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National Savings Bank (NSB) Chairman Pradeep Kariyawasam yesterday tendered his resignation amidst mounting pressure for the same from Opposition and trade unions over the ill-fated decision to invest in The Finance Company Plc (TFC). Kariyawasam, who only completed two years as NSB Chief last week, had sent his resignation to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is ...
- NSB-TFC deal: CID questions Kariyawasam (Category: Business)
- NSB’s custodial role suspended, Sampath clears Friday settlements (Category: Business)
- NSB conspicuous by its silence on allegations over TFC buy (Category: Business)
- NSB Chairman resigns (Category: Breaking News)
SEC, CSE and CSBA hold positive joint meetingThe stock market is likely to step up the migration to Delivery Versus Payment (DVP) system in a more robust risk management regime following the fiasco triggered by the default of National Savings Bank (NSB). Daily FT learns the DVP
- SEC resolves NSB-TFC in-limbo trade via private transfers (Category: Business)
- Taprobane buys back the TFC shares it sold to NSB (Category: Breaking News)
- NSB’s custodial role suspended, Sampath clears Friday settlements (Category: Business)
- Sanctity of CSE hinges on NSB (Category: Business)
Following is the response from Dlimah Tea Director Malik J. Fernando to Willie Weerasekera’s article ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ or ‘tea hub’? The billion dollar question published last Friday in Daily FT.The writer speaks sense when he says “the million-dollar question is therefore much more than ‘Ceylon Tea’ or ‘tea hub’ – It is: How do ...
- Hub is no hoodoo, says TEA (Category: Business)
- Debate on importation of lower cost tea (Category: Business)
- Storm in Sri Lanka’s teacup: A more pragmatic approach is key (Category: Business)
- Govt. pledges to protect ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s top policy administrator, Dr. P.B. Jayasundera, popularly known by the initials of his name PB, is reported to have proclaimed that Sri Lanka should stop altogether the importation of tea from abroad for blending purposes for it would tarnish the reputation which the country has earned for centuries as the best tea producer ...
- ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ or ‘tea hub’? The billion dollar question (Category: Business)
- Ceylon Tea: To blend or not to blend? (Category: Business)
- Coca-Cola launches ‘Minute Maid Apple’ flavour (Category: Business)
- Hub is no hoodoo, says TEA (Category: Business)
In yesterday’s Daily FT page 13 which carried an advertisement on the ‘HRM Awards Learning Conference 2012 – The Axiom Revolution,’ we had inadvertently carried the wrong picture of the keynote speaker who was C.H. Wee, Ph.D., M.B.A., B.B.A. (Hons), B.B.M., P.P.A.
The Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka (MBSL) in a filing to the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has stated that The Daily FT articles of 14 and 15 May had carried misleading insinuations over the position with regard to the disposal of the shares of MBSL Savings Bank. Chairman M.R. Shah’s filing
- Shareholders furious over lack of disclosure, sale plan of MBSL’s savings subsidiary (Category: Business)
- MBSL selling savings bank for a song! (Category: Business)
- Navara-led consortium to buy 68% of MBSL Savings Bank for Rs. 562 m (Category: Business)
- MBSL Savings Bank invests in community of Galle with relocated Extension Office (Category: Business)
Columnists come and go. Hope this one stays! I’ll agree to do that; if you’d let me kick up controversy, poke fun at you and distort the life out of news and gossip that come my way. The Daily FT Ed is a nice guy; he’s already let me do that. As long as I ...
- Ore. father accused of trying to give away the kids (Category: USA, Washington)
- Jana Aragalaya now ‘Frontline Socialist Party’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Bayliss feels for Marsh as Dilshan quits (Category: Business)
- Heshan comes second in heats but fails to qualify for next round (Category: Business)
By Chamitha Kuruppu Parliamentarian Tiran Alles yesterday met President Mahinda Rajapaksa to discuss about the release of former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka. Speaking to Daily FT Alles said that he met President Rajapakse Wednesday morning at the Temple Trees to discuss the release
- President Meets Anoma Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
- President meets Anoma Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
- DNA parliamentarian discusses Sri Lanka's jailed Army commander's release with the President (Category: Breaking News)
- Tiran meets with President on release of Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
Exporters deny lobbying to import cheap tea Insist more liberal regime for select import of orthodox varieties key to boost blending for exports and establish Colombo as a tea hub Stress Pure Ceylon Tea will remain supreme and unaffected By Uditha Jayasinghe Stirring a fresh storm in the industry, the Tea Exporters Association (TEA) yesterday ...
