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S Ramann takes over as new chairman of PFRDA
S Ramann, chairman, PFRDA With his vast experience in public...
India’s social security coverage increased from 19 pc to 64 pc in 10 years
According to an official statement, ILO has acknowledged India's...
NPS subscriber enrolment surges to 12 Lakh in FY25
The Assets Under Management (AUM) for both NPS and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) expanded by 23 per cent during 2024-25 to Rs 14.43 lakh crore by end-March 2025, it said New Delhi: The National Pension System (NPS) has achieved significant growth with private sector...

EPFO adds 16.10 lakh net members in Feb
A noticeable aspect of the data is the dominance of the 18-25 age group, which accounted for 4.27 lakh new subscribers in February 2025. This segment constituted a significant 57.71 per cent of the total new subscribers added during the month New Delhi: Retirement...

Falling fertility rates in southern states point to ageing population in future, says Arvind Panagariya
"Southern states in particular, where fertility rates have fallen well below replacement levels, face problematic increases in dependency ratios and ageing populations in the longer run," Finance Commission Chairman Arvind Panagariya Vijayawada: Southern states, where...
Corporate credit tremors in aftershock of tariff-led stock rout
The move is fueling fears pension funds and other longer-term investors might also start purging higher-quality borrowers from their portfolios. With the majority of fixed-income trading happening off-market, it can be hard to track and measure sales The tariff shock...

FM Nirmala Sitharaman chairs India-UK Investor Roundtable in London
The key priorities for the India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue on the Indian side have been flagged as cooperation in IFSC GIFT City, investment, insurance and pension sectors, fintech and digital economy, and mobilising affordable and sustainable climate finance...

NPS corpus touches Rs 14.4 lakh crore with 8.4 cr subscribers in FY 25: PFRDA chairman
L TO R- Deepak Mohanty, chairman,PFRDA , Nagaraju Maddirala, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Pankaj Chaudhary,Minister of State for Finance at 'International Research Conference on Pension 2025' organised by PFRDA and IIM, Ahemedabad in New Delhi Minister...

Hackers target Australia’s major pension funds, steal savings from the biggest fund
AustralianSuper, the country’s largest fund managing A$365 billion for 3.5 million members, said that up to 600 member passwords had been stolen to access accounts and attempt fraud Hackers targeting Australia’s major pension funds in a series of coordinated attacks...

Govt appoints IRDAI’s Randip Jagpal and EPFO’s Sanjay Pandey as Members of PFRDA
Earlier in the week, the government appointed Deputy CAG S Ramann as Chairperson of PFRDA for a five-year term New Delhi: The government, on Thursday, has appointed Randip Singh Jagpal, executive director at IRDAI, and Sanjay Pandey, financial adviser and chief...

No fee to be charged for updation of nominees for PPF accounts: FM
"The Banking Amendment Bill 2025, passed recently, allows nomination up to 4 persons for payment of depositors' money, articles kept in safe custody and safety lockers," said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman New Delhi: Finance Minister Finance Minister Nirmala...

New India celebrates `Bima Jagruti Mahotsava’ in Gujarat
Furthering its commitment to financial inclusion, NIA has opened a dedicated State Insurance Plan office in Gujarat, manned by a senior executive of the company. This initiative aligns with IRDAI’s “Insurance for All by 2047” vision, with Gujarat being the designated...