A recent Sebi decision to scrap Brickwork Ratings’ licence has sent a strong message. Now, courts must consider carefully the issue of investor protection as many funds rely on rating agencies to deploy the household savings of citizens. The market regulator, Sebi, cancelled the licence of Brickwork Ratings because of poor stability in ratings, failure...
SEBI has reconstituted its advisory committee on Investor Protection and Education Fund (IPEF) and appointed Monika Halan as the Chairperson. Monika is noted author, writer, speaker and professor, NISM. The 8-member committee comprises two members from the MF industry – A Balasubramanian, MD and CEO, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC and Mrin Agarwal, Founder, Finsafe...
A change in the narrative to an I-want-to-be-rich one has the potential to drive the next few decades of economic growth If you have ever found yourself wondering why the accelerator pedal is not doing its thing, and then looked down to see that if handbrake was on, you know exactly what India’s young are...
How ‘Money Box’ Helps You Manage Money | The ET Money Show We all get advices to live our in a certain way and manage money. But can we blindly follow others’ principles, definitely not! Each one of us earn differently and have our own style of living and worries to take care of. Therefore,...
LIC has been a household name since it was created in 1956. Expectedly, there is a big buzz around its IPO. – Published in the Quint In a bid to replenish the public coffers that have been drained out by the pandemic, India is planning one of the biggest IPO listings ever. On 13 February, the state-run...
The BJP government has focused on keeping the economy on the growth track rather than any short-term populist wins. -Published in the Quint Impartial observers of the Modi government, and especially of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, were not convinced by the pre-budget expectations that Budget 2022 will be an election budget that will fork out...
Budget 2022 should lend a helping hand -Published in The Hindustan Times Give workers a two-year PF contribution holiday; extend the ₹5 lakh health insurance to the ‘missing middle’; and make the buying of government securities under RBI’s direct scheme tax free The political view is that Budget 2022 will be an election budget...
AIWMI announces India’s best finance teachers. https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/accountancy/aiwmi-announces-indias-best-finance-teachers/article36332904.ece AIWMI announces first ever annual edition of India’s Best Finance Teachers (IBFT) 2021 The Association of International Wealth Management of India (AIWMI), a not-for-profit organisation and a globally recognised membership association for finance professionals, released its inaugural annual edition of India’s Best Finance Teachers on the occasion...
Insurance has been the buzz word ever since the COVID-19 pandemic. In the special show ‘Smart Money’, CNBC-TV18’s Sonia Shenoy spoke to Sumit Rai, MD and CEO at Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance, and Monika Halan, Author of Let’s Talk Money, to understand what is the protection cover that one must have for one’s family....
This is a bit morbid, but extends your duty of care even when you are not there anymore. In my book Let’s Talk Money, the chapter on Life Insurance asks you to do this exercise to figure out what the family’s life looks like after you are gone. Shut your eyes and imagine you are...