Category: Banking and Finance
Glass ceiling obliterated, Shemara Wikramanayake to become CEO of global investment bank Macquarie
July 26, 2018 (LBO) – Shemara Wikramanayake is set to take over as CEO of global investment bank Macquarie in November of 2018. Ms. Wikramanayake was born born in the UK and spent time schooling in Sri Lanka.Her father was a Sri Lankan medical doctor. Macquarie is a globally diversified financial group employing more than […]
Central Bank decides to cancel licence of Standard Credit Finance Limited
July 25, 2018 (LBO) – Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided to cancel the Licence issued to Standard Credit Finance Limited with effect from today. Accordingly, Standard Credit Finance Limited is not permitted to engage in Finance Business under the Finance Business Act.Further, the Director of the Department of Supervision […]
Opinion : Financial reporting and the impact on capital market development
By Nandika Buddhipala Introduction The origination of financial reporting can be closely connected to the requirement to collect and record data which evolved into a stage where the capacity of the human brain was not sufficient to accommodate and memorize the evolving volume of data and transactions. Interestingly the existence of record keeping can be […]
Union Bank (UBC) continues to stagnate 4 years after historic TPG investment
July 25, 2018 (LBO) – Colombo Stock Exchange listed Union Bank of Colombo (UBC) reported lacklustre results for the quarter ended June 2018. These results have been a continuation of the slow performance the company has displayed over the last several years. Although showing decent growth in revenue, operating income, and profit after tax, the […]
USD 100Mn World Bank aid to modernize the education system in Sri Lanka
Jul 25, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka signed a US 100 million dollas credit agreement with the World Bank to support Sri Lanka’s efforts to strengthen and modernize the general education system in the country, the Finance Ministry said. The General Education Modernization Project (GEM)will modernize and diversify the curriculum of general education in keeping with the transformation […]
Cabinet nod for Govt. to write off microfinance debt
Jul 25, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government approved a Cabinet paper to write off non-consumption loans up to 100,000 rupees given to women by all registered finance companies. “This scheme of relief initially will be limited to women who have obtained microfinance loans for non-consumption purposes in 12 drought-affected districts, the Finance Ministry said in […]
‘s HDFC Bank
Jul 24, 2018 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has maintained Housing Development Finance Corporation Bank of Sri Lanka’s (HDFC Bank) National Long-Term Rating of ‘BBB-(lka)’ on Rating Watch Negative (RWN), a statement said. “The RWN, first placed in August 2017, has been maintained pending a capital infusion from the Sri Lankan state (B+/Stable) to help HDFC […]
Guardian Acuity Asset Management Unit Trust Funds bags Gold and Silver
MEDIA RELEASE July 22, 2018 (LBO) – Guardian Acuity Asset Management underlined its position as one of Sri Lanka’s leading unit trust management companies, winning the Gold and Silver awards for the Best Unit Trust Fund at the CFA Sri Lanka Capital Market Awards 2018, held in Colombo Tuesday 26th June 2018. The Guardian Acuity […]
Multi Finance to top up capital with Rs200mn private placement
July 20, 2018 (LBO) – Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) registered finance company Multi Finance is to increase its capital base by way of private placement. The Colombo Stock Exchange listed company is to raise Rs200mn at Rs13/share which is approximately the net asset value of the company. The shares will be placed with […]
Nation Lanka Finance squeaks out a profit in the June quarter, deposits at Rs7.7bn
July 20, 2018 (LBO) – Colombo Stock Exchange listed company Nation Lanka Finance PLC (CSF) has turned a profit in the quarter ended June 30, 2018. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) registered finance company is the first listed finance company to report earnings for the quarter ended 20 days ago. The company reported […]
Global businesses turn to Oracle blockchain service to speed transactions securely
Arab Jordan Investment Bank, CargoSmart, and Intelipost are among early adopters of enterprise-class distributed ledger service July 16, 2018 (media release) – Businesses around the world have been deploying an early adopter version of Oracle Blockchain Cloud Service, which becomes generally available today. The service allows organizations to easily build blockchain networks to drive more secure […]
Comm Bank introduces Flash – Sri Lanka’s first fully-fledged Digital Bank Account
The Commercial Bank of Ceylonhaslaunched Sri Lanka’s first fully-fledged DigitalBankAccountdesigned to be the next evolution in digital financial services and financial wellness. Branded ‘Flash,’ the product was developed in partnership with the Singapore-based company ‘Kashmi’ that introduced aninnovative social paymentsapp in Singapore in 2016. The Bank said the Flash Digital Bank Account hopes to bring […]