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Sebi cautions investors on stock market scams through social media platforms
Sebi has observed that such entities use various strategies to gain...
Japan’s 3 major casualty insurers plan to sell $9.5 billion of cross-held shares
Eliminating cross shareholdings is seen by many as a yardstick for...
IndusInd Bank holding co to raise $1.5 bn to fund RCap buy, increase stake in lender to 26 pc
RCap administrator is likely to file the IIHL resolution plan in the NCLT Mumbai this week as the deadline of July 15 to file is approaching. Operating companies under Reliance Capital are into insurance (life, general and health), asset reconstruction and broking...
Canada officially bans testing cosmetics on animals
With this new development, Canada will join the European Union, Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and South Korea in outlawing the cruel practice of animal testing for cosmetics. Citing Humane Society International, an organisation that promotes the human-animal...
China’s new anti-espionage law puts foreign companies in tough situation: Report
The revision expands the scope of targets for espionage to "all documents, data, materials and articles," and allows law enforcement officials to inspect the baggage, electronic devices and property of a suspect This increases the risk for businesses, which are...
Consumer Affairs Dept urges online platforms to refrain from adopting ‘dark patterns’ that harm consumer interest
"It is pertinent to note that dark patterns involve using a design and choice architecture to trick, coerce or influence consumers to make choices not in their best interest. Engaging in such deceptive and manipulative conduct by using dark patterns in online...
Parliament’s Monsoon Session from July 20 to August 11,`The Insurance Bill, 2023’ may be introduced
The session holds importance for the Indian insurance industry as the government is preparing `The Insurance Bill, 2023,’ that may be introduced in the Parliament during the monsoon session `The Insurance Bill, 2023,’ focusses on changing `The Insurance Act 1938' by...
IRDAI puts a 15-yr tenure cap for a pvt sector insurer’s CEO & WD, Rs 20 lakh annual pay cap for independent directors
IRDAI has fixed the maximum age limit for non-executive directors including the chairperson of the board at 75 years and after attaining the age of 75 years no person shall continue on the board of the insurer Hyderabad: Insurance regulator IRDAI on Friday said the...
Sebi finalising draft discussion paper over guidelines for ‘finfluencers’
''We are crystalising a discussion paper to regulate financial influencers. The paper should be ready for public comments in the next couple of months,'' said Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch With the number of such people thriving on social media platforms like...
Businesses criticize new EU data rules, consumer group sees missed opportunity
DIGITALEUROPE, whose members include Airbus, U.S. tech giants such as Amazon and Google, GFK, Nokia, Qualcomm, Philips, SAP, Siemens and Sony, said the data agreement fell short of businesses’ expectations “The Data Act will place European industry at a disadvantage...
IRDAI alerts against fraud company `Bhartiya Cooperative General Insurance Limited’
The general public are hereby advised not to undertake any transaction related to insurance business with “Bhartiya Cooperative General Insurance Limited”((www.bharatinsurance.org), said the IRDAI Hyderabad: The IRDAI has brought to general notice that no registration...
HDFC buys HDFC Life shares worth over Rs 992 cr
In April, the Reserve Bank allowed HDFC Bank or HDFC to increase shareholding in HDFC Life Insurance Company and HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company to over 50 per cent before the effective date of the merger Mumbai: Mortgage financier HDFC Ltd on Tuesday picked up...