CSE launches FB, LinkedIn pages
View(s):The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has launched a Facebook and a LinkedIn page, according to a statement.
The FB page is located at facebook.com/cseonline2014 while the LinkedIn page is at linkedin.com/company/colombo-stock-exchange.
The CSE statement said, “The Facebook page intends to reach retail investors and students who are eager to receive information on upcoming awareness programmes and informational snippets on investing in the Stock Market… Correspondingly, the LinkedIn page seeks to engage professionals by providing them information on the Sri Lankan Capital Market, furthermore it is seen as a medium of attracting new talent to the industry”.
The statement also noted that this new development “follows the CSE’s launch of a Twitter handle in 2014 and a Mobile Application in 2013, both of which have seen a resounding response from those eager for up-to-date market information. The Facebook and LinkedIn pages hope to provide a broader overview of the professional opportunities, educational and awareness programmes to be conducted by the CSE”.
Quoted in the statement, CSE Chairman Vajira Kulatilaka stated, “Social Media, especially Facebook, has a high rate of proliferation amongst the urban and rural demographics therefore this is an easily accessible method of reaching out to the masses”.
Meanwhile, CSE Chief Executive Rajeeva Bandaranaike was quoted as saying, “LinkedIn being a specialised medium for professionals is therefore an ideal avenue through which we are able to attract talent. Furthermore we see LinkedIn as a viable platform for keeping professional groups informed of the various educational activities we conduct”.