Sri Lanka Forex Training and educational program

18th Aug. 2006 'FOREX WIND DOWN ZONE' / SLFA Farewell to PP Kenneth De Zilwa @ 80 club 6.00 p.m. onwards

We will also take this opportunity to bid farewell to Mr Kenneth De Zilwa, who is planning to leave the Island for higher studies.

The first fun event of the year so lets meet, mingle and have a good time. Please contact each of your ambassadors for details...see you there

25th Aug, 2006  (in conjunction with Economics Dept, University of Colombo but open to all SLFA members free of charge)

6 Rotten  Eggs – Significant economic & financial disasters

Ever asked the question why stock market crashes happen? Puzzled how a single trader managed to bankrupt the 200 year old bank he worked for? Wondered how The Asia Tiger countries lost their economic teeth? Phil Smith, Reuters Editor for South Asia will analyze and explain in simple language some momentous world economic and financial market events drawing on his own experiences covering these stories during his 25 year career as a Reuters journalist.

We invite you to attend this workshop which will be held on August 25 th 2006 at the University of Colombo Economics Dept auditorium between 5.30 PM and 8.30 PM. It will be followed by dinner sponsored by Reuters. This would be a presentation to the University Students, topic 'Six Rotten Eggs'. Venue would be the Colombo University. It would be The SLFA membership is invited for this event.

Background on Phil

Phil joined Reuters in 1981 when it was still headquartered in Fleet Street on the financial markets team and in 1987 covered the global stock market collapse. He moved to U.K .economic and political news then took charge of foreign exchange reporting heading a London based team. Covering the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the lead up to monetary union took him on extensive travels around Europe with some time in Bosina covering the conflict there. He switched to Singapore in 1997 just ahead of the Asia crisis spending six months in Jakarta covering the fall of the Suharto regime. He became Bureau Chief for the South Pacific region in 2001 moving from there to Mumbai and his current position at the start of 2005.

Phil has held his technical analysis workshops in London, Sydney, Melbourne, and most recently at an ACI dealing simulation course in Colombo and Dhaka.

6 Rotten  Eggs– Significant economic & financial disasters

Ever asked the question why stock market crashes happen? Puzzled how a single trader managed to bankrupt the 200 year old bank he worked for? Wondered how The Asia Tiger countries lost their economic teeth? Phil Smith, Reuters Editor for South Asia will analyze and explain in simple language some momentous world economic and financial market events drawing on his own experiences covering these stories during his 25 year career as a Reuter’s journalist.

We invite you to attend this workshop which will be held on August 25 th 2006at the University of Colombo Economics Deptauditorium between 5.30 PM and 8.30 PM. It will be followed by dinner sponsored by Reuters. This would be a presentation to the University Students, topic 'Six Rotten Eggs'. Venue would be the Colombo University. It would be The SLFA membership is invited for this event.