CIMA (UK) interviews SLAASMB DG

Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board (SLAASMB) Director General Ajith Ratnayake became the first Sri Lankan to be interviewed by 'Financial Management' under the theme One 2 One.

'Financial Management' is the journal of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) of the United Kingdom and is distributed to 172,000 members and students of the institute in 165 countries.

The interview was published in its December 2010 publication with attention drawn to it in both the cover page and the contents page.

CIMA is the world's largest and leading professional body of management accountants.

The topics discussed in the interview include SLAASMB's approach to regulation, current priorities of SLAASMB, future of financial reporting regulation in the region, effects of the global financial crisis, issues facing accountants worldwide and steps required to make the global economy less vulnerable.

SLAASMB is the statutory regulator for financial reporting and auditing of listed companies, banks, insurance companies and other specified business enterprises in Sri Lanka.

Ajith Ratnayake has been its Director General since its inception.