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Apollo Global Management sees potential risks in US insurers moving to Cayman Islands
Executives, regulators and experts have voiced concerns in recent...
Reddit sues Australia over social media ban, citing free speech threat
The San Francisco-based firm, which ranks Australia among its...
Centre to create Aadhaar-like digital IDs for 11 crore farmers by FY27
“These IDs, created and maintained by the state governments/union territories, will be linked to various farmer-related data, including land records, livestock ownership, crops sown, and benefits availed,” said the government New Delhi: In a bid to empower the...
Presence of women directors in active companies grew three-fold in last 10 years, says FM Sitharaman
Women are also rising on the corporate ladder and in the startup and financial technology space, about 18 per cent of 111 unicorns (valued at USD 1 billion) are led by women in India, said Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Chennai: The...
Institutional investors put in bids worth Rs 2,300 cr for GIC Re OFS
Based on indicative price of Rs 395.03 for the bids, institutional investors put Rs 2,284 crore bids for GIC Re shares as of 3:20 pm on Wednesday. Retail investors will get to bid in the OFS on Thursday New Delhi: Institutional investors on Wednesday placed bids...
Cathay Pacific grounds many flights after engine component failure
Cathay Pacific has not specified which engine component failed, but the carrier said it was the "first of its type to suffer such failure on any A350 aircraft worldwide". The source said the incident involved a leak in a system designed to inject fuel to the XWB-97...
Average annual NatCat losses for global insurance industry reaches new high of $151 billion: Verisk
“While actual annual insured losses over the past five years have been high, averaging $106 billion, they should not be seen as outliers,” said Rob Newbold, president of Verisk Extreme Event Solutions BOSTON, MA: Verisk, a global data analytics and technology...
Govt to sell 7% stake in GIC Re tom, to mop up Rs 4,701 cr
“Retail investors and GIC employees can bid on Thursday. The government will divest 3.39 per cent equity with an additional 3.39 per cent as green shoe option,” Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management, posted on social media platform X ...
India needs to avoid financialization as it marches towards Viksit Bharat goal, says Nageswaran
V Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor "Unprecedented levels of public and private sector debt, some visible to regulators and some not, economic growth dependent on continued increase in asset prices to offset the leverage that have built up and hence a massive...
Rare diseases India foundation to form Hunter’s Alliance
``The financial strain on families affected by Hunter's Disease is immense. By roofing the patients under our existing policy, we can foster better treatment coverage and significantly improve their quality of life,” Saurabh Singh, Co-founder and Director of Rare...
FPIs inflow in equities drops to Rs 7,320 cr in August on higher valuations
In August, FPIs invested Rs 7,320 crore in equity compared to Rs 32,365 crore in July. They infused more than 11,366 crore in the Indian debt market, pushing the net inflow tally in the debt segment to more than the Rs 1 lakh crore mark in 2024 to date, according to...
Govt takes a host of measures for LGBTQI+ community
Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued an advisory that there are no restrictions for persons of the queer community to open a joint bank account and also to nominate a person in queer relationship as a nominee to receive the balance in the account, in the...