LIC partners with Yes Bank to expand reach through new bancassurance deal
Mumbai: The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has entered into a strategic bancassurance partnership with Yes Bank. This collaboration will enable Yes Bank customers to access LIC’s life insurance products through its branch network and digital platforms, according to a press release on Thursday.

LIC, GQG signal interest in ₹24,930 crore Adani Enterprises rights issue
 

Affordable for all. IFFCO-TOKIO GIC ties up with cooperatives for micro insurance
New Delhi: IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance Company, which is celebrating the silver jubilee of its foundation, on Thursday said it has tied up with a number of cooperatives to distribute micro insurance for package policies. Established in 2000, IFFCO-TOKIO GIC is a 51:49 joint venture between Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative (IFFCO) and Japan-based Tokio Marine Group.

Why working women in urban centres must have a good health insurance plan?
Urban life and its associated stress can take a toll on the healthiest of people. This is what makes a good health plan an essential for all, but there may also be some gender-specific health issues arising out of living and working in a city that need specialised care. To take care of such things, insurance companies now offer specific policies that have been crafted keeping in mind working women in cities, who often face health issues related to urban living, such as PCOS. Here is Policybazaar's list of the best premiums and policies that are aimed at young women professionals in cities.

Sebi issues a ban and orders ₹546 crore disgorgement against influencer Avadhut Sathe’s firm
Sebi on Thursday barred financial influencer Avadhut Sathe and his firm Avadhut Sathe Trading Academy Pvt Ltd from the securities market and directed them to disgorge Rs 546 crore of ‘unlawful gain’ earned from the alleged unregistered investment advisory and research analyst business.

Sebi impounds ₹546 cr, bars Avadhut Sathe academy for alleged violations
Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday restrained Avadhut Sathe Trading Academy and its founder-trainer Avadhut Dinkar Sathe from dealing in securities and impounded Rs 546 crore of alleged “unlawful gains”.

SEBI proposes delta-based limits for index options to curb concentration risks
Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed shifting the way trading member (TM) position limits for index options are calculated, from the current notional-value method to a delta-based Future Equivalent (FutEq) measure, to align them with client-level limits and strengthen market integrity.

AMFI rejig countdown: IPO stars prepare to topple the titans
Mumbai : Come January 2026, when the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) redraws the market capitalization map, new guards will steal the spotlight, and established titans might lose their crowns.

Let market forces decide MF investment in IPOs, says Nilesh Shah, MD, Kotak MF
Investors should not be perturbed about the social media debate on mutual fund investments in new age companies; they should allow market forces to function, says Nilesh Shah, Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra AMC . Shah told businessline that a mutual fund would not invest in a sector or a company where they expect losses.

Avoid exiting Balanced Advantage Funds based on short-term underperformance
Balanced Advantage Funds (BAFs), also called dynamic asset allocation funds, have underperformed over the past year. This category, with 41 funds and assets under management worth ~Rs 3.18 trillion, has delivered a meagre 4.3 per cent average return. Investors should not react hastily since the current weak phase may prove temporary.

Equities snap four-day losing streak ahead of RBI policy decision
Benchmark indices ended marginally higher on Thursday, breaking a four-session losing streak as investors exercised caution ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee decision on Friday, with IT stocks leading the recovery while broader markets remained under pressure.