

Friday 20 November '09
With 12 chairmen of state-owned banks leaving office in the next 15 months, the appointment committee might tweak one of the prime eligibility criteria for the post.Thursday 19 November '09
To ensure that banks lend adequately to productive sectors, the government has decided to link the proposed Rs 22,500-crore capital infusion in state-owned banks to credit offtake.Friday
13 November '09After advocating consolidation for over five years without any voluntary response from state-owned banks, the government has finally stepped in to infuse momentum in the process....Monday
9 November '09The ministry of finance is keeping a close eye on the mutual fund industry and has nudged capital market regulator Sebi on the highly skewed investor pattern.....Tuesday
3 November '09Six months on and the only government-sponsored pension scheme, New Pension Scheme (NPS), is still struggling to attract workers...Friday
30 October '09SBI Pension Fund continues to be the best pension fund manager (PFM) for the New Pension Scheme (NPS) opened for the Central and state government employees....Friday
30 October '09IRDA says 6 firms spent more than what is prescribed in Insurance Act....Thursday
22 October '09The finance ministry has given its nod to Reliance Life Insurance’s proposal for an initial public offer (IPO) and also opened the door...Thursday
8 October '09Falling new business premium collections and low investor sentiments are likely to mar Indian insurers’ aim of a better performance at the coveted...Thursday
8 October '09The life insurance industry has serious concerns that the minimum alternate tax of 2 per cent proposed in the draft Direct Taxes Code will adversely...Monday
5 October '09While it comes with low costs, Aegon Religare Invest Maximiser is more of an investment plan. It may work as a second policy but not as your primary cover as it will leave you under-insured....Monday
5 October '09Focus on service, accountability: Govt tells PSU insurers....Monday
28 September '09Insurance companies may now get a faster approval for new products they want to launch in the Indian market....Wednesday
23 September '09While the government is still deliberating on whether to allow insurance companies with less than ten years in operation to go...Friday
18 September '09With conflicting and confusing cues from the global economy over the past few months, chief economist at HDFC Bank Abheek Barua....Thursday
17 September '09The collapse of major financial institutions in the US has taken its toll on the banks’ consolidation process in India.Wednesday
16 September '09Paving the way for the launch of a common platform for mutual fund investors, the advisory committee formed by the Association...Tuesday
8 September '09Concerned with the low acceptance of the New Pension Scheme (NPS) by the masses, the government has roped in the...Thursday
3 September '09The government is planning to extend the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), a government-sponsored health insurance...Tuesday
25 August '09It is not the private players but rather government banks that have not been able to sell the New Pension Scheme (NPS).Sunday
16 August '09The government has allowed its officials to take their companions on official international tours, reversing an order issued a year ago.Friday
14 August '09Experts say directive will have adverse impact on industry’s health, put pressure on premiums....Friday
14 August '09Experts say directive will have adverse impact on industry’s health, put pressure on premiums....Friday
14 August '09Unfazed by the lack of response for the New Pension Scheme (NPS), the government has ruled out increasing budgetary support for the same....Wednesday
12 August '09To avoid an asset-liability mismatch in the life insurance space, the regulator is chalking out ways to expand the ambit of long-term investment vehicles for the industry.