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Finance Secy Ajay Seth likely to be new IRDAI chief
Ajay Sheth, Finance Secretary, Ministry of Finance Though, a final...
SEBI chief urges corporates to raise the bar on governance
Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Chairman, SEBI “As a regulator, SEBI has laid...
Sebi to review ESG disclosures for listed firms: Chairman
Tuhin Kanta Pandey, chairman, Sebi The review, which follows concerns raised by Indian industry on reporting requirements on environment, labour and other issues that it believes are onerous, could focus on easing disclosures for smaller firms, a source familiar with...
China’s murky bankruptcies expose hazards for foreign investors
Gaps in enforcement of China's insolvency laws can leave creditors vulnerable to opaque dealings and malicious bankruptcy filings by firms seeking to evade payment obligations, or by individuals trying to appropriate company assets DALIAN: When a Chinese pork producer...
PB Fintech arm gets payment aggregator licence from RBI
The paid-up share capital of the proposed company will be Rs 27 crore New Delhi: PB Fintech, the parent entity of Policybazaar, on Tuesday said its subsidiary had secured payment aggregator licence from the RBI. Last year, the company had announced setting up a...
Bima Sugam achieves financial closure, mops up Rs 340 crore from insurers and GIC Re
The Ministry of Finance has prohibited three PSU general insurers- Oriental Insurance Company , National Insurance Company and United India Insurance- from providing any capital to Bima Sugam as currently, they lack shareholders’ capital and they are not permitted use...
Vedanta asked to pay Rs 71 cr over fly ash effluent
"The issue pertains to allegation for unauthorised disposal of fly ash. The Member Secretary… requested the company to deposit the environmental compensation of Rs 71,16,53,320," Vedanta has said in a filing to BSE. New Delhi: Vedanta has said that State Pollution...
Banks seek power to freeze accounts in illicit transactions cases to rein in cyber fraud
``Banks freeze/block accounts based on internal triggers, however, as per the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they do not have the authority to freeze or block customer accounts without proper authorisation from a court or law enforcement agencies (LEAs. In...
Bagic’s T A Ramalingam takes over as first CEO of Prem Watsa’s Value Attics Reinsurance
T A Ramalingam, CEO, Value Attics Reinsurance Ramalingam, who completed his stint with BAGIC, after serving the insurer for over 20 years, in March end, has taken over his new assignment on Thursday Mumbai: T A Ramalingam, former senior president of Bajaj Allianz...
Trump issues order to block climate change laws
U.S. President Donald Trump The order directed the U.S. attorney general to identify state laws that address climate change, ESG initiatives, environmental justice and carbon emissions, and to take action to block them Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump issued an...
RBI cuts rates by 25 bps for a second time as US tariffs add to growth risks
Sanjay Malhotra, Governor, Reserve Bank of India RBI has lowered the GDP growth forecast to 6.5 per cent from earlier projection of 6.7 per cent due to global uncertainties. The RBI lowered the inflation projection for the current fiscal to 4 per cent from 4.2 per...
India needs to keep a watch on cybersecurity, climate change and system-wide contagion risks: IMF report
IMF report suggested enhanced data coverage with better granularity for mapping climate-related financial risks in India It acknowledges India’s insurance sector is strong and growing with a significant presence in both life and general insurance. The sector has...