning. It is expected through this consultation process to provide a ...
- D.E.W. Gunasekera addresses issues of social protection (Category: Business)
- IPS releases ‘Sri Lanka: State of the Economy 2011’ report (Category: Business)
- Making employment count - For creating growth and reducing poverty (Category: Business)
- Labour Reforms In A Time Of Great Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s Main Opposition, United National Party (UNP) yesterday claimed that the state-controlled pension fund Employees’ Provident Fund’s (EPF) share portfolio at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has made losses to the tune of a staggering Rs.12.2 billion.
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