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Global giant Standard Chartered Bank tips Sri Lanka’s economic growth to rebound in 2013, after contracting this year from 2011. It is forecasting economy to grow by 7.5% in 2013 and by 7.7% in 2014 from 6.8% this year. However, forecasts for the next two years are lower in comparison to record 8.3% growth achieved ...
- SCB checkmates cameo CB! (Category: Business)
- Value investors enter as speculators exit (Category: Business)
- Growth to slow down in 2012 –Central Bank (Category: Breaking News)
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
- No investigations yet on EPF transactions (Category: Business)
- EPF and ETF tangled up! (Category: Business)
- EPF welcomes S&P’s soother (Category: Business)
The Unit Trust Association (UTA) is to present a proposal to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on increasing awareness of their industry to attract retail investors to the stock exchange. UTA President P. Asokan told Daily FT that the decision was taken at a meeting held with SEC
- SEC appoints Consultative Committee for capital markets (Category: Business)
- Nalaka’s first Commissioners’ meeting today (Category: Business)
- SEC not summoned by COPE - sources (Category: Breaking News)
- SEC revises IPO allocations for small retail investors (Category: Business)
Vandenberge yesterday told the Daily FT that ...
- Sri Lanka ranks high in 'medium' human development (Category: Breaking News)
- SLINTEC enters strategic technology development agreement with NFCL, India (Category: Business)
- From science to commercialisation (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)
Given first half performance, believes several 2012 Roadmap targets will be missed UNP MP and its chief spokesman on the economy Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday claimed that most of the Central Bank’s 2012 Roadmap targets were likely to be missed, based on below par performance on the external trade front during the first half. ...
- Harsha renews call for swift action against NSB-TFC deal makers (Category: Business)
- Readying for a fight? (Category: Business)
- Central Bank emphatic dollars are coming (Category: Business)
- Imports swell, exports lose steam (Category: Business)
Following is the part one of the Daily FT article featuring the Acuity Stockbrokers Research on Economy and Strategy titled “Lion Leads Frontier” launched last week. Better than the rest General frontier market risks remain pertinent to Sri Lanka Investors in frontier markets
- Lion leads frontier markets (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s growth world’s fourth best! (Category: Business)
- Sharper slip in Sri Lanka’s rank in global competitiveness (Category: Business)
Industry experts urge disillusioned local investors to ‘buy when it’s down and sell when it’s up’ In a highly volatile atmosphere and with low investor confidence in the Colombo Bourse, experts earlier this week went against the negative sentiments and instead stated that now is the time to buy. These views were aired at a ...
- Why Lion leads frontier (Category: Business)
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
- Sustainability in volatility: The bankers’ challenge (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s $ 1 billion10-year sovereign bond launched on Tuesday saw strong demand, being oversubscribed by more than 10 times before the order book was closed, Reuters said, quoting unnamed sources close to the deal. “As of now it has been oversubscribed by more than 10 times and we see strong demand for the ...
- Bond Sale (Category: Business)
- Bond Launch (Category: Business)
- Deal Awards (Category: Business)
- CB Chief urges more corporates to go for bonds after BOC’s mega success (Category: Business)
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
- 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)
Sri Lanka CEO Nick Nicalaou dismisses exit rumours; says local operations robust and post-war future in the country looks very promising World’s local bank celebrates 120 years of excellence in Sri Lanka on 1 July, invests $ 7 m for major upgrade of Head Office in Fort By Nisthar Cassim HSBC, which is ...
- HSBC Group GM and Head of International Asia Pacific visits Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Successful $ 500 m BOC Bond is landmark says HSBC CEO (Category: Business)
- HSBC clinches award for best Sri Lanka deal (Category: Business)
- HSBC puts banking on the palm of a customer’s hand (Category: Business)
of the EPF which is “a large investor in Sri Lankan banking stocks.” The Daily FT yesterday ...
