IRDAI chief appeals to pvt insurers’ innovative streak with examples of impactful govt schemes
If innovative products by public sector can unleash democratisation of insurance distribution then there are clear lessons for the private sector insurers to draw upon their innovative product design skills and emerge even more impactful for consumers. Ajay Seth, chairperson, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) articulated this and more at the just concluded Financial Express Insurance Summit, 2025 in Mumbai.

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Tata AIA premier SIP sees rising interest as SIP-linked insurance gains ground among young professionals
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Superior service should command better pricing of policies: HDFC ERGO MD & CEO Anuj Tyagi
General insurance industry is facing many winds of change with changes in tax regime and increasing cost pressures. The pricing pressure is redefining competition and customers are increasingly looking at service as a differentiator. The government is also planning to introduce Insurance Laws (Amendment Bill 2025) to raise insurance FDI to 100 per cent and amend LIC and IRDAI Laws. businessline spoke to Anuj Tyagi, MD & CEO, HDFC ERGO General Insurance on the trends and challenges for the general insurance industry.

Sebi keeps hands off digital gold, urges investors to prefer regulated ETFs
Capital markets regulator Sebi is not looking to regulate ‘digital gold’ or ‘e-gold’ products as these do not fall under its purview, Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Friday.

Amfi seeks decade-long trading data as Sebi weighs cap on brokerage fees
The mutual fund industry is compiling an extensive dataset on portfolio churn and transaction costs to help the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) evaluate its proposal to sharply cap brokerage fees.

Semi-active yet strategic: PPFAS Mutual Fund scheme to mirror Nifty 100
The fund house is adopting a semi-active approach with its largecap fund, aiming to deliver modestly higher returns than the benchmark. Scheduled for a January 2026 launch, the scheme will largely follow the Nifty 100 index while implementing a set of “smart execution strategies” to generate alpha.

Tata Mutual Fund launches Titanium hybrid long-short fund
Tata Mutual Fund has launched its first specialized investment fund– Titanium hybrid long-short fund, which is open for subscription from Monday to December 8.

Prudential plans $300 million pre-IPO share sale in Indian joint venture
Prudential Plc is planning to raise as much as $300 million through a share placement in ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co. before an initial public offering of the Indian joint venture, according to people familiar with the matter. The UK-based insurer has begun talks with potential investors, and about 15 institutions have expressed interest in participating in the pre-IPO placement, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is private. A final decision will be made once ICICI Prudential AMC receives regulatory approval to go public, they said.

‘Sensex to touch 100,000 points by 2026 end, ‘ says Praveen Jagwani, CEO of UTI International
Foreign investors are not even thinking of India right now, as they are thinking more in terms of their risk buckets, according to Praveen Jagwani, CEO of UTI International. He tells Ananya Grover that the Sensex is likley to touch 100,000 by 2026-end.

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Understanding behavioural biases in mutual fund investing
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