CFA Society Sri Lanka held the 13th Capital Market Awards on 10 September 2026, with Hemas Holdings Ltd. winning Gold for Best Investor Relations (Mid-to-Large Cap). hSenid Business Solutions won Small-Cap IR Gold; Sunshine Holdings (Silver) and John Keells Holdings (Bronze) were also recognised, and Softlogic received a sector-report award.
The CFA Society Sri Lanka held its 13th Capital Market Awards on 10 Sept 2026; Hemas Holdings won Gold for Best Investor Relations (Mid-to-Large Cap) and hSenid Business Solutions won Gold for Best Investor Relations (Small Cap). Sunshine and John Keells took Silver and Bronze respectively; Hatton National Bank and Capital Alliance were event sponsors.
CA Sri Lanka held a forum warning that prolonged Middle East instability could spike oil prices and disrupt remittances, tourism and tea exports, raising inflation, exchange-rate volatility and risks to the banking/financial sector.
Capital Alliance PLC (CALT) was upgraded by Lanka Rating Agency to an ‘A+’ rating from ‘A’ with a Stable Outlook, citing strong capitalisation, improved profitability and total equity of ~Rs.15 billion as of 30 Sep 2025; LRA noted capital adequacy remained comfortably above regulatory requirements.
Capital Alliance Investments Ltd (a CAL Group subsidiary) listed 841,263,375 units of the CAL Three Year Closed End Fund on the Colombo Stock Exchange. The three-year closed-end fixed-income unit trust targets predictable cash flows and capital preservation amid a stabilizing yield environment.
Capital Alliance Holdings (represented by its SVP, Equity Capital Markets) took part in the 'Seed to Scale – Unlock Value & Potential' forum where tech companies sought capital-market opportunities to scale.
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The SEC and Colombo Stock Exchange held a 'Seed to Scale' forum to encourage tech firms to use the capital market for growth; Capital Alliance Holdings (CALH.N0000) delivered a presentation on pathways to listing and capital raising.
FINEXT 2025 career fair at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura linked undergraduates with finance, technology and professional services firms; participating shortlisted companies included UAL.N0000, CALH.N0000, VLL.N0000, WLTH.N0000 and NDB.N0000. A panel on the export-oriented knowledge and professional services sector and onsite interviews provided recruitment and industry insights.
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