Sri Lanka participates at the inaugural AFIE

25th February 2010, www.news.lk

Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka Channa De Silva in a press release says that their Chairman Mr.Udayasiri Kariyawasam was invited to attend the inaugural meeting of the Asia Forum for Investor Education (AFIE) which was held on 3rd and 4th February 2010 in Seoul, Korea.

Mr. Kariyawasam had attended this inaugural meeting and made a presentation on the “Current Status and Challenges of Investor Education in Sri Lanka”. This forum was hosted by the Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) and the Korea Council for Investor Education (KCIE). The AFIE is the Asia-Pacific regional body for the International Forum for Investor Education (IFIE).

The primary objective of the AFIE is to facilitate investor education and information exchange, ultimately contributing to the development of capital markets in the Asia-Pacific region. The AFIE will provide a platform for investor education experts in the region to work together and explore more effective strategies in their efforts to promote investor education.