Hareendra Dissabandara appointed Chairman of Sri Lanka SEC

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Senior Prof. D. B. P. Hareendra Dissabandara – IMED

Colombo, Oct 8 (Daily Mirror) - Senior Professor Hareendra Dissabandara has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Sri Lanka.

He previously served as the SEC’s Director General from 2012 to 2013, and as the Director of the Financial Services Academy and the Capital Market Education and Training Division from 2008 to 2012.

Dissabandara is a Senior Professor of Finance and Corporate Governance in the Department of Finance, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

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Jagath Leelasena Tuesday, 08 October 2024 10:02 AM

Please catch all thieves - market manipulators, insider dealing rogues etc. Initiate an investigation of all insider dealings since 1990 and you will find new rich people sources of wealth.

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Tissa Fernando Tuesday, 08 October 2024 06:33 PM

What a hatred mentality of this JVP guy has. I don't think AKD will do it. He knows that he cannot run a country with those who only have protest experience.

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ANOTHER WAY OF CATCHING THE CORRUPT SCUMBAGS Friday, 11 October 2024 04:41 PM

CORRECT GOOD IDEA, WILL FIND A SCORE OF NEW RICH POLITICIANS, THEIR FAMILY, EXTENDED FAMILY AND STOOGES, INCLUDING SOME GOVT SERVANTS.

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FredSnR Tuesday, 08 October 2024 12:12 PM

Watch the IPO's, not all IPO's are good, can sometimes be a way of dumping overvalued shares on an unsuspecting public. And conflicts of interest.

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Just a thought Tuesday, 08 October 2024 01:39 PM

No disrespect but I don't know about all these professors being appointed to politics and government corporations. They are vastly different ideals and functions than that of a college professor. Most often educators with a PhD don't have a desire for anything other than a career in guiding students to success. By his very short tenure in corporate world, you can see that it's not his cup of tea.

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Gabriella Tuesday, 08 October 2024 04:39 PM

The old adage: "Those who can do. Those that can't teach." You hit the nail on the head. Many highly qualified people in Sri Lanka have great difficulty putting theory into practice successfully.

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Dilakshan Seneviratne Tuesday, 08 October 2024 05:51 PM

Your scepticism has some merit but it could also be a good appointment. They will be given a performance based contract from what I believe, so there’s an out. Remember, SL has a severe dearth of good leaders who can run government businesses effectively. AKD cannot pull them from the sky, so we hope they have got the best available.

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Red Brigade Tuesday, 08 October 2024 03:45 PM

Like the old adage goes, the best players often dont make the best coaches, and vice versa. Academic theories are quite different to the dynamics of the real world. Then again these might be Sahodaraya appointments.

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C Fernando Tuesday, 08 October 2024 04:55 PM

We saw this with Viyath Maga.

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Kumar Tuesday, 08 October 2024 05:55 PM

We are going to be a nation of professors!!!

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P COOREY Tuesday, 08 October 2024 09:42 PM

Another from the basket of soup of Rajapksha governance in 2008 - 2012 and 2012 - 2013. AKD depends on Rajapksha aids because all JVPERS were in Politburo doing Tradeunions work from Party funds. None could be found

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Rajan V Pillai Wednesday, 09 October 2024 03:04 AM

Professors are Generally corrupt free except very few who have functioned as Vice Chancellors-where there are needs to take non academic decisions. Unlike those days Global Education gives great exposure in practical aspects.A High Academic coupled with Professional acumen is necessary for top jobs. Hope for the best.

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Alisten Wednesday, 09 October 2024 09:37 PM

Problem we have at the movement is to find and appoint non-corrupt officers who have not been in politics. Look what happen to Peris. So most of them Srilanka come with the good interntion but people like u or business men give money and corrupt them. The government should charge those giving money to corrupt officers/

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kumar Saturday, 12 October 2024 08:09 PM

Appoint a distinguish corrupt free panel to entertain complains when a person is appointed to a head am institution. They should be vetted properly especially if those appointments would have drastic consequences, especially when they are able to misuse the privileges threatening contempt against those who complain. Already AKD has made some wrong appointments giving power to those who were appointed by corrupt politicians previously to protect their backs

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