The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) and the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) held its 12th Investor Forum - ‘Kotas Welenda Pola: Nagarayen Nagarayate’ at the Golden Mango Resort in Anuradhapura recently.
The regional fora are conducted to educate the public on wealth creation through the capital market. The forum saw active participation from over 300 attendees including retailers, university lecturers, businessmen and professionals. Some of the industry’s reputed personnel provided in-depth knowledge on investing in the capital market. Prabash Wanigatunga, Deputy Chief Executive Officer – Business Development, SMB Securities Pvt Ltd spoke on the ‘Introduction to the Stock Market’ followed by a presentation on ‘Analysis of opportunities available in the Stock Market’ by Sidath Kalyanarathna, Deputy General Manager and Head of Group Research, Assetline Securities Ltd./David Peiris Motor Company Ltd. A panel discussion moderated by Tharaka Amarasena, Manager, CSE Branch Anuradhapura featured Tushara Jayaratne, Director, External Relations and Surveillance, SEC, Niroshan Wijesundere, Head of Market Development, CSE as well as the two presenters. Participants also got the opportunity to interact with stock brokers and unit trust management companies who provided potential investors with valuable investment advice. As the media partner for the Regional Investor Forums, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation is expected to further the reach of this joint investor education initiative.