KPMG Friday Mid-Afternoon Chat on ‘Principles of Asset Valuations’

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KPMG in Sri Lanka Principal – Advisory Ajantha Weerasekara

The KPMG Sri Lanka Academy today will hold the 25th virtual session of the ‘Friday Mid-Afternoon Chat’ series.

This week’s webinar will be on ‘Principles of Asset Valuations’ conducted by KPMG in Sri Lanka Principal – Advisory Ajantha Weerasekara. The session is from 3 p.m. onwards.

Ajantha is an alumnus of the London Business School, where he holds a Master’s Degree in Finance. He is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK (ACMA), a CFA Chartered Holder, a Professional Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, UK (MRICS), and also holds a B.Sc. in Finance (First Class) from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.

Asset valuation is an important driver of economic activity both in the State sector and the private sector, where fair market values, value in use/worth or transaction values of assets will be critical for transactions, financial reporting, imposing of taxes, rates and insurance charges, etc. Therefore, it is beneficial for us to understand the fundamentals of asset valuations, either intangible or tangible, both from a corporate and a personal perspective.

This webinar will focus on: Assets types to be valued; Purposes of carrying out asset valuations; Key principles of tangible and intangible asset valuations and Valuation methodologies for tangible and intangible asset valuations.