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Expense AccountOctober 10, 2012by Monika Halan0Life cover with a post-2007 SBI home loan? Expect a refund

Expense Account, Mint An increasingly consumer-focused insurance regulator pushed the envelope just a bit further last week. On 5 October, the insurance regulator asked SBI Life to refund Rs.84 crore to policy holders, you can read the order here:http://www.irda.gov.in/ADMINCMS/cms/frmGeneral_Layout.aspx?page=PageNo1798&flag=1. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) rules for group insurance (notified in 2005) mandate that beyond...

Expense AccountOctober 3, 2012by Monika Halan0Buyer beware to seller be responsible

Expense Account, Mint October has begun well. On the first day we had the roadmap for financial sector legislative reform unveiled in the form of an approach paper, and significant life insurance reforms. While the insurance reform is about removing wrinkles in the world as it exists, the first one aims to redefine the world....

Expense AccountSeptember 26, 2012by Monika Halan0Insurance regulator reads out the riot act to insurers

Expense Account, Mint The relief across the financial sector is palpable. North Block is now under the control of a minister who has not delegated the work to a compromised cabal. And even better, he is a person who understands the markets and finance. After the mutual fund announcements last week, this week the ministerial...

Expense AccountSeptember 19, 2012by Monika Halan0Stopped SIPs. Green shoots of hope. And a runaway girl.

Expense Account, Mint he last fortnight has been good for our money. Europe looks as if it will survive a while longer. The US bit the bullet and gave an annuity to the people printing dollars. Closer home, the purge in North Block was completed and most people cheered as baby steps of reforms got...

Expense AccountSeptember 12, 2012by Monika Halan0What happens when a Rs.20,000 crore industry is tamed?

Expense Account, Mint What we know anecdotally is now there as data in the Reserve Bank of India annual report 20011-12, that Indian household savings are moving from financial assets to real assets. The household savings rate has remained almost constant at about 23% of gross domestic product (GDP) (at current market prices) but there...

Expense AccountAugust 30, 2012by Monika Halan0If Chicago broke it, will London fix it?

Expense Account, Mint If the Chicago School got the world into trouble, here is an attempt by the London School to set it right. The perception across the world of economics and finance is that it was the hard influence of the market-is-always-right doctrine of the Chicago School of Economics that set off the global...

Expense AccountAugust 22, 2012by Monika Halan0Indian funds are the cheapest and cleanest in the world

Expense Account, Mint Now that the dust has settled over last week’s announcements by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the merits or otherwise of the hike in mutual fund costs have been chewed over, two issues have emerged that still need a comment. One, that Indian funds are the most expensive...

Expense AccountAugust 15, 2012by Monika Halan0Is it financial freedom we want or hands-free money management?

Expense Account, Mint A friend’s driver got a Maruti Dzire as a gift along with his son’s bride. With plenty of ancestral land at his disposal, he does not need the job to pay his bills. But his ambition was to get an “office” job as a driver so he could set out each day...

Expense AccountAugust 8, 2012by Monika Halan0Financial well-being = order in marketplace + financial literacy

Expense Account, Mint The draft National Strategy for Financial Education (you can read it athttp://www.sebi.gov.in/cms/sebi_data/attachdocs/1342416428845.pdf) put together by the apex regulatory body, the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC), is up for public comments right now. It is a joint effort by various financial sector regulators to have a common road map for getting 500...

Expense AccountAugust 1, 2012by Monika Halan0PFRDA uses a supply-side hammer on a demand-side issue

Expense Account, Mint As India’s various regulators meander their way through understanding what their role is, the need for a crash course in regulatory basics looks more important by the day. Registration of Pension Funds for Private Sector Guidelines announced on 12 July by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), have changed the basic...

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Expense AccountOctober 10, 2012by Monika Halan0Life cover with a post-2007 SBI home loan? Expect a refund

Expense AccountOctober 3, 2012by Monika Halan0Buyer beware to seller be responsible

Expense AccountSeptember 26, 2012by Monika Halan0Insurance regulator reads out the riot act to insurers

Expense AccountSeptember 19, 2012by Monika Halan0Stopped SIPs. Green shoots of hope. And a runaway girl.

Expense AccountSeptember 12, 2012by Monika Halan0What happens when a Rs.20,000 crore industry is tamed?

Expense AccountAugust 30, 2012by Monika Halan0If Chicago broke it, will London fix it?

Expense AccountAugust 22, 2012by Monika Halan0Indian funds are the cheapest and cleanest in the world

Expense AccountAugust 15, 2012by Monika Halan0Is it financial freedom we want or hands-free money management?

Expense AccountAugust 8, 2012by Monika Halan0Financial well-being = order in marketplace + financial literacy

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