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5th November, 2021
Invest Sri Lanka Forum Dubai
The ‘Invest Sri Lanka’ Investor Forum organized by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC), Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), in association with the Embassy of Sri Lanka in UAE and the Consulate General of Sri Lanka to Dubai and Northern Emirates was recently held at the Sheraton Grand Hotel Dubai. The forum made a strong case for investment flows into Sri Lanka. The event drew a strong turnout and a full house of leading Dubai–based Sri Lankans across multiple industries and was graced by Hon. Ajith Nivard Cabraal as the keynote speaker.
19th August, 2021
Capital Market Donation Drive provides COVID-19 related medical equipment to 10 hospitals
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), Stockbroker Firms and the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) collaborated recently on a community engagement project focused on donating Rs. 9.6 million worth COVID-19 related medical equipment to 10 hospitals around the country. This capital market donation drive was successful in meeting vital equipment and supply needs of the District General Hospital of Avissawella, District General Hospital of Mannar, District General Hospital of Polonnaruwa, Homagama Base Hospital, Kinniya Base Hospital, North Colombo Teaching Hospital, Teaching Hospital Karapitiya, Teaching Hospital Mahamodara, the National Hospital and Weligama Divisional Hospital.
11th July, 2021
Colombo Stock Market Embraces the Second phase of Digitalization
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) along with the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) continue to drive digital advancement in Sri Lanka’s capital market with the launch of the second phase of the digitalization of the Stock Market on 07TH July 2021 under the patronage of His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the President of Sri Lanka at the Presidential Secretariat.
1st July, 2021
CSE Signs MoU with CHEC Port City Colombo
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and CHEC Port City Colombo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance the capital markets in Sri Lanka by taking advantage of the Port City Colombo’s special emphasis of the Colombo International Financial Center, in order to establish a regionally recognized financial exchange within the country’s borders. The MoU was signed with the objective of working on a collective mission to establish an International Multi-Currency Exchange within the Port City Colombo. The exchange will serve as a gateway for both regional and global investors, whilst also providing an ideal platform for Sri Lankan and overseas corporates to issue foreign currency bonds and equities as well as develop other financing and risk management instruments across asset classes.
9th June, 2021
‘CSE, CCC and BOI concludes Sri Lanka Investment Forum
The 2021 Invest Sri Lanka Forum, organized by the Board of Investment, The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Colombo Stock Exchange, which commenced on Monday, 7th June concluded successfully on Wednesday, 9th June. Asia’s first ever virtual investment forum was held with foreign participation of 2,200 from 85 countries and 2,500 local participants. The conference consisted of 118 insightful sessions with 108 local and foreign dignitaries, leading entrepreneurs and global experts joining to share information on foreign investment opportunities in Sri Lanka.
18th March, 2021
‘Founder to Family - Leveraging Going Public’ Inaugural Issuer Forum for 2021
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) in association with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) recently engaged the family business community in Sri Lanka through the inaugural Issuer Forum for 2021 hosted on the theme ‘Founder to Family - Leveraging Going Public’, at the Shangri-La Hotel Colombo. The event was organized to highlight how a Family Business can take advantage of going public while ensuring the Family retains control and continues to guide the vision of the business and to address the misconceptions regarding listing which deter businesses from exploring an Initial Public Offering.
March 3rd and 18th, 2021
‘Beyond Basics: Excellence in Corporate Governance’ – Online Forum
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) conducted a two-part series of online forums themed ‘Beyond Basics: Excellence in Corporate Governance’. The forums offered participants an in-depth understanding on the importance of good corporate governance practices and how it would increase investor confidence through transparency and accountability. The platform brought together listed company Chairpersons, Directors, C-level executives and other senior experts responsible for implementing best practice corporate governance.
March 18th, 2020
Founder to Family – Leveraging Going Public
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) in collaboration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is hosting the inaugural Issuer Forum for 2021 on the theme ‘Founder to Family - Leveraging Going Public’. The event highlighted how a Family Business can take advantage of going public, while ensuring the Family retains control and continues to guide the vision of the business.
March 8th, 2020
Ring the Bell for Gender Equality 2021
For the sixth consecutive year, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, joined with the Colombo Stock Exchange to ring the opening bell for trading in celebration of International Women’s Day 2021. The annual global event highlights how women’s participation in the economy can spur sustainable private sector development.
