Insurance, 8 other economic Bills to be taken up in Winter Session
 

9 foreign reinsurers in talks to enter GIFT City through IIO route
 

ICICI Lombard and IIT Bombay launch 'IL IGNITING MINDS 2025' case study competition - season 3
 

Cover note. Motor insurance: When service ends after sales
Have you noticed how an insurance agent or call-centre executive never lets go when they want to sell you a policy or renewal?

SEBI board meet may centre around brokerages rules
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) board meeting on December 17 – the 212th  – will discuss several reforms, majority of them linked to equity brokerages. It will review mutual funds’ rules, create more ease for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), improve the stock lending and borrowing (SLB) mechanism, and review the recently submitted report of the high-level committee on conflict of interest. 

Sebi bars Prabhudas Lilladher from taking new clients for 7 days
Mumbai: Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board (Sebi) has barred stock broker Prabhudas Lilladher from onboarding new clients for seven days from December 15, for alleged violation of its rules relating to client funds, margins, reporting and brokerage.

Single stock derivatives expiry margins may rise 30–60% as SEBI weighs ending spread offsets
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is considering a proposal that could increase margin requirements for single-stock derivatives by 30-60 per cent on expiry days, as the regulator looks to align stock-derivative rules with index contracts, according to people familiar with the matter. The potential rise mirrors the margin offsets traders typically receive for calendar spreads. Clearing data shows that these offsets often reduce effective margins by one-third to over half for many stock-futures spreads. Removing the benefit on the day the contract expires would therefore require traders to post substantially more capital during market hours, instead of carrying the lower margin until the 3:30 pm close.

As mutual fund assets top Rs 80 trillion mark, Sebi chief calls out low financial literacy
Mumbai: Amid the continuing speedy growth of the financial markets, including mutual funds, Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey has called out the low financial literacy among the public. He said better financial literacy is a must for better investor protection as informed decision-making is essential in an increasingly digital financial landscape.

As Sebi pushes for efficiency in mutual funds ecosystem, distributors are put through the wringer
A rising tide does not lift all boats—an adage that mutual fund distributors will vouch for.

EM equities, and India especially, on the back foot: Praveen Jagwani
 

PE-VC investments hit $5.3bn in Oct: EY-IVCA
New Delhi: Private equity and venture capital (PE-VC) investments in India touched $5.3 billion across 102 deals in Oct, marking a 9% rise year-on-year, according to the EY-IVCA monthly roundup. Private investments in public equity emerged as the dominant deal category, surging nearly ten-fold to $2.1 billion. Startup investments followed at $2 billion, up 175% year-on-year. Growth investments fell to $810 million.

FPIs resume selling in Nov; withdraw ₹3,765 cr from equities
New Delh: i After a brief pause in October, foreign investors resumed selling, pulling out a net ₹3,765 crore from Indian equities in November, driven by global risk-off sentiment, volatility in global tech stocks and selective preference for primary markets over secondary markets.

With $2.2 bn new fund, ChrysCapital signals appetite for riskier bets
After raising its largest-ever private equity (PE) fund of $2.2 billion, ChrysCapital is now open to taking higher-risk bets, said Saurabh Chatterjee, managing director at the firm.

Bond yields likely to ease before RBI's monetary policy review meeting