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Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabral has said that they had no intention of vesting the Employees Provident in another party. He was speaking at the relocation of the EPF Department at a new venue. The Employees Provident Fund Department has been relocated in the Lloyds Building at Sir Baron
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
- Harsha rebuffs CB’s rosy EPF story (Category: Business)
- Laugfs gas has last laugh at EPF? (Category: Business)
- EPF buying Laugfs: No smoke without fire! (Category: Business)
- EPF rejects UNP MP’s allegations of fraud (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka EPF buys more Laugfs stock
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
- Should the EPF gamble with public money by investing on junk Stocks (Category: Breaking News)
- EPF value increases (Category: Breaking News)
- EPF incurs losses from investments (Category: Breaking News)
- Employees’ Provident Fund (Category: Breaking News)
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
- Commercial Bank presents Paymaster’s new EPF payment facility (Category: Business)
- ComBank records highest growth in ‘Inter-Bank Electronic’ payments (Category: Business)
- COMBank, Prestige Automobile offer dream deals for BMW 5 Series (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka Com Bank offers online EPF payments
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 ...
- RCL ups Hayleys stake (Category: Business)
- Dhammika ups control in Hayleys to 47% (Category: Business)
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 ...
- SEC sets the record straight on ERI case (Category: Business)
- Harsha breathes fire on SEC over ERI (Category: Business)
- Harsha wants securities fraud fine increased from Rs. 10 m to Rs. 100 m (Category: Business)
- ERI Warrants dip over SEC rule (Category: Business)
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
- Others secure, Harry misses in scramble for Spence shares (Category: Business)
- SLIC buys 5% stake for a premium in Colonial Motors (Category: Business)
- DFCC buys 10% NTB stake for Rs. 1.3 b (Category: Business)
- Ishara Traders exits Sathosa Motors as Access ups stake to near 80% (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Eurocenter enables e-services for ICTAs Lanka Gate Project (Category: Breaking News)
- “Librarians have important role to play in eSri Lanka initiative”: ICTA Chairman (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka ready to provide optimum service via mobile phone (Category: Business)
- Special New Year transport information via 1919 (Category: Business)
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.
- Eastern Iowa McDonald's owner gives $25,000 for derecho recovery (Category: USA, Iowa)
- Empty Stocking Fund brings in more than double its goal (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Eastern Iowa McDonald's owner gives $25,000 for derecho recovery (Category: USA, Iowa)
- Eastern Iowa McDonald's owner gives $25,000 for derecho recovery (Category: USA, Iowa)
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 ...
- Broker Credit Drives Up Market (Category: Breaking News)
- Mafia Manipulates Bourse (Category: Breaking News)
- Milanka Index turns positive after 17 months (Category: Business)
- Stock market struggles on 2012 debut (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Market Expects Rate Hike (Category: Breaking News)
- Ceylinco Insurance announces 65% dividend (Category: Business)
- Rupee Strengthens, But Illiquid Status Worsens (Category: Breaking News)
- JKH forges with solid growth (Category: Business)
of the Yugadhanavi plant were the Treasury, the EPF, ...
- Full capacity at Sri Lanka thermal power plant restored (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese company accused over incidents at Norochcholai (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Engineers install Hydro Power plant in Uganda (Category: Breaking News)
- Power cuts out from today (Category: Breaking News)
were the Treasury, the EPF, Lanka ...
- CPC Suspends Fuel Supplies To Power Plant (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's CPC suspends supply of heavy fuel to power plant due to outstanding dues (Category: Breaking News)
- CPC suffering losses due to finanical mismanagement (Category: Breaking News)
- CPC suspends heavy fuel supply to Yugadanavi Power Plant (Category: Breaking News)
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 ...
- Debutant duo delights (Category: Business)
- Asia Asset Finance soars on debut (Category: Business)
- Retailers keep bourse active (Category: Business)
- Stock market turnover dips to over 3 year low (Category: Business)
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 ...
- Liquidity, Reserves, Grant Space (Category: Breaking News)
- Money Market’s Illiquid Status Deepens (Category: Breaking News)
- ER Holds At Rs. 130 (Category: Breaking News)
- Liquidity Dries Up (Category: Breaking News)
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’ Dipped Products net up on forex gains (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks gain with foreign inflows after interim budget announcement (Category: Breaking News)
- Development-oriented budget presented (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks end at 5-month high after IMF deal announcement (Category: Breaking News)
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.
- 'This is just a really amazing day': OneWorld Health staff receive first vaccinations (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- 'This is just a really amazing day': OneWorld Health staff receive first vaccinations (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- 'This is just a really amazing day': OneWorld Health staff receive first vaccinations (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- On the Move: Leesa Kim and Kurt Murata (Category: USA, Hawaii)
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...
- The Cordial Relationships We want Between the Tamil and Sinhalese People have not been Built (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President says ‘this is our last chance to forge ahead’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Government to consider restructuring domestic debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Once the Parliament approves IMF agreement, the main points will be passed into law – Sri Lanka ... (Category: Breaking News)
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.
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