December 3, 2020
CSE Celebrates 35 years
A bell ringing ceremony was organized on 3rd December 2020 to mark CSE's 35th Anniversary which was delivered to an audience that was 100% online, a first-of-its-kind event for bell ringing ceremonies at CSE considering the guidelines issued by health authorities to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The ceremony was organized on the theme ‘A Transformative past - A Vibrant Future’ and is a part of a series of initiatives organized by the CSE to mark the milestone.
September 17, 2020
A special bell ringing ceremony to mark the Digitalization of the Sri Lankan Stock Market
A special market opening ceremony was organized by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka and the Colombo Stock Exchange under the patronage of Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka to mark the Digitalization of the Sri Lankan Stock Market. The launch event themed ‘Hyper-Leap to the future’ was also attended by the Hon. State Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Hon. State Minister Lohan Ratwatte, Secretary to the Treasury and Ministry of Finance Mr. S. R. Attygalle, and other senior invitees from Foreign Missions in Sri Lanka, Stock Broker Firms, Listed Companies and the Sri Lankan Business Fraternity.
April 20, 2020
Ring the Bell for Gender Equality 2020
For the fifth consecutive year, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, partnered with the Colombo Stock Exchange to ring the opening bell for trading in celebration of International Women’s Day 2020. An annual global gender initiative, Ring the Bell encourages the private sector to expand opportunities for women as leaders, employees, entrepreneurs, and consumers to promote sustainable development.
March 3rd, 2020
Union Bank of Colombo PLC Rings Bell to celebrate 25 years
Union Bank of Colombo PLC rang the Opening Bell to commence trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange to celebrate its 25-year anniversary.
February 26th, 2020
Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC ring the bell to celebrate centenary year
Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC rang the Opening Bell to commence trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange to celebrate its 100-year anniversary.
February 18th, 2020
Forum on maximizing profits through understanding tax reforms
The Colombo Stock Exchange organized a forum to discuss changes to the tax system which were announced by the Government. The event was conducted by senior representatives of the Inland Revenue Department and PWC Sri Lanka
February 16th, 2020
CIMA president Rings Market Opening Bell to Celebrate Centenary Year.
President of the Chartered institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Mr. Amal Ratnayake was hosted at the Colombo Stock Exchange for a special market opening ceremony organized to celebrate the professional management accounting body’s 100-year anniversary. CIMA was born out of the need for the accounting profession to serve business and the public interest better. A century later, CIMA members and students are at the heart of transforming organisations, communities and economies.
December 4th, 2019
CSE & GRI Marked two years of Collaboration
CSE and the Global Reporting Initiative marked two years of collaboration focused on providing guidance to listed companies on ESG disclosures and enhancing corporate transparency.
December 2nd, 2019
CSE - GRI second workshop in the Technical Series on Sustainability Reporting
CSE and the Global Reporting initiative (GRI) held the second workshop in the Technical Series titled “Preparing a Sustainability Report”. The three-part workshop series encourages non-reporting listed companies to embrace sustainability reporting to communicate their impacts on critical sustainability issues.
November 20th, 2019
UNICEF rings Market Opening bell to Celebrate 30 years of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) rang the Opening Bell to commence trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and to mark World Children’s Day.
November 5th, 2019
CSE Masterminds 2019
The third edition of Sri Lanka’s only capital market quiz - CSE masterminds organized by the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) at the Waters Edge Hotel with NDB Investment Banking group emerging as the winner of the overall competition. DFCC Bank was placed runner up while Commercial Bank of Ceylon secured third place at the competition. A Cash prize of Rs. 200,000 was awarded to the winning team while second and third placed teams were awarded a cheque for Rs. 100,000 and Rs. 75,000 respectively.
November 4th, 2019
CILT Rings Market opening bell
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport rang the market opening bell at the Colombo Stock Exchange to celebrate their centenary year.
November 1st, 2019
Janashakthi Insurance PLC Rings Market opening bell
Janashakthi Insurance PLC rang the market opening bell at the Colombo Stock exchange in celebration of their 25th Anniversary.
October 30th, 2019
LAUGFS Power Limited begins trading at CSE
LAUGFS Power Limited rang the market opening bell to celebrate the listing of its shares at the Colombo Stock Exchange.
October 18th, 2019
CSE and IFC session on Corporate Governance.
The Colombo Stock Exchange in association with the International Finance Corporation conducted a session themed ‘Effective corporate governance in a listed environment’ which was intended to offer perspective of best practices and the effective implementation of governance through day-to-day activities of a publicly listed company.
October 4th, 2019
CSE and SEC Rings the Bell for Financial Literacy
The Colombo Stock Exchange in association with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka joined stock exchanges from around the world to Ring the Bell for Financial Literacy, as part of the World Investor Week 2019 global campaign. The event gathered senior representatives of the capital market fraternity as a call to action to improve financial education and literacy in Sri Lanka.
