the CFA Society Sri Lanka Capital Market Awards 2026. This marks the fifth consecutive Gold Award win for SMMF, following Gold wins in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, and a Silver award in 2021.
The 13th edition of the CFA Society Sri Lanka Capital Market Awards was held on 10 September 2026 at the Oak Room, Cinnamon Grand, Colombo. The event was graced by SEC Chairman Senior Professor Hareendra Dissabandara and CSE Chairman Dimuthu Abeyesekera, and attended by CFA Institute Regional Director, Society Relations-APAC, Reseena Abdullah.
CFA Society Sri Lanka President Rashmi Peiris Paranavitane, delivering the opening address, noted that Sri Lanka’s capital markets are operating in an increasingly complex environment shaped by economic and regulatory developments, artificial intelligence and geopolitical shifts, and that the ability to interpret complexity and uphold high standards has become more important than ever.
SFAM remains fully committed to transparency, providing comprehensive disclosures to all unit holders regardless of investment amount, and continues to adhere to the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) framework. SFAM also claims compliance with the CFA Institute Asset Manager Code of Professional Conduct*.
SFAM has made a conscious effort to ensure that the asset quality of the SMMF takes the highest priority as opposed to exposing unitholders to unnecessary risk in pursuit of a higher yield, with the fund ensuring 95.2% of investments are in A-rated or above investments. SFAM also holds a Fitch credit rating, having become the first standalone Asset Management Company in Sri Lanka to be Fitch-rated, and remains the only Fitch-rated Money Market Fund in the country.
SFAM’s online platform (www.senfinassetmanagement.com) supports end-to-end client onboarding, including KYC, investing, redemptions, switching and live inquiries, with application forms available in all three languages in fully editable, digitally signable PDF formats. The platform is mobile- and data-friendly, with FAQs, an educational media section, live chat, and fund pages carrying KIIDs, fact sheets and trust deeds.
Money market unit trust funds such as SMMF remain ideally suited to short-term cash management for individuals and corporations, with same-business-day redemption and no penalty to the investor.
The Senfin Money Market Fund, launched in 2014, continues to invest in a well-diversified portfolio of government securities, term deposits of banks and NBFIs, repurchase agreements, and corporate debt, all with maturities under 397 days. The Fund’s Trustee is Hatton National Bank PLC. With a minimum investment of Rs. 1,000/- and a management fee of 0.15% per annum, the fund remains highly accessible.
In terms of the fund performance, the SMMF has delivered a one-month annualised return of 9.42%.
In addition to SMMF, the company offers fund management solutions covering fixed-income, equity and Shariah-compliant funds. The Senfin Dynamic Income Fund invests in fixed-income securities beyond 13-month maturities, aiming to maximise returns through active portfolio management. The Senfin Growth Fund targets long-term capital growth through CSE-listed equities in well-managed, high-growth-potential companies. The Senfin Dividend Fund generates current income and capital gains through a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying CSE-listed stocks.
The Senfin Insurance Sector Fund and Senfin Financial Services Fund invest in CSE-listed equities with direct exposure to the insurance and financial services sectors respectively, while the Senfin Consumer Staples Fund invests across Sri Lanka’s retail and consumer sectors.
The Senfin Shariah Income Fund and Senfin Shariah Balanced Fund are Shariah-compliant unit trusts investing in Shariah-compliant securities and Shariah-compliant CSE-listed equities respectively. The Senfin Select Factor Fund targets long-term capital appreciation through a disciplined, ten-KPI equity selection process and has delivered a 5.28% year-to-date return, making it the best-performing Growth Unit Trust Fund in the industry.
Senfin Asset Management is a fully owned subsidiary of Senkadagala Finance PLC, a Central Bank of Sri Lanka licensed finance company.