The 20th Annual Meeting of the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering will be held in Colombo during July 17-21, 2017 with the participation of about 450 local and foreign delegates from 41 member countries and several international observer organisations.
Sri Lanka’s most progressive private commercial bank, Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB), conducted a special ceremony to mark the opening of its centralized processing centre, titled Centre of Excellence, to accommodate its back office operations for its extensive network of customer service centres.
The No.1 bank in Sri Lanka, Bank of Ceylon, in its steadfast journey of 78 years being the most influential banking institution in the country ensures that it can rapidly adapt and address the needs of diverse clientele by re-launching its website with ‘Apply Online’ facility.
Allianz Life Insurance Lanka (Allianz Lanka) registered steady growth in returns to policyholders on its investment linked life insurance policies which delivered dividends of 8.5 percent for the financial year 2016 (FY 2016).
AIA Group Limited, the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group, announced the achievement of becoming the only company in the world to have achieved the largest number of Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) members for three consecutive years.
‘Behind every success stands a strong woman; behind every strong woman stands Araliya.’ A woman too at times resembles ‘Araliya’ a flower that’s simple, humble yet resilient and beautiful. Looking back at the success we have achieved in life, there has always been that woman (Ara-liya) who sacrificed much more, as a mother, daughter, wife, sister.
LB Finance accomplished a stellar performance overall for the year ended March 31, 2017. Total assets crossed the Rs. 100 billion milestone to reach Rs. 102.8 billion as at March 31, 2017, a growth of 21.6 percent over the previous year.
The Life Insurance Corporation (Lanka) Ltd., (LIC Lanka), a joint venture between LIC India and the Bartleets Group Sri Lanka, recently announced the appointment of Madawa Gunaratna - a life insurance marketing specialist who has joined their senior management team as Deputy General Manager – Marketing, Sales and Distribution.
The CMA National Management Accounting Conference 2017 hosted by the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka will join hands with the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) Sri Lanka as the national partner.
In an innovative move to be on par with global professional bodies, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) recently launched the CPD Online Academy, to offer discerning Chartered Accountants both in Sri Lanka and overseas a platform to enhance their professional competence and gain Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to help them succeed in today’s competitive business environment.
A forward-looking approach and a focus on the needs of every stakeholder have made it possible for Senkadagala Finance PLC to cross Rs.1 billion milestone in profit before tax and record Rs.1,119 million for the financial year 2016/17 with a growth of 26.8 percent over the previous year.
Seylan Bank, took centre-stage at the recently-concluded LankaPay Technnovation Awards 2017, where it won four key awards as Runner up of the ‘Overall excellence in Interbank Payments’ category; Top award Winner of ‘Best Bank for Seamless Back-end Operations’; Winner of the ‘Bank of the Year for Financial Inclusivity’ in Category B and Winner of ‘Bank of the Year for Excellence in Customer Convenience&rsq
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