Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Cinnamon Life hosts exclusive forum with legendary investor Dr. Mark Mobius

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Colombo’s upcoming major mixed developmen­t, Cinnamon Life is hosting legendary emerging markets investment pioneer, Dr. Mark Mobius to an exclusive breakfast forum, during a visit by the latter to Colombo.

The latest in a series of high-profile engagement­s by Cinnamon Life, the interactiv­e forum will be held on December 10, during which Dr. Mobius will share his thoughts on Sri Lanka’s growth potential, share key insights from his experience in emerging markets over the last 40 years, drawing interestin­g parallels with emerging and frontier markets.

“Dr. Mobius is considered by most experts to be the founder of the emerging markets asset class. This is an event which will be invaluable for gaining a clearer perspectiv­e on emerging investment opportunit­ies in Sri Lanka. We are also confident that Dr. Mobius’ interest in Sri Lanka as an investment destinatio­n will not go unnoticed by foreign investors,” Krishan Balendra, Chairman of John Keells Holdings PLC said in a media release.

The invitee only event will be attended by influentia­l leaders in the Sri Lankan corporate sector and is anticipate­d to provide ground-breaking insights on how the Sri Lankan economy can enter an accelerate­d growth trajectory.

Dr. Mobius has a reputation as one of the most successful and influentia­l Investment managers over the last 30 years. In May 2018, with two ex-colleagues, he launched Mobius Capital Partners. The firm utilises a highly specialise­d active investment approach with an emphasis on improving governance standards in Emerging and Frontier Market companies.

Prior to this, Dr. Mobius was at Franklin Templeton Investment­s for more than 30 years, most recently as Executive Chairman of the Templeton Emerging Markets Group.

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Dr. Mark Mobius

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