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India well-equipped to tackle evolving online harms, cyber crimes: Govt tells Parliament
Jitin Prasada, Union Minister of State for Electronics and...
Frequent disasters expose climate risks to infrastructure in South Asia
The Himalayan region, which crosses Nepal and several nearby...
Offshore wind industry: Economic pressures and tech innovation need to be managed
Around 380GW of offshore capacity is expected to be added across 32 markets over the next 10 years, according to the Global Wind Energy Council, with half of that growth expected to come from the Asia Pacific region. Developers and their insurers need to manage a...
US Federal Agencies seek to streamline ‘Hodgepodge’ of Cyber Reporting Rules
The law passed last year will eventually require companies to report cyber incidents within 72 hours and flag paying a ransom within 24 hours, providing what Silvers described a “sea change in federal visibility into serious cyber incidents.” Still, timelines will...
US home insurance ‘Bubble’ closer to popping as climate risks mount: Report
At the core of the problem is an increase in the severity of disasters exacerbated by climate change and the damage they wreak. Until now, state regulations that cap increases in insurance premiums and subsidized insurer-of-last-resort programs have hidden the...
Fed leaves rates unchanged at 5.25-5.50%, sees tighter policy through 2024
"Inflation remains elevated," the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said in a policy statement that included projections incorporating stronger economic and job growth than prior forecasts, and keeping prospects for a "soft landing" squarely in view...
Mutual funds attract 6% of household savings in FY23, shows RBI data
Net inflows into life insurance funds and small savings increased by 15 per cent and 7.5 per cent, respectively. Household investments in mutual funds (MFs) reached a record Rs 1.8 trillion during financial year 2023 (FY23), largely driven by strong inflows through...
Talent war, rising costs causing Indian employers to rethink benefits strategy: WTW Survey
In India, employers see risk and insurance benefits (51 per cent), health benefits (51 per cent) and career, training and development (43 per cent) as the most important benefits in their portfolios ''Economic factors, a tough labour market and tight budgets are...
Bitcoin logs over 700K transactions in single day after almost 2 years: Data
According to the data from Bitinforcharts, the number of daily active addresses reached a multi-month high on September 15, rising from 754,000 two years ago to a whopping 1.08 million San Francisco: Bitcoin has witnessed an extraordinary surge in transaction volume...
Household net financial savings at 47-year low in FY23
According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), household net financial savings (HHNFS) collapsed to just 5.1 per cent of GDP in FY23, marking the lowest level in 47 years since FY77, the report said New Delhi: Household financial borrowings in FY23 surged to 5.8 per...
Equity investors lose Rs 2.89 lakh crore in two days of market fall
''The domestic markets remained under pressure due to rising US bond yields and a stronger greenback. Concerns reigned over upcoming Fed policy, interest rate trajectory and rising oil prices. Bank Nifty underperformed today due to rising cost of funds and reduction...
UK watchdog sets three-month deadline to improve car insurance
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Wednesday it had asked insurers to check if their products offer value for money, a requirement reinforced by the watchdog's tougher general "consumer duty" rule that came into force in July London: Britain's financial...