Leading private life insurers HDFC Standard Life, Bajaj Allianz and Birla Sun Life top the list of firms against whom consumers have filed complaints with sectoral regulator Irda for indulging in unfair business practices.
The mutual fund (MF) industry had an action-packed 2023 as it tackled the scrapping of tax benefits for debt fund investors and surging flows into equity funds.
S V Ramanan, CEO, CAMS Repository Services, answered readers' queries on electronic insurance in an online chat with readers August 6
Investors can take exposure in such schemes. Selection of funds, however, is very important
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Private sector lender Axis Bank on Monday said its board has recommended the appointment of Shikha Sharma, currently chief of ICICI group's life insurance business, as its next managing director and CEO.
Investor folios exceed 2 million, assets more than double since FY14.
One of the biggest advantages of index funds and ETFs is their low cost, points out Sarbajeet K Sen.
The value of MF exposure to REITs and InvITs which was at Rs 734 crore at the end of March 2020, rose to Rs 5,200 crore by the end of March 2023.
Treat silver as part of the procyclical or growth assets in your portfolio, advises Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
We believe equity markets in 2011 will be volatile. However, for investors, volatility will provide investment opportunities.
Sudhanshu Singh, director IBBM, MM Securities, answers your mutual fund queries.
An allocation to ESG theme funds can bring down the overall risk of an equity portfolio. Investors with long-term financial goals, such as retirement, should not ignore sustainable investing.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank's initial public offering attracted heavy investor demand on the final day of bidding on Wednesday as the issue was subscribed a whopping 126.36 times.
Following recommendations from the Deepak Parekh-headed Expert Group and taking into account comments from the public, PFRDA has categorised NPS investments into three asset classes -- E (equity), C (corporate paper) and G (government securities).
A month down the line, you may be holding insurance policies in electronic form. According to sector experts, the regulator is in the last lap of checking repositories' preparedness and infrastructure, and is likely to allot licences by May-end or early June.
Experts say investors should stay patient and stay invested in mutual funds.
With "profitable growth" replacing "expansion drive" as the buzzword in the sector, the country's top private life insurers have significantly reduced branches and employees over the last couple of years to cut costs and improve efficiency.
More than half a dozen life insurance companies -- that are operating for nearly a decade now -- have cut their branch presence significantly in the last six months in a bid to cut cost and increase efficiency.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Those getting into debt instruments like short-term funds, ultra short-term funds and income funds may need to extend their investment horizons or pay higher exit loads. The past couple of months have seen 16 such funds either raising their exit loads or increasing the scheme's lock-in period.
By contrast, the fraud enabled Raju's kin and aides to make hundreds of crores, charges CBI.
Wondering if mutual fund investments can help you make you enough money for your retirement and child's marriage? Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Jobless growth has found a new home - India's life insurance companies. In the last financial year, private life insurers reduced headcount by 27 per cent to achieve profitability.
In numerous instances, family members are unaware of an insurance policy's existence, let alone its details.
'Your decisions should not be driven by your view on the market, but by your objectives, risk appetite, and time horizon.'
Shikha Sharma's contentious appointment as CEO of Axis Bank doesn't detract from her sound reputation in the financial world.
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ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has expanded its health insurance portfolio to cover over 1,000 surgical procedures and hospitalisation.
Vaidyanathan, former managing director and CEO of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, as a sign-on bonus got 20 lakh (2 million) warrants worth Rs 47.40 crore (Rs 474 million), DNA said.
Vaidyanathan's compensation is 'a performance-linked booty'.
'Anything you buy from any Future outlet should have financing options by us'
In a career spanning over 29 years, Sharma has had a wide exposure across the entire spectrum of financial services and has held several leadership positions across various market-leading businesses, the bank said in a statement. Axis Bank is the third-largest private sector bank in India and its network spans across more than 840 offices and over 3,600 ATMs.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
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