- Govt. pledges to protect ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ (Category: Business)
- Storm in Sri Lanka’s teacup: A more pragmatic approach is key (Category: Business)
- Tea Industry Divided Over Importing Tea For Blending (Category: Breaking News)
Carson Cumberbatch joined hands with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce as the Platinum Sponsor of the Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2012, the key corporate forum in the country’s business calendar. For the 13th consecutive year, the Sri Lanka Economic Summit will be held on the 10, 11 and 12 July 2012 at the Cinnamon Grand, ...
- WB South Asia Chief Economist to address Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2012 (Category: Business)
- Young guns to share insights to positioning Sri Lanka in global economy (Category: Business)
- Economic summit begins today (Category: Breaking News)
- CCC’s 13th Economic Summit from 10-12 July (Category: Business)
Minority shareholders and analysts are fuming over MBSL’s failure of proper disclosure, including providing no justification for the sale of its controlling stake in its savings bank subsidiary. Sequel to Daily FT’s expose yesterday, investors said that MBSL in its 2010 Annual Report
- MBSL selling savings bank for a song! (Category: Business)
- MBSL says savings subsidiary sale will result in a profit of Rs. 325 m (Category: Business)
- Navara-led consortium to buy 68% of MBSL Savings Bank for Rs. 562 m (Category: Business)
- HNB’s Rights undersubscribed (Category: Business)
With open economic policies, the health sector in Sri Lanka has shown a significant development during the last few years. With the increasing population, which has now reached 20.8 million, there was a dire need for the country to improve her healthcare facilities and this requirement is now being fulfilled by both public and private ...
- ‘Arogya 2012’: A step towards better healthcare (Category: Business)
- Private Hospitals Association’s case for employing foreign medical specialists (Category: Business)
- Nawaloka Hospitals sponsors ‘Arogya 2012’ as Official Cardiac Partner (Category: Business)
- MARKSS Healthcare expands footprint in Kandy (Category: Business)
Planned divestiture of subsidiary – the sole private savings bank in the country – not advertised Deal with in-out-and-in Navara Capital under fire as Rs. 562 m strike price falls below Board recommendation Analysts label deal price as “cheap” when CB is unlikely to be generous in issuing new Specialised Bank licences in the future ...
- Shareholders furious over lack of disclosure, sale plan of MBSL’s savings subsidiary (Category: Business)
- Navara-led consortium to buy 68% of MBSL Savings Bank for Rs. 562 m (Category: Business)
- MBSL says savings subsidiary sale will result in a profit of Rs. 325 m (Category: Business)
- Double-edged deal (Category: Business)
The main broker Taprobane Securities Ltd. is awaiting instructions from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with regard to reversal of contentious NSB-TFC deal. Daily FT learns the broking firm has informed the SEC of the intimation from the buying party of its unwillingness to pay
- Sri Lanka SEC to impose minimum free float (Category: Breaking News)
- Resigned (Category: Business)
- Still There (Category: Business)
- More Time (Category: Business)
UNP MP Harsha asks under what law did President order non-payment of a stock market transaction? The contentious NSB-TFC deal on Friday reverberated in Parliament with the main Opposition UNP MP Harsha De Silva firing a stinker to the Government benches asking under what law did President Mahinda Rajapaksa order the non-payment for a transaction ...