- UNP vows to prove the truth (Category: Business)
- EPF and ETF tangled up! (Category: Business)
- EPF is well managed, not corrupt: CB Chief (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Harsha claims Govt., CB lack credibility (Category: Business)
- UNP draws guns on “military control” of Rupee (Category: Business)
- S&P’s soother! (Category: Business)
This letter is in response to the ‘Letter to the Editor’ by Luxman Siriwardena, which was published in the Daily FT on 8 June titled ‘Dr. PBJ: Protectionism or protecting the unprotected?’I refer to the response by Mr. Luxman Siriwardene of the Pathfinder Foundation to my article
- An Open Letter To Me And To My Fellow Citizens (Category: Breaking News)
- “This Speaks A Lot About You” An Open Letter To H.E. The President (Category: Breaking News)
- Letter to The Editor (Category: Breaking News)
- Letter From A Viewer (Category: Breaking News)
By Cheranka Mendis Known as a silent disease, the risks for liver diseases within the region is under the threat of increasing if people do not go for early screening and adopt preventive methods at an early stage. Gleneagles Hospital Gastroenterologist Dr. Vincent Lai, in Sri Lanka to attend a lifestyle seminar on ‘What you ...
- Taiwan elects William Lai president in historic election (Category: Breaking News)
- Taiwan elects William Lai as president in historic election (Category: Breaking News)
- Hong Kong media tycoon, pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai freed on bail (Category: USA, New York)
- Hong Kong media tycoon, pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai freed on bail (Category: USA, New York)
The NSB/TFC deal and the General Recent events in Sri Lanka have reconfirmed that though seemingly power may be unlimited, there are in reality constraints which limit the options those in power have. As proof of this fundamental reality, the first event is the purchase by the National Savings Bank (NSB), a State-owned entity, whose ...
- NSB conspicuous by its silence on allegations over TFC buy (Category: Business)
- Not-so-ugly truth of the NSB saga! (Category: Business)
- NSB-TFC deal’s stench spreads! (Category: Business)
- NSB Head gives quit notice (Category: Business)
Bank of Ceylon’s supremacy in Sri Lanka is well known but recently the bankers to the nation proved its true mettle with landmark success for its ground breaking $ 500 million five year bond issue. The issue is a trailblazer for several reasons. It was the first global bond issue by a Sri Lankan corporate. ...
- Sri Lanka unit trust industry to reach Rs. 50 b in five years (Category: Business)
- Successful $ 500 m BOC Bond is landmark says HSBC CEO (Category: Business)
- HSBC clinches award for best Sri Lanka deal (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Ranil raises red flag over EPF, ETF in Parliament (Category: Business)
- What the UNP Leader told Parliament (Category: Business)
- EPF is well managed, not corrupt: CB Chief (Category: Business)
- UNP MP renews warning over fate of EPF’s questionable investments in stock market (Category: Business)
SEC, CSE and CSBA hold positive joint meetingThe stock market is likely to step up the migration to Delivery Versus Payment (DVP) system in a more robust risk management regime following the fiasco triggered by the default of National Savings Bank (NSB). Daily FT learns the DVP
- SEC resolves NSB-TFC in-limbo trade via private transfers (Category: Business)
- Taprobane buys back the TFC shares it sold to NSB (Category: Breaking News)
- NSB’s custodial role suspended, Sampath clears Friday settlements (Category: Business)
- Sanctity of CSE hinges on NSB (Category: Business)
Calls for dismissal of wrongdoers Outlines the numerous offenders Insists brokers are now market “breakers” Casts blame on CSE and says worst hit is the Bourse Prominent banking personality Rienzie T. Wijetilleke, who is best known as the former Head of the Hatton National Bank and for his 10-year stint as a Director of the ...
- Stock Exchange responds to Wijetilleke’s comments (Category: Business)
- NSB-TFC deal’s stench spreads! (Category: Business)
- SEC unveils new, tougher rules post NSB-TFC fiasco (Category: Business)
- Sanctity of CSE hinges on NSB (Category: Business)
One week on, NSB has remained silent concerning the purchase of a 13% stake in The Finance Company Plc (TFC) at a hefty premium, prompting analysts to claim the savings giant was either ignoring or confirming controversies and allegations levelled by the UNP and the market. This assertion is despite TFC on Wednesday issuing a ...
- NSB-TFC deal’s stench spreads! (Category: Business)
- NSB’s entry in to TFC stirs up storm (Category: Business)
- UNP raises alarm over NSB investment in The Finance (Category: Business)
- NSB-TFC deal: CID questions Kariyawasam (Category: Business)
Peradeniya Uni's Dr. Perera says exchange volatility is temporary and acceptable IMF's Mathai says no crisis but stability measures taken By Cheranka Mendis UNP MP Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday made a compelling case that the ‘feel good’ party that the President Mahinda Rajapaksa Government tried to propagate among the people post-war was over, warning ...
