The year 2024 is likely to see a continuation of the trend of volatility, uncertainty, confusion and ambiguity — the VUCA world seems to be here to stay. General elections in two of the world’s largest democracies, India and the United States (US), two ongoing wars, a global financial sector that some say is teetering...
The IRDAI has taken a baby step to potentially reduce the costs for a policyholder when she surrenders the policy earlier than the maturity period The insurance regulator’s December 12 draft on product regulations has led the life insurance industry, which had an annual premium collection of almost ₹7 lakh crore in the financial year 2021-22 to go...
Data released by the Income Tax Department last week had some points of headline news, but hidden in the pdfs were stats that, when analysed, show the growth roar of the Indian middle class. The headline numbers map the rise in income tax returns which have more than doubled starting financial year 2011-12 and ending...
The Indian stock market rose 16% between March 24 and July 17, powered by a clutch of reforms, and fuelled by retail and foreign institutional investor money Stock markets make headlines when they either throw a tantrum and crash dramatically or reach lifetime highs. Gaining a breathless 16% from March 24 to July 17,...
A recent HC judgment takes a giant leap in women’s rights over assets built during a marriage Hindustan Times In a June 21 verdict, the Madras high court ruled in favour of equal sharing of assets built during the duration of a marriage between a man and a woman. The fact that Indian law does...
A new Sebi consultation paper aims to look after mutual fund investors, reduce charges and save retail investors crores Most headlines about the May 18 consultation paper by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on mutual funds were about the thousands of crores that brokers and asset management companies (AMCs) are...
De-dollarisation predicts the fall of the hegemony of the US, but no alternative currency currently exists. There are some keywords that are periodically tossed around to indicate a looming crisis. De-dollarisation is the latest one that predicts the crumbling of the United States (US) global hegemony as the world moves on from the dollar....
There are no easy steps in regulating the space. It will need to be a mix of regulatory outreach to regulated entities and investors going beyond fear and greed When finance minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman took note of finfluencers in India, saying that many of them are misleading people, the issue festering under the...
Instead of reviewing the National Pension System, train government employees to understand finance, markets and how to plan for their retirements On April 6, the Union government set up a committee to review the pension system for government employees to look into the issue of pensions under the National Pension System (NPS)… “and evolve an...