The main index of the Colombo Stock Exchange, the All Share Price Index (ASPI) today crossed the 6,500 point mark, at the close of trading, for the first time since October 2011.

A fraud amounting to approximately Rs.172 million has been detected at Sierra Cables PLC, a unit of Sierra Holdings, the company informed the Colombo Stock Exchange yesterday

SG Holdings Global Plc Ltd, the overseas arm of SG Holdings of Japan which bought 30 percent stake in Expolanka Holdings PLC in a Rs.6.2 billion deal last Friday, has made a mandatory offer to acquire remaining Expolanka shares at Rs.10.70 per share

Vajira Kulatilaka who has been a Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) board member since October 2009, will succeed Krishan Balendra as the new Chairman of CSE from June 5

Start-ups play a vital role in a country’s economy, filling in niches and creating employment. In developing economies such as Sri Lanka, entrepreneurship is often viewed as an important component in stimulating economic growth, innovation and

Sri Lanka’s capital market watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), urged all public listed companies to appoint an officer for the purpose of monitoring the particular company’s compliance with the SEC regulations.

Several struggling stock brokers have written to the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) requesting permission to temporarily halt their operations mainly due to low activity levels in the bourse, Mirror Business learns.

Several struggling stock brokers have written to the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) requesting permission to temporarily halt their operations mainly due to low activity levels in the bourse, Mirror Business learns.

Nearly two and a half years into setting up of a stock broking arm in Sri Lanka, India’s diversified financial services group, India Infoline Limited (IIFL) is to sell its entire stake to exit the Lankan operations, according to a top company e

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has carried out a study to assess the possibility of mandating the justification of the ‘fairness of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) offer price’ by an independent and competent party, an yea

The capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a directive amending the disclosure requirements on share dealings by directors of listed entities, and these new rules will come in to force from April 01, 2014.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to amend the listing rules pertaining to disclosures on director dealings, to chuck out some ambiguities that have fuelled late disclosures by some parties.

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) as the regulator of the capital market of Sri Lanka is committed towards promoting, developing and maintaining a capital market that is fair, efficient, orderly and transparent.

Having conducted three rounds of public consultations, capital market watchdog the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last Friday issued a directive on minimum public float as a continuous listing requirement effective from January 01,2014.

The capital market watchdog Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely to issue a directive in early part of next year, setting out rules on the ‘minimum mandatory continuous free floating limits’ for Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE)

The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday tightened the rules on related party transactions by introducing a detailed best practices code with effect from January 1, 2014, aiming to safeguard minority shareholders and put in place an internal

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) announcing a series of amendments to listing rules yesterday made it mandatory for debt issues to have ratings one notch above investment grade, and completely shelved Second Board listing of debt issuances.

Stocks ended two-week high yesterday led by diversified shares such as conglomerate John keels Holdings PLC, while foreign inflows also helped boost turnover.

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has postponed its fourth foreign roadshow in Singapore to January 21 next year. The event was previously scheduled for November 28, 2013.

The Sri Lanka’s capital market watchdog Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is currently considering the restriction corporate debt issuances which are coming with below investment grade, according to a top SEC official.

Both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) are currently working on a project to lure the Board of Investment (BoI) companies into the stock market in a bid to increase the number of listings and market liquidi

Sri Lanka’s stockbrokers have written to the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) requesting a hike in the brokerage fees citing financial hardships they are currently undergoing amid relatively low market turnover levels, Mirror Business learns.

The capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a motion in the Commercial High Court Colombo that’s hearing the winding up application of agro-forestry investment firm Touchwood Investment PLC filed by a

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) is considering the implementation of a minimum 20 percent public float requirement, a top CSE official said.

Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) will host the “Invest Sri Lanka” investor forum at the Shangri-La Hotel in Hong Kong today.

Sri Lankan stocks recovered from their lowest level in more than four months yesterday as investors picked up large cap shares such as Ceylon Tobacco Company Plc and Nestle Lanka Plc, but foreign outflows continued for the fourth day.

Sri Lankan stocks closed at their lowest level in more than four months yesterday with trading volume slumping to near three-week lows as foreign outflows continued for the third day, while retail investors stayed on the sidelines amid a falling rupe

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) opened its newest branch in Ratnapura yesterday making it the seventh branch office Sri Lanka’s only equity exchange has islandwide.

The ‘outlook’ on Sanasa Development Bank PLC (SDB), a licensed specialized bank (LSB) has been revised to ‘stable’ from ‘positive’ by Ram Ratings Lanka, with respective long and short term ratings at BBB and P3

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) yesterday launched a publication titled ‘A guide to listing on the CSE’, in a bid to raise awareness on equity listing and corporate debt securities.