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The Opposition yesterday charged in Parliament that the Government was deliberately evading questions on the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) due to “shady investments” after the issue was postponed for a fifth time. United National Party (UNP) MP Dr. Harsha de Silva told the Daily FT
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 ...
By Chamitha Kuruppu UNP Parliamentarian Sujeewa Senasinghe yesterday filed a Fundamental Rights case against the Central Bank Governor at the Supreme Court challenging the prudence of Greek bond investments. Speaking to the Daily FT MP Senasinghe said, “I am seeking an interim
by the Daily FT. The need for a hands-off approach by the Executive ...
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 ...
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
"We expect all reports must be true and accurate. Today I found in the FT that what I said (yesterday) is reported in three sentences (reference to 5 July Daily FT’s Page 1 story titled ‘Ranil calls for suspension of EPF investments’). I want to bring this to your (House
of the EPF which is “a large investor in Sri Lankan banking stocks.” The Daily FT yesterday ...
By Marianne David MP and consultant economist Dr. Harsha De Silva yesterday alleged that THE UNP’s criticism over the mismanagement of the economy and the Central Bank as well as the EPF’s investments in banking stocks have been emphatically validated by global rating agency Standard and Poor’s.“Standard and Poor’s reiterated what we have been saying ...
UNP yesterday vowed to prove the truth with regard to whether EPF investments in non-blue chips are legal or illegal. “We categorically dismiss the renewed claims by the Central Bank and the EPF that its investments in non-blue chips are within the law. We will get the correct advice and take necessary action to prove ...
Parliament told EPF has lost Rs. 4.2 b in value over investments in five listed companies alone Last audited accounts of EPF presented in Parliament was for year 2009 only The main Opposition UNP yesterday in Parliament stepped up its charge on alleged mismanagement of funds of the EPF by the Central Bank, raising fresh ...
As a minority shareholder I thank Daily FT for highlighting the highway robbery committed by the directors of leading banks, which are ultimately owned by the public via the shareholdings of SLIC, EPF and ETF. What you have highlighted in your article is only the tip of the iceberg, in terms
The country’s forex market encompassing highly dependent importers and key source exporters was yesterday rocked by what analysts described as the sharpest day gain in the US dollar exchange rate. Before mid-day the Rupee touched a new low of Rs. 127 and then on to Rs. 128 prompting many to assume the rate had bottomed ...
SLIC books hefty Rs. 4 b capital gain as an eager Harry secures large block; Ups control to 40.8%; Melstacorp to revise Spence mandatory offer price to Rs. 115 per share from Rs. 113 Business tycoon Harry Jayawardena-linked Melstacorp Ltd. yesterday acquired a strategic block of an 11% stake in Aitken Spence Plc for Rs. ...
Benito Mussolini, the fascist ruler of Italy, during World War II, said that his brand of fascism ‘should be more appropriately called Corporatism, because it is a merger of state and corporate power’. Compare this with the dictionary definition of capitalism: ‘A system in which a country’s business and industry are controlled and run for ...
Contrary to exaggerated claims the EPF investments in to the stock market last week had amounted to only less than 10% of market activity and unlike some past contentious buys, this time around it had focused on blue chips. The total turnover of the Colombo bourse last week was Rs. 8.6 billion and local purchases ...
ASI gains by 5% as Bourse’s value swells by Rs. 96 b Brokers positive after fresh meeting with SEC EPF, private institutional and high networth investors active on attractive valuations The Colombo stock market yesterday produced a major rebound gaining by 5% thanks what some described as “spirited support” whilst others emphasised it was largely due ...
EFC says if the Govt. is serious about fund returns to employees, it should be exempted; urges holistic look at pension funds and calls for better governance By Uditha Jayasinghe As opposition political parties ready to do battle over the proposed amendments to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) that will be presented in Parliament today, ...
Dinesh tipped to be appointed Chairman; Dheerasinghe as Deputy; business leader Preethi new face on the Board Commercial Bank is slated to have a special Board meeting today, the second in three days, to elect a new Chairman. The move follows the resignation of longstanding Chairman and Board member Mahendra Amarasuriya, as exclusively reported by ...
The Pathfinder Foundation issued the following response to the IFC opinion piece on its Economic Alert No. 20 titled ‘Improving Sri Lanka’s Business Climate,’ published in the Daily FT: The Pathfinder Foun-dation (PF) is grateful to the International Finance Corporation (IFC
Senior business leader Harry Jayawardena-controlled Distilleries Company (DCSL) has triggered the Takeovers and Mergers Code on Aitken Spence Plc, the Daily FT learns. The triggering had taken place late last week when Melstacorp, a subsidiary of DCSL, had bought 62,100 Spence shares at Rs. 110
to the article above in yesterday’s Daily FT by the Pathfinder Foundation – in which there a...
Most recent Deputy Governor of the Central Bank K.G.D.D. Dheerasinghe has been appointed to the Board of Commercial Bank Plc as a Non Executive Director. The appointment with effect from 20 December was announced by the Commercial Bank yesterday whilst the Daily FT first broke the impending move
, who was one of the first members to walk out, told the Daily FT that the ...
Deputy Chairman Ashok Pathirage is keen to buy more shares of NDB Bank, if available at the right price. On Friday, Ashok, who is the Chairman of Softlogic Holdings, bought 470,000 shares at Rs. 135 each in a deal worth Rs. 63.4 million. This was after he picked up one million shares at the same ...
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