IRDAI proposes Ind AS adoption for all insurers from April 1, 2026
Irdai proposes April 2026 shift to Ind AS with parallel reporting phase

Demand for actuaries surges as insurance sector shifts to IFRS, RBC norms
 

57% of HNIs buy term at 30-39, demand for Rs 3 cr cover surges: Report
 

Zuno General Insurance plans to improve combined ratio by 500-700 bps over 2 years
Zuno General Insurance, which is looking to break-even next fiscal, is planning to improve its combined ratio by 500-700 basis points over the next two years.

Universal Sompo General Insurance drives green mobility with 'One Policy, One Tree' Initiative
Mumbai: Universal Sompo General Insurance Company Limited (USGI), a leading general insurance provider in India, has announced a new green initiative aligned with its ESG strategy and commitment to the environmental sustainability. Under this initiative, the company will plant a tree for every new motor insurance policy sold for Hybrid cars and Electric cars from authorized Toyota dealers through Toyota Tsusho Insurance Broker India Pvt Ltd effective since 1st April 2025.
 

SEBI revises reporting requirements for AIFs
SEBI has revised the requirement of AIF (Alternate Investment Funds) to submit their activity reports. This move is aimed to improve ease of doing business and was recommended by a working group of SEBI.

Sebi sets rules for custodians offering services outside its oversight
 

New to stocks? Sebi warns of investors being 'hijacked by scamsters'
 

No issue with futures, concerns around short-dated options: Sebi chairman
 

Sebi may review agricultural commodity classification, margin framework
 

EPFO joins new NHAI InvIT as strategic investor
The Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will join the public infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) promoted by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as a strategic investor, committing funds to acquire 16.6% of the total units on offer in the maiden public issue of Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT).

Moving abroad for a new job? Here's what happens to your EPF savings
 

Good time to start investing in equity markets: DSP Mutual Fund’s Rohit Singhania
The markets performed relatively well, given the volatility and uncertainty due to the India-Pakistan conflict, global tariffs and low corporate earnings, Rohit Singhania, co-head – equities, DSP Mutual Fund, told FE. He expressed hope for the markets going forward. 

SEBI’s overlap rule may trigger ₹76,000-cr MF portfolio rejig
Mutual fund houses may need to reshuffle portfolios worth about ₹76,000 crore as they move to comply with the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s new rules aimed at curbing excessive overlap between schemes.

AIF rule reset widens access for accredited investors, raises new risk questions
India’s alternative investment fund (AIF) framework has undergone sweeping changes over the past six months, with reforms in September 2025 and February 2026 reshaping how accredited investors participate in private markets.

India's mutual funds perfected the take-off. Life cycle funds fix the landing
India's mutual fund industry has spent the better part of the last 25 years persuading people to start investing. Monthly systematic investment plan (SIP) contributions now exceed ₹26,000 crore. Over 10 crore folios are active. By most measures, India is making meaningful progress on wealth creation.

Sebi's new rules push AMCs to innovate: Is this the golden age for passive funds in India?
Asset management companies (AMCs) may double down and innovate more on passive products following the revision of mutual fund categorization norms, offering investors a wider choice of investment options.

Technology mutual funds weather IT storm as diversification pays off
 

PE-VC funding picks up in Feb
Chennai : After a subdued start to the year, investments in India’s private equity and venture capital (PE-VC) segment rose 36.8% month-onmonth (MoM) in Feb 2026 to $2.6 billion, compared with $1.9 billion in the same month last year. The investment figures exclude deals in the real estate sector. The rebound follows a sharp decline in Jan, when PE-VC investments fell 62.5% MoM (Jan 2026 versus Jan 2025).
 

‘We are strongly bullish on AI-first businesses,’ Q&A with Ankita Vashishta, founder, Arise Ventures
Arise Ventures, an early-stage venture capital (VC) firm, has sharpened its focus on companies where artificial intelligence (AI) is not an add-on but integral to the product and business model. Founded in 2021, the firm has invested in more than 50 startups across three funds. It is currently deploying capital from its Rs 500-crore Fund III. The firm has so far invested 30–40% of the corpus, Ankita Vashishta, founder and managing partner of Arise Ventures, tells S Shanthi in an interview.

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Global equities, bonds sink as West Asia crisis stokes inflation fears
ICICI Prudential Value Fund, which was launched in August 2004, featured in the top 30th percentile of the value/contra funds category of the Crisil Mutual Fund Ranking (CMFR) for four consecutive quarters through December 2025. The fund had Rs 61,271 crore in assets under management (AUM) at the end of December 2025, up more than 120 per cent from Rs 27,515 crore at the end of December 2022. Sankaran Naren and Dharmesh Kakkad have managed the fund since January 2021, and Masoomi Jhurmarvala since November 2024.

G-Sec yields steady despite crude surge amid West Asia tensions