- High profile stakes! (Category: Business)
- NSB’s custodial role suspended, Sampath clears Friday settlements (Category: Business)
- NSB-TFC deal: CID questions Kariyawasam (Category: Business)
- NSB-TFC deal’s stench spreads! (Category: Business)
Right of reply The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) yesterday issued a reply to comments made by former HNB Chairman Rienzie T. Wijetilleke in an article published in the Daily FT titled ‘Wijetilleke backs calls for tough action on NSB-TFC deal’. The full statement is given below
- Wijetilleke backs calls for tough action on NSB-TFC deal (Category: Business)
- Smashing Year (Category: Business)
- CSE only exchange to record positive growth (Category: Breaking News)
- CSE records highest number of transactions (Category: Breaking News)
By Kshanika Argent When Dr. Milinda Salpitikorala was a child he loved to draw. Now, as the 30-something year old medical professional embarks on his most ambitious visual art project, he calls it more than a favourite past time, but an alter-profession of sorts. The ‘Doc’ as he’s fondly known to close friends and associates, ...
- In confirmation hearing, nominated DOC chief says prison staff and oldest inmates will get COVID... (Category: USA, Arkansas)
- In confirmation hearing, nominated DOC chief says prison staff and oldest inmates will get COVID... (Category: USA, Arkansas)
- Series of workshops organised by ITC, DOC and Regional Chambers of Commerce (Category: Breaking News)
Calls for dismissal of wrongdoers Outlines the numerous offenders Insists brokers are now market “breakers” Casts blame on CSE and says worst hit is the Bourse Prominent banking personality Rienzie T. Wijetilleke, who is best known as the former Head of the Hatton National Bank and for his 10-year stint as a Director of the ...
- Stock Exchange responds to Wijetilleke’s comments (Category: Business)
- NSB-TFC deal’s stench spreads! (Category: Business)
- SEC unveils new, tougher rules post NSB-TFC fiasco (Category: Business)
- Sanctity of CSE hinges on NSB (Category: Business)
NSB takes one step forward and two back and Govt’s cure appears worse than the disease Unprecedented reversal of trade in the offing with sellers agreeable to buy back Analysts opine Bourse in Catch 22 situation as stakeholders mixed over the approach to the cancellation and authorities not holding those responsible accountable so far Confirming ...
- TFC buy against NSB Act: Legal experts (Category: Business)
- Not-so-ugly truth of the NSB saga! (Category: Business)
- NSB-TFC deal: CID questions Kariyawasam (Category: Business)
- Sanctity of CSE hinges on NSB (Category: Business)
Newly-merged HP Printing and Personal Systems Group offers compelling customer experiences with innovative portfolio; among 80 new products is the world’s first mobile all-in-one printerThe world’s largest technology company HP on Wednesday in Shanghai, China, showcased its unparalleled line of computers and printers, the first show of resolve for the newly-created HP Printing and Personal ....
- HP moves HP Cloud Services to public beta (Category: Business)
- HP launches new imaging and printing offerings to enhance biz efficiency (Category: Business)
- HP expands thin and light collection with new Ultrabook (Category: Business)
- HP opens flagship outlet (Category: Business)
By Cheranka Mendis With tourism numbers increasing, Sri Lanka Tourism must now look at aggressive destination promotion, especially at travel and trade fairs abroad. While the industry expressed delight over the tourism authority’s interest in supporting more participation in international travel fairs, the lack of representation of the authority itself is a major drawback to ...
