Academic wrote:As I have repeatedly mentioned on the forum, the market is heading to a deep, deep end. However, I'm still not sure of the turning date. Anyway it would be on or before 1st April, 2011.
Oppose to some posts here, I don't expect this red would drag beyond March.
Why we don't talk about following SEC Circular. According to the information avaliable most of the the Margin Provider's exposure was 10 times the value of its net capital. Simply SEC has taken control measures.
Ref: SEC/LEG/11/02/41
CIRCULAR NO: 02 12011
21'' February 2011
To: All Registered Market Intermediaries under the categcrrysf Margin Pro~vi.d ers ~
DIRECTIVE UNDER SECTION 13 (c) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
OF SRI LANKA ACT NO. 36 OF 1987 (AS AMENDED1
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) hereby directs all registered Margin
Providers, otherthan those registered Margin Providers also licenced and regulated by the Central
Bank of Sri Lanka as follows;
"The Margin Provider's exposure against the aggregate value of the loans extended as margin
should at no time exceed 4 times the value of its net capital."
The above directive shall not be applicable to registered Margin Providers licenced and regulated by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Such institutions shall abide by the requirements stipulated by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on credit exposure, which is determined according to the capital adequacy requirements imposed by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
This directive shall be effective from 1'' March 2011.
Please note that Rule 05. (
of the Specific Rules for Margin Providers under Rules for All Market
Intermediaries of the SEC stands amended as per the above directive.