Cases of front-running mostly happen when large asset managers and intermediaries are involved in bulk trades as their transaction size is generally big enough to impact the stock price.
With natural and man-made calamities posing a risk to your home, it makes sense to buy home insurance
As share of cash volumes in trading mix sees decline, it will result in moderation of profitability from core broking operations.
Firms in which IP is critical, such as pharma and research and knowledge-based organisations, were taking the lead in seeking cyber covers to protect their computer systems from hack attacks
Why do investors need a broker to buy stocks which were dematerialised long ago and can be delivered directly into their accounts?
Brokers also want tax rebates, removal of additional tax on dividends, streamlining of GST...
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A term plan's premium is lower than that of a wholelife plan.
Sanjay Kumar Singh draws up a mediclaim policy checklist.
The online channel has only been successful in making inroads in metro cities.
If you opt for a term-life cover, buy separate policies to cover the loan for all the co-borrowers in a home loan for a sum assured equal to the home loan amount.
For insurance intermediaries like brokers, insurance repositories, third-party administrators, etc, 100 per cent FDI may be permitted.
Most traditional health insurance plans didn't cover the cost of such treatments earlier, but several recently launched policies do offer such coverage -- some as a rider, and a few as standalone covers, points out Sarbajeet K Sen.
Stock exchanges are expanding the buffet of index derivatives even as the number of stocks permitted to trade in this space, generating an average daily turnover of Rs 450 trillion, is shrinking. This week, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) started issuing futures and options (F&O) contracts based on the Nifty Next 50 Index, bringing the total count of index derivatives to five.
After the finance minister directed public sector banks to join the account aggregator (AA) ecosystem, 5-6 major ones, including State Bank of India (SBI) and Bank of Baroda are expected to go live by July-end. Sahmati, an industry alliance for the AA ecosystem, has been working with PSU banks to get them onboarded for quite some time now. So far, Union Bank of India and Punjab National Bank (PNB) have gone live on the AA ecosystem. While Union Bank has been live for a while, PNB went live earlier this month.
An increasing number of contractors managing parking lots at malls, multiplexes and five-star hotels are buying parking insurance covers
'Clients deemed higher-risk are required to update their KYC more frequently.'
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Because they have become too big and pervasive and the time to regulate is long gone, points out Debashis Basu.
Dilip Kumar Jha explains what the buyers must do to protect their own interest.
FIPB rejects proposals from firms that have not divulged details of beneficial ownership or source of funding
Shikha Verma explains how child insurance plans can help you achieve your child's financial dreams.
Initial public offering (IPO)-bound Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India's assets under management (AUM) increased to Rs 38 trillion as of September 2021, compared with Rs 37 trillion as of March 2021, said sources in the know. Its AUM is almost 3x the AUM of all the private life insurers in the country and over 15x more than the AUM of the second largest life insurer, SBI Life, as of September 2021. SBI Life's AUM was approximately Rs 2.4 trillion as of September 2021, said sources.
Insurance company will bear the cost of digitising. It will in turn benefit from lower expenses on servicing policies.
Harjot Singh Narula explains the basics of paid up insurance policies
While Star Health's policy for children is a step forward, it has a low sum insured and comes as a group cover.
A massive data breach that has implications for national security was unearthed by the Cyberabad Police in Hyderabad, who arrested seven people of a gang allegedly involved in the theft and sale of sensitive data of the government and important organisations, including details of defence personnel as well as the personal and confidential data of about 16.8 crore citizens.
While discount brokers have managed to grow at a rapid pace, they have not been successful in capturing substantial market share in the above-40 age category.
'India has entered an economic super-cycle driven by a housing cycle turnaround.'
What has hit sentiment further is a draft proposal by the government to increase vehicle insurance premiums for financial year 2022-23 (FY23). Third-party motor insurance premiums have not been increased over the last two years and if this is approved, insurance costs for specific segments could rise by a fifth. The worst impacted is the 350cc and above two-wheeler segment, where premiums are up 21 per cent. Royal Enfield (Eicher Motor) is the market leader in the segment. The premiums in the 150-350cc two-wheeler category are also being inc
Three key instruments that can help you meet your financial goals, while also allowing you to enjoy tax deductions are ELSS, term cover and health cover.
Instead of getting confused by what agents tell you, check waiting period, claim-settlement ratio, price comparison etc to make the right choice.
Stock market investors are expecting a balanced Budget with a focus on job creation, increased spending on infrastructure, reigning in the deficit, and bringing the economy back on track, experts said on Wednesday. Stock markets have been subdued in the run-up to the Union Budget with BSE's benchmark Sensex is almost flat so far this month. Even the corporate earning season failed to excite the markets, while some indices like IT and bankex have seen some positive movements.
While regulators are trying to do their bit, the onus is on you to prove it.
A day after the finance ministry brokered a truce between two financial sector regulators, Sebi on Tuesday said any new ULIP scheme launched after April 9, 2010 by insurance companies will remain covered by its earlier ban order.
'The correction could take two to three months and traders need to be careful.' 'For investors, this could be a good time to nibble in.'
The Income-Tax (I-T) Department nowadays provides pre-filled forms to make the filing of income-tax return (ITR) easier. Nonetheless, you must have a number of documents handy at the time of filing return so that you can cross-check the data in the pre-filled form. "Filing ITR doesn't require you to upload any document. But in case an assessing officer makes an inquiry, you will need to present documents and certificates as proof," says Deepak Jain, chief executive, TaxManager.in.
'Investors with as little as Rs 1 can start investing in digital gold.'
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