September 21st, 2019
Investor Forum Polonnaruwa.
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka and the Colombo Stock Exchange organised yet another investor education program in Polonnaruwa. The domestic investor forum held under the program series titled ‘Kotas Welenda Pola: Nagarayen Nagarayate’ drew an overwhelming repose by investors and potential investors residing in and around the area.
September 21st, 2019
CSE and SEC host Empower Forum in Batticoloa.
The Colombo Stock Exchange together with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka conducted an Empower Forum in Batticoloa to create awareness on capital raising opportunities available to the entrepreneurs residing in the area.
September 20th, 2019
Empower Forum Polonnaruwa
The Colombo Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka engaged with Entrepreneurs in Polonnaruwa to create awareness on the Empower Board.
September 17th, 2019
NDB opens trading at CSE to Celebrate 40 years
A market opening ceremony was organized at the Colombo Stock Exchange to mark the 40th Anniversary of the National Development Bank PLC, as part of a series of events organized by the company to celebrate this significant milestone.
September 12th, 2019
CSE - GRI Workshop Series on Sustainability Reporting
The Colombo Stock Exchange in collaboration with the Global Reporting Initiative held the first workshop of the Technical Series titled “Preparing a Sustainability Report” which focused on Materiality and Stakeholder Engagement, which are two key sustainability reporting elements.
September 7th, 2019
SEC and CSE host investor forum in Tissamaharama
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka and the Colombo Stock Exchange organised yet another investor education program in Tissamaharama. The domestic investor forum held under the program series titled ‘Kotas Welenda Pola: Nagarayen Nagarayate’ drew an overwhelming repose by investors and potential investors residing in and around the area.
September 6th, 2019
Empower Forum Matara
The Colombo Stock Exchange in association with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka hosted a Forum targeting the Entrepreneurs based in and around Matara to create awareness on capital raising opportunities available to them through CSE.
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August 29th, 2019
CSE and CSBA host event showcasing S&P SL 20 companies
The Colombo Stock Exchange in association with the Colombo Stock Brokers Association hosted an event to an exclusive audience of Local Institutional and High-net-worth Investors at the Hilton Hotel. The event took place in three segments. The first segment included a presentation on the investment case for the overall market carried out by Moody's Analytics Knowledge Services which was followed by the presentation and discussion segments of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC and Dialog Axiata PLC respectively.
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August 28th, 2019
Abans Group Opens Trading at CSE to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
A market opening ceremony was organized at the Colombo Stock Exchange to mark the 50th Anniversary of Abans Group, as part of a series of events organized by the company to celebrate its corporate milestone.
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August 24th, 2019
Empower Forum Jaffna
The Colombo Stock Exchange in association with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka hosted a Forum targeting the Entrepreneurs based in and around Jaffna to create awareness on capital raising opportunities available to them through CSE.
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August 2nd, 2019
First batch of students awarded the Advanced Diploma in Financial Markets by CSE
The award ceremony for the first Batch of ADFM students was successfully completed at which 13 students were awarded the AFDM diploma and the top three performers given internship opportunities at CSE.
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July 31st, 2019
President & CEO of the CFA Institute Opens Trading at CSE
The President & CEO of the CFA Institute, Mr. Paul Smith CFA rang the ceremonial bell to open trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange to mark the first occasion of a sitting President of the CFA Institute officially visiting Sri Lanka.
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July 30th, 2019
Annual Blood Donation
The annual CSE blood donation drive was held today which received an overwhelming response throughout the day.
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July 26th, 2019
SEC CSE and FITIS engage tech companies on capital raising opportunities.
The Colombo Stock Exchange in association with the Securities and Exchange Commission continued the drive to raise awareness on accessing funding through public markets among potential issuers by organizing an exclusive forum for the membership of the Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka.
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July 19th, 2019
HNB Assurance PLC opens the market at CSE to celebrate S&P SL 20 Entry
HNB Assurance PLC rang the opening bell at the Colombo Stock Exchange. The ceremony was organized to celebrate the inclusion of HNB Assurance PLC in the S&P SL20 Index following the 2019 mid-year index review.
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June 27th, 2019
Expolanka Holdings PLC opens market to celebrate S&P SL 20 Entry
Expolanka Holdings PLC rang the opening bell to commence trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange today. The market opening ceremony was organized to celebrate Expolanka Holdings making an entry to the S&P SL 20 as part of the 2019 mid-year index rebalance.
