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Regulation

Customer privacy, data protection non-negotiable: RBI deputy governor

“We must generate trust amongst the customers that their data is safe and secure in all their financial relationships with regulated entities and for that – innovation and regulation should go hand-in-hand,” he said while speaking at a webinar on Open Banking organised by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in association with the Embassy of India in Brazil on April 14. RBI posted the speech on Friday.

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Govt notifies draft rules for hiking FDI to 74 % in insurance sector

According to the draft rules, in an Indian insurance company having foreign investment exceeding 49 per cent not less than fifty per cent. of the net profit for the financial year have to be  retained in general reserve, if the insurer’s solvency margin is less than 1.2 times the control level of solvency for a financial year for which dividend is paid on equity shares.

Not less than fifty per cent. of directors of  such insurers will be independent directors, unless the chairperson of its board is an independent director, in which case at least one-third of its board shall comprise of independent directors.

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German regulator acts to halt ‘illegal’ WhatsApp data collection

The regulator in the city-state of Hamburg said that it had opened emergency proceedings against Facebook after WhatsApp earlier this year informed users that they would need to consent to new data terms or stop using the service.

“We have reason to believe that the data sharing policy between WhatsApp and Facebook is being impermissibly enforced due to the lack of voluntary and informed consent,” said Hamburg’s data protection officer Johannes Caspar.

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Aon’s EU concessions for $30 billion Willis bid may not be enough: 

Last Friday, the London-headquartered company submitted concessions to the European Union’s competition watchdog, which did not disclose details in line with its policy. The watchdog often requires acquiring companies to make concessions that will strengthen rivals before giving its go-ahead.

Aon has proposed selling Willis Re, its biggest concession, and Willis’ German retirement benefits and consulting business. It has also offered to sell Willis’ insurance broking activities in France, including French unit Gras Savoye, as well as in Germany, Spain and the Netherlands, one of the people said.

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India’s richest man Ambani fined for irregularities in Reliance share issue

“It is noted that in the instant matter the noticees have been alleged to have failed to make public announcement to acquire shares of RIL and deprived the shareholders of their statutory rights / opportunity to exit from the target company and therefore they breached the provisions of Takeover Regulations. Such charges against the noticees make the instant matter grave,”Sebi has said in an order.

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IRDAI tightens product and pricing regulations to check undercutting or inflating of premiums by general insurers

Analysts point out that, such regulations to check undercutting of premiums, that have been happening since detariffing was launched in the Indian general insurance industry in 2007 were overdue. Such cut throat unethical competition was generating huge underwriting losses in the domestic general insurance indstry which was not good for the financial viabilities of the players who are saddled with underwriting losses and even net losses even after so many years of operations..     

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