Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The Colombo Stock Exchange has announced a reduction in transaction fees for Corporate Debt Securities traded on its Automated Trading System.

The change was approved by the Ministry of Finance's Department of Fiscal Policy and communicated through the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC).

Under the new structure, the CSE, the Central Depository Systems (CDS), and the SEC will each receive an equal share of a combined fee amounting to just zero-point-zero-one per cent of the transaction value.

The revised fee is aimed at stimulating the corporate debt market, improving liquidity, and creating a more attractive environment for investors.

While these fees have been standardised and reduced, broker...