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June 22nd, 2019
CSE and SEC host investor forum in Jaffna
As part of an ongoing initiative to establish a deeper understanding of investing in the capital market of Sri Lanka, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka and the Colombo Stock Exchange successfully conducted an Investor forum in Jaffna which drew a strong interest among the investment community in the area.
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June 15th, 2019
CSE and SEC empowers Entrepreneurship in Kandy
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka reached out to entrepreneurs based in and around Kandy to discuss funding requirements, growth prospects and opportunities to fund growth through the CSE’s Empower Board.
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June 6th, 2019
ICC rings opening bell at CSE to celebrate Centenary year
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) rang the Opening Bell to commence trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange today to mark the world business organization’s 100-year anniversary. ICC represents over 45 million companies in over 100 countries, with a mission to make business work for everyone, every day and everywhere. The Bell Ringing event was hosted for ICC Sri Lanka, and was part of a series of initiatives conducted around the globe in celebration of the ICC Centenary Year.
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June 3rd, 2019
Mahaweli Coconut Plantations LTD lists on the CSE
Mahaweli Coconut Plantations LTD rang the market opening bell today to commence trading on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) at a special market opening ceremony organized to mark the company listing its shares on the CSE. The shares, which were listed by way of an equity introduction on the Diri-Savi board of the CSE has been classified under the ‘Plantations’ Sector.
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May 21st, 2019
Invest Sri Lanka Forum Singapore
The Colombo Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka, recently organized an Invest Sri Lanka Forum targeting portfolio and direct investors in Singapore. The forum drew an encouraging response from investors, who were offered an assessment of the investment climate and expectations for the short-medium term, considering the context of the Easter Sunday attacks that took place on 21 April 2019.
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March 29th, 2019
HNB rings Market opening Bell
Hatton National Bank PLC rang the market opening bell at the Colombo Stock Exchange in celebration of their 50th AGM.
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March 28th, 2019
CSE and DSE sign MoU to accelerate collaborative efforts
The Colombo Stock Exchange and the Global Reporting Initiative continue the collaboration on providing guidance to listed companies on ESG disclosures with a Forum on the theme ‘Sustainability Reporting for Sustainable Development’. GRI Chief Executive Mr. Tim Mohin made the keynote address on the topic ‘Evolution of Corporate Reporting: Sustainability and Integration’ and was joined by an eminent line up of speakers including the First Secretary for Development at the Australian High Commission Sri Lanka Dr. Thomas Davis, Chief Economist at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Mr. Shiran Fernando, Director of GRI South Asia Dr. Aditi Haldar and Senior Coordinator of GRI South Asia Ms. Rubina Sen. These speaking engagements were followed by a panel discussion on how sustainability reporting can drive change in South Asia.
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March 28th, 2019
CSE and GRI to host a Forum on Sustainability Reporting for Sustainable Development
The Colombo Stock Exchange and the Global Reporting Initiative continue the collaboration on providing guidance to listed companies on ESG disclosures with a Forum on the theme ‘Sustainability Reporting for Sustainable Development’. GRI Chief Executive Mr. Tim Mohin made the keynote address on the topic ‘Evolution of Corporate Reporting: Sustainability and Integration’ and was joined by an eminent line up of speakers including the First Secretary for Development at the Australian High Commission Sri Lanka Dr. Thomas Davis, Chief Economist at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Mr. Shiran Fernando, Director of GRI South Asia Dr. Aditi Haldar and Senior Coordinator of GRI South Asia Ms. Rubina Sen. These speaking engagements were followed by a panel discussion on how sustainability reporting can drive change in South Asia.
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March 25th, 2019
Ceylon Chamber opens market at CSE to Celebrate 180 years.
A special market opening ceremony was held at the Colombo Stock Exchange in recognition of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce cerebrating 180 years.
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March 23rd, 2019
CSE and SEC host investor forum in Matara.
The ‘kotas welenda pola: nagarayen nagarayate’ Investor Forum organized by the Colombo Stock Exchange in association with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka, was concluded Matara.
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March 7th, 2019
Ring the bell for Gender Equality
The Colombo Stock Exchange partners with the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors and the International Finance Corporation for the fourth consecutive year to ring the bell for Gender equality In celebration of International Women’s Day which is celebrated throughout the world.
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February 7th, 2019
Empowering startups at Hatch
The Colombo Stock Exchange in collaboration with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka, SLASSCOM and Hatch hosted an awareness session on the Empower Board, discussing specific opportunities for startups and entrepreneurs.
