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Prof.(Ms).L.Kengatharan (Professor in Financial Management) is appointed as the new head of the Department of Financial Management from 20th December..

Prof.(Mrs). Rathiranee Yogendrarajah, Head/ Department of Financial Management, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce delivered the late Dr. Arunasalam Somasundarampillai memorial oration on the title Role of Financial literacy in achieving women’s financial inclusion and the strategies to improve financial inclusion among women on 16th November 2022 at 3.00 pm the Kailasapathy Auditorium, University of Jaffna. Late Dr. Arunasalam Somasundarampillai was a Chartered Accountant and a former member of the Governing Council of the University of Jaffna. I have known him for well our four decades in Point Pedro, his place of birth and residence, Thunnalai where he married (nee) Leela Kulaveerasingham and in Jaffna town where he set up his own and Audit firm administered the Merchant Finance Ltd and in the University of Jaffna.   Dr. Somasundarampillai was the Charter President in the Lion Club of Point Pedro and the..

Department of Financial Management, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna has initiated a guest lecture as part of MoU signed with CFA Society Sri Lanka. It was conducted by Mr. Kasun Thanthrimudalige, CFA, Associate Director at Acuity Knowledge Partners on 16th November 2022, Wednesday at 10.00 am in the Faculty Auditorium with collaboration of CFA Society Sri Lanka and Acuity Knowledge Partners. Mr. Kasun has shared his practical experiences he gained in Financial Statement Analysis virtually. There were approximately 160 students from 3rd and final year participated in this..

The Department of Finance of the University of Kelaniya organized the "Inter-University Finance Quiz Competition" in collaboration with Acuity Knowledge Partners with the aim to enhance the knowledge and skills of Finance undergraduates and strengthen ties among management faculties of the Sri Lankan university system. They conduct physically in university premises on 12th November 2022. From Department of Financial Management, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna, five students, two temporary and one permanent staff participated in the competition. University of Kelaniya has provided the accommodation facilities while University of Jaffna has arranged the transportation facilities for the participants. Participants left from Faculty of Management premises on 11th November 2022 at around 10.00 am and after participating in the event on 12th they arrived to Jaffna on the same..

The CFA society organized a global competition under the name of Research Challenge, It offers students the unique opportunity to learn from leading industry experts and compete with peers from the world’s top finance programs. This annual educational initiative promotes best practices in equity research among the next generation of analysts through hands-on mentoring and intensive training in company analysis and presentation skills. The Challenge gathers students, investment industry professionals, publicly traded companies, and corporate sponsors together locally, regionally, and globally for real-world competition. Local-level competitions are organized and judged by CFA Society members and volunteers who function as local hosts. The winning university team from each local competition advances to one of the three regional competitions. The regional and global competitions are hosted by CFA Institute in the Americas; the..

The Department of Finance of the University of Colombo organized the " Inter University Debate Competition " in association with MAGNATE 2022. From Department of Financial Management, five students Mr. Arumugam Vinothan,  Miss. Rajendran Radhadevi, N.F.Ihshana, Miss. Anat Renoga and Mr. K. Vajeetharan have participated. There were two rounds in the competition. Based on the preliminary round conducted on 29th of September 2022 virtually, Department of Financial Management was placed 4th on this..

CFA Society Sri Lanka conducted two types of training programs on Python and Machine Learning and Equity Analyst under the process of entering into the MOU agreement with the Department of Financial Management. One staff and two students were selected for the training on Python and Machine Learning. The training commenced on 28th September 2021 and was conducted for 11 virtual hours. It covered basic knowledge of using python for analytics, practical application of statistics, practical portfolio optimization in python, and implementing basic machine learning in python. Three students were selected for the training on Equity Analyst commenced on the 24th of September 2021. It was conducted for 25 virtual hours and supported the participants in understanding the entire equity valuation process, specifically gaining knowledge on industry analysis, financial model building, equity valuation methodologies, and investment note writing...