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Govt formulating action plan to compensate victims of cyber financial frauds
Vivek Joshi, Secretary, Department of Financial Services Also discussed was the issue of integration of Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System platform with National Cybercrime Reporting Portal with the aim to centralise the platform that will...
Govt and ADB sign $200 million loan to tackle flood and erosion risk along Brahmaputra river
“Through the project, ADB continues to pursue its cost-effective, adaptive, and systematic river stabilisation approach to managing the Brahmaputra river. While deploying riverbank protection technology, ADB will also continue to build the capacity of state agencies...
New India’s net profit at Rs 713 crore in Q3FY24 despite large Nat Cat losses
"FY24 continues to be a challenging year for the company. In the third quarter, the country witnessed catastrophic events like cyclone Michaung and floods in South India, Sikkim West Bengal. The net impact of these events on the company's third-quarter results was...
The Agent Advantage: Fulfilling Financial Goals
Sameer Joshi, Chief Agency Officer, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance In this digital age, where information is at our fingertips, why should one buy life insurance from agents? As we embark on a new year filled with promises, resolutions, and aspirations, we often have a...
Govt, exporters, shippers discuss Red Sea crisis; commerce ministry asks FIEO to share specific issues
The exporting community has urged the commerce ministry to intervene in freight rates as the shippers are charging huge amounts.High freight rates are impacting the exporting community. We are at dis-advantageous position as compared to countries which are not getting...
Climate change drives world to first 12-month spell over 1.5C
Already 2023 was the planet's hottest year in global records going back to 1850, as human-caused climate change and El Nino, the weather pattern that warms the surface waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean, pushed temperatures higher "We are heading towards a...
LIC becomes fifth most valuable firm as stocks soar, GIC Re and New India hit record high
The company's market valuation went up by Rs 38,740.62 crore to Rs 6,99,702.87 crore. With this, the company became the fifth most valued firm by market capitalisation (mcap), beating ICICI Bank Mumbai: Though the sock market slided on Thursday , shares of Life...
Par panel asks ministries to work on mechanism to check virtual accounts misuse
The panel said that while being briefed about the various modes of cyber frauds, the MHA representatives submitted that a virtual account was one such issue that fraudsters were using for committing frauds. It was further submitted that these virtual accounts were...
Fosun said to revive sale of Hong Kong’s $1 billion Peak Re
Founded in 2012, Peak Re focuses on insurance including property and casualty, and life and health, its website shows. It has more than 580 clients across 60 markets in Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. Fosun International Ltd. has...
LIC net surges almost 50% to Rs 9,444 crore in Q3 FY23-24
"Our consistent and focused approach towards diversifying and changing our product mix is now yielding results at a faster pace. " Chairperson Siddhartha Mohanty, said Mumbai: Life Insurance Corporation of India reported a nearly 50% rise in third-quarter profit on...
Google pilots new programme to protect Android users from financial fraud
"As part of a continued strategic partnership with the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), we will launch this first pilot in Singapore in the coming weeks to help keep Android users safe from mobile financial fraud," Google said in a blogpost New Delhi: Google...
Equity mutual fund inflow hits almost 2-yr high of Rs 21,780-cr in Jan
The flow in January was the highest since March 2022, when equity-oriented mutual funds witnessed an inflow of Rs 28,463 crore. Also, the latest flow marks the 35th consecutive month of net inflows in equity funds New Delhi: Equity mutual funds experienced a net...
RBI plans new framework for authentication of digital transactions
To enhance the security of AePS(Aadhaar Enabled Payment System ) transactions, it is proposed to streamline the onboarding process, including mandatory due diligence, for AePS touchpoint operators, to be followed by banks. Additional fraud risk management requirements...
TCS expands 15-yr strategic partnership with UK’s Aviva, to service over 5.5 million policies
Doug Brown, CEO Insurance, Wealth & Retirement, Aviva said,“Extending this strategic partnership will improve how we serve our customers, further simplify our operations and support our growth ambitions. It will allow us to rationalize our systems and improve...
RBI leaves key rates unchanged as inflation remains above 4%
Monetary policy must continue to be actively disinflationary, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said in his statement MUMBAI: India's key rate was left unchanged for a sixth straight meeting on Thursday, as inflation remained above the central bank's 4% medium-term target...
Crypto ransom attack payments hit record $1 billion in 2023 – Chainalysis
A report in November showed that cybercrime group "Black Basta" had extorted at least $107 million in bitcoin, with much of the laundered ransom payments making their way to the sanctioned Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex Payments from crypto-related ransom...
GIC Re net profit jumps 27% to Rs1,518 crore in Oct-Dec Qtr, further reduces loss making Crop biz
`Our results during the quarter are more or less as per expectations. Domestic premium this quarter has come down due to our decreasing agricultural business. Combined ratios have gone up in domestic due to two natural catastrophic events in the quarter,'' said N...
PM Modi tears into Congress for ‘spreading lies’ on LIC, PSUs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi People’s confidence is improving in PSU shares, the Prime Minister said, as he shared some key facts and inputs in the Upper House to buttress his views that LIC and HAL are making progress in what contradicts the claims of the opposition...