- Harsha says CB has moral responsibility to be more transparent (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka may need to consider easing monetary policy: PB (Category: Business)
- Harsha claims Govt., CB lack credibility (Category: Business)
Confirming Daily FT’s article last Wednesday, Seylan Bank on Friday announced the appointment of Mohan Pieris as its new Chairman and said the former Attorney General will further strengthen the Bank’s Board. “With his exposure in the spheres of Banking, Finance and Commerce
- Fitch upgrades Seylan Bank to ‘A-(lka)’ (Category: Business)
- Gift bonanza for Seylan Tikiri Plus kids (Category: Business)
- New seylan Chairman assumes office (Category: Business)
- Seylan Bank expands network to Akuressa (Category: Business)
Clarifies 2011 per capita GDP computation technically correct but given fall in Rupee’s value in 2012 Central Bank should have been honest with greater disclosure and putting data in context As per IMF staff report Net International Reserves in 2011 alarming low at $ 4 b; Net Open Position below $ 3 b; Short Term ...
- CB data: Cabraal shoots down Harsha’s claim (Category: Business)
- CB statistics under fire (Category: Business)
- Borrowed surplus looming, warns Harsha (Category: Business)
- The GDP Per Capita in the Central Bank Annual Report for 2011 (Category: Business)
UNP MP Dr. Harsha de Silva backs Daily FT columnist on per capita income data, claimsfigures too inflated and Govt. trying to mislead people and global stakeholders; CB getting more politicised By Uditha Jayasinghe Firing another salvo at the Central Bank, UNP MP and economist Dr. Harsha De Silva
- Harsha says CB has moral responsibility to be more transparent (Category: Business)
- CB data: Cabraal shoots down Harsha’s claim (Category: Business)
- Misleading the public (Category: Business)
- May Day, May Day over May 2011 data (Category: Business)
The Central Bank, in its latest Annual Report, has downgraded its growth forecast for 2012 from eight per cent to 7.2 per cent. This is due to a combination of adverse global developments and the negative effects of domestic policy misalignments. The contractionary measures introduced to address the imbalance in the trade account (i.e. to ...
- Treasury Secy. showcases recent economic success and future outlook (Category: Business)
- International financial institutions and development in Asia (Category: Business)
- Developing Asia’s growth to moderate amid global uncertainty, says ADB (Category: Business)
- Central Bank’s Check List for 2012 and beyond (Category: Business)
The Daily FT on Thursday featured on page 1 a story based on some startling comments and allegations by UNP MP Dr. Harsha De Silva and young business leader Dilith Jayaweera. The headlines and the contents wouldn’t have been a good read for President Mahinda Rajapaksa
- Rocky Road (Category: Business)
- Not Under (Category: Business)
- Six new Bank branches in the North next week (Category: Breaking News)
- Commercial Bank arrives at Maskeliya (Category: Business)
The CBSL’s directive issued last year, which takes into account credit, market, operational and liquidity risk, is very much in line with the recommendations of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), which recommends in particular capital adequacy for government banks, said internationally-renowned risk consultant and CEO/Principal of Independent Global Research Ltd. David Roden. Addre...
- CAL reiterates importance of risk management best practices for emerging markets (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka wants banks to strengthen risk management (Category: Breaking News)
- Risk professionals hold first-ever forum (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Rupee hits new low despite inflows (Category: Business)
- CB gives fresh boost to CSE (Category: Business)
- Markets becalmed (Category: Business)
- Rupee weakens on importer dollar demand (Category: Business)
A top line up of specialists will be the key attraction of the annual management conference organised by the Colombo University MBA Alumni Association on Friday 16 March from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo. Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa will be the Chief Guest at the conference titled ‘Beyond Traditional Boundaries,’ ...
- Colombo Uni. MBA Alumni gives its might to country development (Category: Business)
- Gota to share key strategies at Colombo Uni. MBA Alumni management conference (Category: Business)
- Management Conference 2012 kicks off today (Category: Business)
- Professional groups heed Dr. Godahewa’s call; volunteer to support tourism (Category: Business)
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