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Sri Lanka regulator halts deposit taking by Marlon Fernando forex unit

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has barred Marlon Fernando International Forex Exchange Unit Pvt Ltd and Kurukulasooriya Firmie Marlon Fernando from taking new deposits, and repay all remaining deposit liabilities. After an investigation conducted under Section 42 of the Finance Business Act No. 42 of 2011, the central bank said it determined that the company and the individual have accepted deposits in contravention of the Act. Accordingly, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has directed above mentioned company and the individual; (i) not to accept deposits from the public by issuing promissory notes or in any manner; and (ii)…

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