SEC takes capital market to Ampara

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Sri Lanka in its efforts to develop the capital market has mapped out a comprehensive investor education and public awareness plan which includes programmes ranging from road shows, investor education programmes, television and radio programmes, continuous news paper articles etc. on the capital market with the main objective of reaching the rural masses in all parts of Sri Lanka.

The Capital Market Road Shows which is one initiatives taken by the SEC to familiarize the concept of investing in the capital market have been successfully held in Galle, Kandy, Kurunegala and Negombo so far attracting large crowds of potential and existing investors.

The SEC has scheduled the next road show to be held in Ampara on October 1 from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m at Hotel Monty in Ampara. The Ampara Road Show will be the fifth in the series of local road shows to be held in different parts of the island.

The Colombo Stock Exchange, Stock brokers, and Unit Trust Management companies make this programme an ideal platform to assist potential and new investors to open accounts to transact in shares as well as provide guidance on investing in the capital market.