US-based Lockton to make formal market entry in India’s reinsurance space this fiscal
Kolkata: US-based Insurance broker Lockton is in the process of expanding into the reinsurance space in India, with a formal market entry expected in this financial year.

GIFT City's insurance, reinsurance premium ecosystem grows to $1.2 billion
 

Muted Q4 expectations, regulatory changes weigh on insurance majors
Led by listed life insurance majors, stocks of insurers were under pressure, falling up to 4 per cent on the BSE in Thursday’s intraday deals. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India, HDFC Life Insurance, Bajaj Finserv, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company, and ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company hit their respective 52-week lows.

SEBI readies digital platform to expand adviser base
Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India is likely to launch a digital platform, SEBI SETU, this month to simplify registration and compliance for investment advisers (IAs), as it seeks to widen the country’s limited advisory base.

Sebi’s FPI netting move raises operational concerns for custodians
Mumbai: Indian custodians are preparing for operational disruption after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) approved a shift to net settlement of trades for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), pressing ahead despite industry calls to make the change optional.

PFRDA calls for perpetual funds, deeper AIF exit market
Mumbai: India’s financial regulators are working towards a deeper secondary market for alternate investment funds (AIFs) to help them manage longer fund cycles, said S. Ramann, chairman, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).

MFs pump record ₹1 trillion into equities in March amid market selloff
 

Retirement funds: Invest if you are prone to panic-selling amid volatility
 

Why insurers are turning to hedge funds to cover AI data centre risks
 

Rising yields, inflation concerns to cap corporate bond issuances in FY27