Like most professions, finance has a language of its own. It’s easy to get the lingo wrong, and that can lead to very expensive mistakes. To help you avoid that, what follows are some of the most frequently misused words in finance… and what they really mean

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Present day issues of the estate sector have their roots in the early history of plantations

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The emergence of fintech companies could disrupt banking. Should the incumbents react with alarm or be prepared to collaborate?

Nearly six decades after we elected the world’s first female head of state, Sri Lanka still treats its women as second class to men

Tundra Fund is helping foreign investors discover socially responsible companies with strong growth potential in Sri Lanka’s lacklustre equities market

The future belongs to c-suite leaders who will drive the success of their organisations by embracing sustainability

FORGET EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW; THIS COMPANY IS WRITING ITS OWN RULES, AND CORPORATE SRI LANKA SHOULD TAKE NOTES

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For years, Sri Lanka’s life insurance industry exploited loopholes in the tax code to avoid taxes on profits. Then, realisation dawned that it was no longer in their best interest

A parasitic political system enables narrow personal aims to prevail over public interest

Hemaka de Alwis is driven by the passion to transform cityscapes and foster the arts

The Chief Executive of J. Walter Thompson Sri Lanka lives by the phrase ‘A wine a day keeps the doc away’

Colombo’s fashion industry is turning to sustainability to redesign its image on the global stage

A TAX ON IMPORTS IS A TAX ON EXPORTS

Mercantile Investments and Finance undertakes practical initiatives for the conservation of wildlife

A system of checks and balances is necessary to combat corruption and protect the interests of citizens

Hemas’ acquisition of stationery manufacturer Atlas will spur group growth during periods of low consumption