Investment Bank First Capital Holdings PLC, won the Bronze Award for “Financial Institutions” category at the 52nd Annual Report Awards competition organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka).
Consisting of five subsidiaries providing a diverse range of advisory services and financial products including Capital Markets Advisory, Wealth Management, Fixed Income and Equities First Capital Holdings PLC is the holding company deriving its income from the dividends from the group entities and income from its investments, which includes interest income and profit from investments. The company is listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange and is rated A- by ICRA Lanka Limited.
“As a listed entity we strive to exemplify compliance, corporate governance, financial transparency, disclosure and effective communication in executing our business transactions. It is due to this focus on providing a true reflection of our fair value that we are able to provide a comprehensive viewpoint for the benefit of our shareholders, clients as well as in a broader context for our market participants” commented Chief Financial Officer of First Capital Holdings Mangala Jayashanth.
The theme for this year’s competition was ‘Precision Exemplified’ acknowledging publications that enhance Sri Lanka’s financial reporting standards to keep with global best practices of accountability, transparency and good governance.
Following a stringent process of analysis and evaluation the most outstanding Annual Reports of Sri Lankan companies be it a small-time non-profit organisation or a large-scale conglomerate were recognised at the gala event at under the patronage of Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake with top corporate leaders and government officials also present.
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