- Can joint promotions with other export industries work for Sri Lanka Tourism? (Category: Business)
- Tourism triumph! - Ends 2011 with record 855,975 arrivals (Category: Business)
- Over 55 tour agents, 50 international journalists for Expo 2012 (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka records 624,874 tourist arrivals by end of June (Category: Breaking News)
The National Savings Bank’s (NSB) role as a custodial bank has been suspended by the Colombo Stock Exchange following its failure to honour the payment on its purchase of a 13% stake on 27 April, the Daily FT learns. CSE officials refused to comment about the suspension whilst
- NSB unions want Kariyawasam out (Category: Breaking News)
- TFC buy against NSB Act: Legal experts (Category: Business)
- Fitch affirms National Savings Bank at ‘AAA’ (Category: Business)
- NSB relaunches popular products to expand market base (Category: Business)
Whilst the NSB Chairman or General Manager/CEO are yet to officially respond to allegations surrounding the purchase of TFC shares, especially by UNP MP Dr. Harsha De Silva, Presidential Spokesman Bandula Jayasekara told the Daily FT yesterday that President Rajapaksa had instructed officials
- NSB-TFC deal: CID questions Kariyawasam (Category: Business)
- NSB conspicuous by its silence on allegations over TFC buy (Category: Business)
- NSB Head gives quit notice (Category: Business)
Experts and analysts insist savings giant as a custodial bank must pay up and resolve internal issues separately without compromising integrity stability and confidence of market Popular settlement banker Sampath with Rs. 390 m overdrawn from CDS following payment on TFC deal stalls operations on Friday, causing chaos for brokers and clients of other deals; ...
- NSB’s custodial role suspended, Sampath clears Friday settlements (Category: Business)
- TFC buy against NSB Act: Legal experts (Category: Business)
- NSB-TFC deal’s stench spreads! (Category: Business)
By Cheranka Mendis Asia Leisure, a fully-owned subsidiary of Asia Capital Group, has formed a strategic tie-up with Teoria Investments Japan, through which Teoria has made an initial investment of US$ 2 million into Asia Leisure’s property Taprobana in Balapitiya. Anticipated to be launched in April 2013, Taprobana is the start of a major expansion ...
- Asia Leisure partners with Japan Capital for new hotel project in Wadduwa (Category: Business)
- Asia Capital spreads its wings (Category: Business)
- Stefan appointed Asia Capital CEO (Category: Business)
- ‘OZO’ to be newest brand in Sri Lankan hospitality (Category: Business)
The City of Colombo was lit up with fairy lights, lanterns and pandols as the country celebrated the birth, enlightenment and passing away of Lord Buddha with the annual Vesak festivities that took place in the island. Daily FT photojournalists captured these colorful moments over the last two days
In a bizarre and perhaps unprecedented development, the T+3 settlement deadline as per rule in the Colombo Bourse on National Savings Bank's purchase of a 13% stake in The Finance Company Plc (TFC) hadn't been met yesterday. NSB bought the stake amounting to 7.8 million shares for Rs. 393 million on Friday. As per the ...
- Trygve Olson cartoon: Magi's mandate (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Trygve Olson cartoon: Magi's mandate (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Danz: Small acts of kindness can go a long way (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Danz: Small acts of kindness can go a long way (Category: USA, North Dakota)
Sri Lanka Ports Authority will begin an upgrade to its current passenger terminal this year, given the interest shown by cruise liners to stop by and disembark at the Colombo Port. SLPA Harbour Master Capt. Ravi Jayawickreme told the Daily FT that plans are underway to begin an upgrade project
- Terminal Control (Category: Business)
- Port Deal (Category: Business)
- Box Trade (Category: Business)
- Trade Hub (Category: Business)
One week on, NSB has remained silent concerning the purchase of a 13% stake in The Finance Company Plc (TFC) at a hefty premium, prompting analysts to claim the savings giant was either ignoring or confirming controversies and allegations levelled by the UNP and the market. This assertion is despite TFC on Wednesday issuing a ...
- NSB-TFC deal’s stench spreads! (Category: Business)
- NSB’s entry in to TFC stirs up storm (Category: Business)
- UNP raises alarm over NSB investment in The Finance (Category: Business)
- NSB-TFC deal: CID questions Kariyawasam (Category: Business)
A word about ‘The Business of Sport’ column that appears in the Daily FT, which I have deeply enjoyed. Here is a series of articles that touched the ‘inner depth’ of Sri Lanka’s popular sport arenas. It is a pity that the sport enthusiasts in Sri Lanka are denied
- Asian delegation in town for Hambantota bid (Category: Business)
- “Cricketainment” will drive the cricket industry – MTI (Category: Business)
- Mobitel supports Civil Defence Force ‘Nandimithra’ Football Team (Category: Business)
- Do sports need carnivals? (Category: Business)
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