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Financial LiteracyRegulationThe Economic TimesMarch 28, 2024by Monika Halan0Life insurance: IRDAI retracts on low surrender value proposal; know applicable surrender charges from April 1, 2024

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has announced the final set of surrender charges in non-linked or linked life insurance products — traditional endowment policies. These charges are going to be effective from April 1, 2024. The move is in favour of the life insurance companies in India. According to the latest regulations set by...

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Financial LiteracyHindustan TimesInvestmentMarketsMoneyMutual FundsPersonal FinanceRegulationApril 6, 2023by Monika Halan0Don’t privilege govt workers over others

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...

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Financial LiteracyHindustan TimesInvestmentsMarketsMutual FundsPersonal FinanceRegulationSebiMarch 25, 2023by Monika Halan0Bid to remove tax benefit from debt funds is hasty

There is an uproar in the Indian investing community over the collapsing of the long- and short-term tax status of debt funds, removing the indexation benefit from financial year 2023-24 and the manner in which it was pushed through.   There is an uproar in the Indian investing community over the collapsing of the long-...

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Financial LiteracyHindustan TimesInvestmentsMarketsMoneyPersonal FinanceRegulationSebiFebruary 19, 2023by Monika Halan0Judicial rush to save investors is misplaced

Investors need protection from fraud, toxic products and mis-selling. Not from volatility. The Supreme Court may consider widening the terms of the panel on investor protection   The Supreme Court (SC) has advised the government to set up a committee to review the current investor protection regime in light of the recent crash in the...

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Hindustan TimesInvestmentsLet's Talk MoneyMarketsMoneyPersonal FinanceRegulationNovember 15, 2022by Monika Halan0FTX implosion is a costly lesson for retail investors

With the global crypto industry in a state of total disarray, the collapse of crypto giant, FTX, points to the grim future of an industry premised on decentralisation, albeit with no underlying asset to safeguard its value.   The implosion on November 10 of one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world, FTX, valued...

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InvestmentsRegulationSebiAugust 18, 2022by Monika Halan0Sebi rejigs advisory committee on investor protection education fund

Capital markets regulator Sebi has restructured its advisory committee on Investor Protection and Education Fund (IPEF). The panel is mandated to recommend investor education and protection activities that may be undertaken directly by the markets regulator, or through any other agency, for utilisation of the Sebi Investor Protection and Education Fund. The eight-member committee will...

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