Misselling in insurance sector a significant concern: Irdai annual report
 

Tata AIA Premier SIP gains traction as ULIP investors seek stable, long-term growth options
Mumbai: Tata AIA Life Insurance's Premier SIP continues to gain attention from investors looking for a balanced approach to wealth creation and protection. As market volatility rises, ULIPs are becoming a favoured option. Individuals seeking systematic investment discipline combined with insurance coverage can explore Tata AIA Premier SIP. Along with protection, it assists goal-oriented investing with its unique features.

SBI Life & BCCI facilitate a once in a lifetime 'Meet & Greet' for five young girls from Udayan NGO with the Indian women's cricket team
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Health insurance: Lives covered grow 1% in FY25
Mumbai: The health insurance industry grew unevenly in FY25, as gains in individual and group business were offset by a contraction in govt-sponsored schemes, limiting growth in lives covered to 1.4%. According to the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) annual report, health insurers covered 58.1 crore lives, up from 57.3 crore a year earlier.

Digital health insurance sees 27% growth as wellness drives demand: Report
 

Consolidation isn’t just about scale, it’s a quality-first strategy, says Aster DM Healthcare Deputy MD Alisha Moopen
As India’s hospital sector witnesses one of the largest consolidation waves in recent years, Alisha Moopen, Deputy Managing Director, Aster DM Healthcare, says its scale drive is aimed at stronger clinical governance and outcomes, not sheer market dominance.

SEBI sets January 2027 deadline for AIF compliance certification
New Delhi: Markets regulator SEBI on Tuesday mandated that compliance officers of managers of alternative investment funds must obtain a certification from the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM).

NPS suffering under new tax regime, needs tax benefit of Rs 50,000 under 80 C in coming Budget: Axis Pension CEO
Mumbai: The pension industry has requested the government to restore the additional Rs 50,000 tax benefit for the National Pension System (NPS) under the new tax regime in the upcoming Union Budget as the incentives are critical to widen coverage beyond salaried Indians, Axis Pension Fund CEO and Managing Director Sumit Shukla told ANI today.

EPFO panel holds meet to review performance

The meeting focused on reviewing the performance of the Regional Offices of the Punjab Region, including coverage of establishments, recovery of arrears, and contractor compliance through the Principal Employer Portal.

Housing top reason for partial withdrawals under NPS in FY25: PFRDA
 

​Where to invest in 2026? ICICI Prudential’s CIO S Naren shares strategy on IPOs and asset allocation
Sankaran Naren, ED and CIO, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, believes that if there is correction in global markets, particularly the US, Indian equities are expected to do relatively better in 2026. Naren tells Joydeep Ghosh that if initial public offerings (IPO) are well-priced, the boom would continue.

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MF investor additions hit slow lane in 2025 as equity volatility bites
MFs added 5.8 million new investors in 2025 (as of November 30), sharply lower than the record 10.6 million additions in 2024. But this year’s figure is higher than the 5.3 million added in 2023.

Edelweiss completes sale of 10% stake in asset management business to WestBridge
Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd has completed the divestment of a 10% stake in its asset management business to global investment firm WestBridge Capital.

Midcap funds outlook for 2026 hinges on earnings rebound, rate support
 

PE/VC stake sales in Indian IPOs hit four-year high even as their market share shrinks to a decade low
In 2025, private equity and venture capital firms extracted the largest sum of cash from India’s initial public offerings (IPOs) in four years, even as their share in the country’s primary market shrank to its lowest in at least a decade. While these investors offloaded ₹20,643 crore worth of stock in 2025, they backed fewer than one in five listings, compared to around one in four in 2024 and around one in three in 2023.

Corporate lending to rebound as loan-bond rate gap narrows, RBI eases norms
In addition, recent policy reforms by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), including allowing domestic banks to do acquisition financing, are expected to give further support to corporate lending, analysts said.