Orient Wealth branches in Kegalle

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The Orient Wealth has expanded its investment management services to Kegalle by opening its branch at Janashakthi office building, 226/1, Main Street, Kegalle, for the benefit of the investors in the area.

The new branch is part of a strategic expansion drive aimed at identifying key geographic regions and devising effective ways to make capital market investments more popular amongst the general public.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Sri Lanka acting Director General Prof. D.B.P Hareendra Dissabandara, addressed the investors in Kegalle, at the investor forum held to mark the new branch opening.

Professor Dissabandara explained the investors about the role played by the SEC as the regulator of capital markets and gave an overview of Unit Trust fund management companies like Orient Wealth.

He further stressed the importance of Unit Trusts to the general public as an effective investment vehicle to commence investing their savings. Many distinguished personalities from the area including the Member of Parliament Kabir Hashim, Gopura Furniture Chairman Saman Gopura, and Sri Latha Jewellers Chairman Subramanian, were present at the forum and graced the occasion.

The investors in Kegalle can now contact Orient Wealth and find out about the range of investment products offered by the fund manager to meet investors’ personal financial objectives.

The Orient child education plan and Orient retirement saving plan provide many options to save for the long term well-being of investors, their children and dependents.

Individuals or corporates who would like to invest directly in treasury securities, corporate debt securities, and in a selected set of equities listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange are able to do so via Orient general plans. Meanwhile, the press release stated that the investors’ money is held under the custody of Deutsche Bank, Colombo branch, who are the trustee and custodian of the unit trust funds managed by Orient Wealth.