Wednesday 5 August '09
Even as the government is likely to release the draft direct tax code for public response and inputs in a fortnight....Tuesday 4 August '09
Even as the Budget provided a major relief to the software industry by exempting it from excise duty on the transfer of rights to use software....Monday
3 August '09Despite incentives announced in the Union Budget, not many people have opted for the New Pension Scheme as a saving tool for retirement needs.Friday
31 July '09Reliance Life Insurance Company will have to wait for some more time as the finance ministry has referred its proposal to list the company....Wednesday
29 July '09To bring reforms in the state-run enterprises, the department of public enterprises (DPE) has proposed that state government-run public sector...Tuesday
28 July '09Even though the New Pension Scheme (NPS) has not generated much interest in the informal sector, the country’s largest bank, State Bank of India (SBI)...Monday
27 July '09The reputation of unit-linked insurance plans (Ulips) has been sullied by their high charges, appallingly high commissions to agents and mis-selling by them.Monday
20 July '09Tedious calculations, long queues, and loads of confusion — usually this is how most people perceive the tax filing exercise to be. While the process is fairly simple...Monday
20 July '09Banks are increasingly offering wealth management services to their customers. Deutsche Bank too has joined the bandwagon by launching web-enabled services like...Friday
17 July '09The life insurance industry has woken up to women’s power of persuasion and better selling skills. Insurance companies are now hiring more women to sell their policies...Thursday
16 July '09Goods including food grains, essential agricultural inputs such as fertilisers and raw materials for meeting the country’s energy needs are likely to be exempted...Wednesday
15 July '09As the finance ministry treads rather cautiously towards rolling out the goods and services tax (GST) by April 1, 2010 it seems to have worked out a preliminary...Monday
13 July '09Enthused by signs of revival in the markets, insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has launched the Ulip...Monday
6 July '09Longer-term saving products like life insurance and pension products should be given higher tax incentives...Wednesday
1 July '09Agriculture finance, low-cost housing and small industries are expected to remain as the key areas...Monday
29 June '09Many issues confront the Finance Minister as he prepares his Budget proposals. Does the economy need...Monday
29 June '09Owing to greater investor awareness, mutual funds will continue to sell even though intermediaries might try...Monday
22 June '09Summer vacations are here and what better time can there be to plan a holiday with your family. While you decide...Monday
22 June '09High returns entail high risk. However, if you are among those whose hearts skip a beat every time the markets...Monday
15 June '09As more and more companies launch newer products — or rather clone existing products and add on teeny-weeny changes...Monday
15 June '09The New Pension System - the only government sponsored pension scheme for the informal sector...Monday
8 June '09Investments in equity markets can be quite profitable, provided we have a disciplined approach. The mantra for good returns is to set realistic....Monday
1 June '09Long-term investment in equities certainly yields good returns. However, the journey can be bumpy with bulls....Monday
1 June '09After a tumultuous year and a half for equities, we are now seeing some signs of recovery and expect the markets to break out....Wednesday
27 May '09The life insurance industry has started the financial year on a positive note and registered a growth of 8 per cent in the first year business premium collection.
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