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Relevance of gold as asset class to rise in coming years Nageswaran
Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said it is very important to remember the relevance and the importance of gold for a portfolio, a store of value etc, more so in the backdrop of the likely ascending importance of gold in the coming years. New Delhi: Gold...
Regulatory violations: Ex-SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch, 5 others move Bombay High Court against order directing FIR
The bench said it would hear the pleas on Tuesday and added that until then, the state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which was directed to probe the case, shall not act upon the special court order. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared for Buch and three current...
Threats, political repatriations and kidnap dominate global crisis management landscape, says Willis report
Will Miller, Head of Crisis Management, Asia Pacific at Willis said: “We continue to see clients impacted by a wide range of incident types across a broad geographical footprint, affecting both their people and physical assets. Although the increase in the number of...
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...
Glittering Gold: Pricey Assets in Demand
The drivers behind this surge include heightened uncertainty and fear of inflation that has been stoked by US President Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs, together with increased demand from central banks The gold price has surged to a new all-time high above USD...
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...
FPIs withdraw Rs 34,574 cr from equities in Feb; total outflow hits Rs 1.12 lakh cr in 2025
"Elevated valuations of Indian equities, alongside concerns about corporate earnings growth, have led to a sustained outflow of FPIs," Vipul Bhowar, Senior Director - Listed Investments, Waterfield Advisors, said. New Delhi: Foreign investors have pulled out Rs 34,574...
Aim to open 20,000 Jan Aushadhi centers by the end of 2025: Union Health Minister JP Nadda
`The Jan Aushadhi Kendras, which provide quality medicines at affordable prices, have witnessed a 200 times surge in sales, enabling citizens to save Rs 30,000 crore in the last 10 years, the Union government said on Saturday New Delhi: Union Health Minister JP Nadda...
Compensate construction workers affected by Grap even if no court order: SC
The bench said, "As far as 2024 and 2025 are concerned we have issued directions to the state to pay compensation. We make it clear that hereafter whenever the construction activities are required to be closed due to implementation of Grap measures, compensation shall...
Indian entities may lose Rs 20,000 cr to cyber crimes in 2025: CloudSEK Report
"The biggest revelation from our research is the sheer scale of financial losses of over Rs 20,000 crore due to cybercrime, of which Rs 9,000 crore is due to brand name abuse alone. The fact that brand abuse is implicated in nearly one-third of all cybercrime...
India’s declining household savings amid reduced FDI is big concern: Report
A major reason for this decline mentioned by the report is the drop in household financial savings, which fell from 10.1 per cent of GDP in FY00 (Year 2000) to just 5 per cent in FY23. At the same time, financial liabilities have risen sharply from 2 per cent to 5.8...
Maruti domestic PV sales marginally up; Hyundai, Tata report decline in Feb
"MPVs and SUVs continue to be the primary growth drivers, contributing 68 per cent to overall sales," Toyota Kirloskar Motor Vice President, Sales-Service-Used Car Business Varinder Wadhwa said New Delhi: Leading passenger vehicle maker Maruti Suzuki on Saturday...
From April 1, no sale of petrol to vehicles older than 15 years: Delhi Minister Sirsa
Addressing media persons after a meeting, Delhi Forest and Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa ,said, “Special gadgets are being installed at petrol pumps to identify vehicles older than 15 years so that they are not sold fuel.” New Delhi: Delhi Forest and...
PSU general insurers promote record number of officials to fill up post of GMs and DGMs
GIPSA, the coordinating agency for the six PSU companies, has completed the largest ever promotional exercises in the industry and published the results to fill up 30 post of general managers and 97 deputy general mangers(DGMs) New Delhi: After creating a...
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...
AM Best affirms credit ratings of ICICI Lombard General Insurance
Despite its lack of underwriting profitability, ICICI Lombard has consistently outperformed India’s general insurance market. Underwriting performance showed a slight improvement in fiscal year 2024, mainly due to lower claims for motor and health insurance, although...