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Cut costs, fix mis-selling to make insurance products affordable: IRDAI member to insurers
"The high cost of acquisition and high expenses of management (EoM)...
Issue of shortage of actuaries in industry needs to be addressed urgently:IRDAI Chairman
``The United States has more than 40 fellow actuaries per million...
CCI rejects complaint against Microsoft over bundled antivirus
It was alleged that bundling of the anti-virus software was violating fair competition norms. Starting with Windows 10 Operating System (OS) edition, the anti-virus software Microsoft Defender is bundled with it. In a 17-page order dated March 3, the CCI said there...
Sebi income rises 48% to Rs 2,075 cr in FY24, driven by fees, subscriptions
This category of income included earnings from annual fees and subscriptions, listing fees contribution from stock exchanges, income generated from registration, renewal, application and offer documents filed by companies and market infrastructure institutions Mumbai:...
HC stays special court order directing FIR against ex-Sebi chief Buch, 5 others
The HC's judgement came on petitions filed by Buch, three current whole-time SEBI directors - Ashwani Bhatia, Ananth Narayan G and Kamlesh Chandra Varshney and two BSE officials - Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Ramamurthy and its former chairman and...
SC asks Centre to regulate online content sans censorship
"We have suggested the solicitor general to deliberate upon and suggest such a regulatory mechanism which does not impinges upon the right of free speech and expression but at the same time is also effective enough to ensure the parameters of such fundamental right as...
Stock market ‘fraud’: Mumbai court directs ACB to file FIR against ex-SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch, 5 others
Madhabi Puri Buch,former chairperson, SEBI "There is prima facie evidence of regulatory lapses and collusion, requiring a fair and impartial probe," the special ACB court judge, Shashikant Eknathrao Bangar, said in the order passed on Saturday The court said it will...
New SEBI Chairperson Pandey’s four-point mantra — trust, transparency, teamwork and technology
"We work for trust, we work for transparency, we work for teamwork, and we work for technology. We will continue to create one of the best market institutions in the world," Pandey told journalists Mumbai: The new SEBI Chairperson, Tuhin Kata Pandey, has a four-point...
Status Quo: IRDAI retains general insurers’ Obligatory Cession for GIC Re at 4% in FY26
The percentage cession of the sum insured on each general insurance policy to be reinsured with the Indian Re-insurer (GIC Re), will be 4% (four percent) during the financial year beginning from 1st April, 2025 to 31st March, 2026, except the terrorism premium and...
EPFO retains 8.25 pc interest rate on employees’ provident fund deposits for 2024-25
The retirement body had paid 50.8 million claims worth Rs 2.05 lakh crore in 2024-25, up from 44.5 million claims totaling Rs1.82 lakh crore in the previous year. The 8.25 per cent interest rate in 2023-24 was based on EPFO’s record investment income of Rs 1.07 lakh...
IRDAI issues norms allowing insurers to use derivatives for hedging their equity portfolios
In line with these guidelines, insurers will be able to buy hedges in stock & index futures and options against their holding in equities subject to the exposure and position limits. The equity derivatives shall be used only for hedging purpose. Any OverThe...
Govt appoints Fin Secy Tuhin K Pandey as new Sebi chief for 3 yrs
Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Chairman, Sebi IRDAI chief Debasish Panda will also complete his three-year tenure on Mar 14 and it is yet to be know whether the government will extend his tenure at the Indian insurance regulatory body New Delhi: The government on Thursday...