RBI's proposed mis-selling norms may hit credit life business of insurers
 

Secure your child’s future with ICICI Pru SmartKid 360
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has launched ICICI Pru SmartKid 360, a long-term saving product which allows customers to plan for their child’s future financial needs, with guaranteed benefits. ICICI Pru SmartKid 360, gives MoneyBack or pre-decided payouts as per the child’s future milestones such as school or higher education or early adulthood goals. Notably, customers can choose a fixed amount or increasing amount as payouts.

Credit life biz of life insurance firms may take a hit
 

Policybazaar sets a new benchmark of ₹2,069 crore in enabling term insurance claims for families in need
Gurugram, 12th Feb 2026: Setting a new milestone at the most critical point of the insurance journey, Policybazaar has facilitated over ₹2,069 crore worth of term insurance claims since 2018. Despite being one of the most essential tools for financial protection, term insurance in India remains a massively underpenetrated segment due to lack of awareness and concerns around claims. Seen in this context, this benchmark sends across a positive reinforcement of consumer confidence in term insurance.

Sebi aims to lower cost of capital, ease compliance burden, says chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will look to reduce the cost of capital and lighten regulatory burdens to sharpen India’s competitiveness, its chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Thursday.

Data-driven governance and research critical for resilient securities markets: SEBI Chairman
 

Sebi mulls measures to cut regulatory costs, study market impact
 

Sebi to review NSDL root-cause report on tech glitch: Tuhin Kanta Pandey
 

SBI Pension Funds to foray into AIFs, gold and silver ETFs; targets threefold growth
SBI Pension Funds is planning a foray into alternative investment funds (AIFs), gold ETFs and silver ETFs, said its MD & CEO, Pranay Dwivedi. “We are actively looking at AIFs, but we will not blindly venture if the returns are not commensurate with the risk,” he said. The pension fund house, which manages Rs 5.7 lakh crore, aims to triple its assets under management over the next five to six years while maintaining its 34% market share in an industry projected to grow from Rs 16 lakh crore to Rs 45 lakh crore.

MFs Raise Bets on Financials, Trim IT and FMCG in January
Top mutual funds raised exposure to fi nancials in January, adding both banking and insurance stocks while trimming positions in parts of the Information Technology (IT) and Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) space. Among lenders, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Union Bank and IndusInd Bank saw buying interest, along with selective additions in small fi nance bank Equitas as valuations of private banks are considered cheap relative to others and the market. In January, fi nancials bore the maximum brunt of foreign investor selling. In Insurance, HDFC Life, GIC and Star Health are among the top picks. Prashant Mahesh

Mutual funds stay cautious on Reits despite Sebi's equity reclassification
Mumbai: Mutual funds remain cautious on real estate investment trusts (Reits) despite the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) move to reclassify them as equity instruments, a step intended to deepen the market and align India with global standards.

62% Gen Z, mllennials buy gold under 5 grams, pick bullion over MFs, stocks
About 62% of Gen Z and Millennials still consider gold the safest investment option, according to a Smytten PulseAI survey, even as younger buyers shift toward smaller, more frequent purchases and increasingly make gold-buying decisions independently rather than as part of family-led investments.

Markets reward discipline, not headlines: DSP MF’s Parekh

Mumbai: Markets now move to a relentless 24/7 news cycle, with constant alerts pushing investors to respond to every minor fluctuation. In this environment of elevated valuations and global uncertainty, success demands not just intelligence but emotional discipline. Yet enduring wealth is rarely built on the tax tweaks or daily headlines. Mint spoke to Kalpen Parekh, managing director and chief executive, DSP Mutual Fund, about tuning out the noise, risks facing Indian markets in the year ahead, behavioural pitfalls, and adjustments in his own portfolio.

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IDfy gets ₹476 cr in new funding round
 

Government buys ₹75,505 cr G-sec from RBI in switch auction
Mumbai: The Centre on Thursday bought back government securities (G-secs) for ₹75,504.43 crore from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) through a switch auction, while issuing bonds worth ₹69,436.15 crore. The securities repurchased were part of the scheduled bonds set to mature in the next financial year. These included ₹3,527.69 crore of 7.27% GS 2026, ₹34,957.71 crore of 8.33% GS 2026, ₹19,958.78 crore of 8.15% GS 2026 and ₹17,060.24 crore of 8.24% GS 2027. In exchange, the government issued ₹69,436.15 crore of 8.30% GS 2040 bonds.