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New generation of investors transforming India’s wealth ecosystem, says E&Y report
The next wave of growth will come from smaller cities, women...
Insurance and bank stocks erase $14 billion on IRDAI’s fee cap plan
PB Fintech, which owns Policybazaar, plunged as much as 34%, while...
Retirement Planning:Achieving financial freedom
Retirement planning is about far more than simply building a corpus for the future. It requires a holistic approach to navigating life’s key milestones along the way, whether funding a child’s education, creating memorable family experiences, or enhancing one’s...
LIC gets RBI nod to raise stake in HDFC Bank to nearly 10% from 4.11%
The approval would give LIC the option to significantly increase its ownership in the private sector lender, subject to the applicable regulatory and statutory requirements Mumbai:Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), India's largest insurance company, has...
Taxpayers earning Rs 100 crore-plus jump 39% to 576 in AY26: Report
As per an analysis by SBI Research, the number of taxpayers reporting income of Rs 1 crore or more increased by 14 per cent to 5,35,672 in AY26 from 4,71,419 in AY25. New Delhi: The number of taxpayers reporting annual income of Rs 100 crore or more rose 39 per cent...
SEBI chief calls for collective cyber resilience as threats grow more sophisticated
Pandey emphasised that cybersecurity is no longer merely an IT concern, but a board-level, business continuity, market integrity and investor confidence issue. New Delhi: India's financial sector needs to shift from periodic cybersecurity compliance to continuous,...
Retail participation in financial markets likely to deepen as household savings shift towards market-linked assets: SEBI
The number of unique mutual fund investors rose 13.2 per cent year-on-year to 6.1 crore in 2025-26. Importantly, the expansion is increasingly broad-based, with Tier III cities accounting for 55 per cent of the investor base, indicating deeper penetration beyond major...
Life Insurance:Protecting India’s rising aspirations
For India's semi-urban and rural households, life insurance is not merely a financial instrument; it is a means of preserving dignity and safeguarding aspirations. It empowers families to face adversity with greater confidence, knowing that years of hard work and...
Rs 8.5 lakh crore DII inflows dwarf FPI outflows in FY26: SEBI
The strong domestic participation helped push DII ownership in the NSE-listed universe to an all-time high of 17 per cent, while FPI ownership fell to a 15-year low of 15.8 per cent.In addition, mutual funds accounted for a large part of the domestic inflows,...
Govt kept investment bankers in dark on LIC’s unusually fast $3.3 billion OFS deal
Officials in the state divestment department kept the launch date a secret to prevent traders from taking positions ahead of the sale and pushing the stock lower before the government could sell its shares, according to people familiar with the matter. Even the banks...
RBI keeps policy rate unchanged for third time in row in FY27 amid West Asia crisis
RBI marginally raised the growth forecast to 6.7 per cent while lowering inflation projection to 5 per cent for the current fiscal. Mumbai: In an expected move, the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday kept key interest rates unchanged for the third time in a row this...
LIC Offer For Sale gets 3.32 times institutional demand; government to exercise green shoe option
"Offer for Sale in LIC received an overwhelming response from the institutional investors and was over-subscribed 3.32 times of its base size. This enthusiastic participation reflects robust investor confidence and the depth of India's capital markets. In view of the...