Insurers turn to state bonds for derivatives trade as yields climb
Indian insurers are turning to state government bonds for a popular derivatives trade, locking in higher yields amid record provincial debt supply.

Making insurance relatable: Inside Shriram Life Insurance’s AI-led strategy
As insurers rethink how they connect with a new generation of customers, Casparus Kromhout, MD & CEO of Shriram Life Insurance, is placing innovation at the heart of communication. Under his leadership, Shriram Life Insurance has embraced AI-generated films to make insurance more relatable, regional, and relevant. The ‘Zaroorat Jaisi, Policy Vaisi’ campaign reflects a broader shift from product-led messaging to customer-centric storytelling. In this conversation, Kromhout explains how AI is enabling scale, simplifying complex financial concepts, and reshaping how life insurance is understood, sold, and experienced across diverse markets in India.

Why Health Insurance for senior citizens is the best investment for retirees
Mumbai: Retirement should bring peace, not worry about medical bills. Yet for many older adults, healthcare costs can become one of the biggest threats to long-term financial security. At a stage when income is usually fixed, even one medical emergency can disturb years of careful saving. This article explains how health insurance for senior citizens helps protect retirement funds and why it is often seen as a wise financial step after retirement. Why Healthcare Costs Are a Major Concern After Retirement Healthcare becomes a major financial concern after retirement because medical needs often increase while regular income becomes limited. Expenses such as consultations, diagnostic tests, medicines, hospital stays, and follow-up care can put steady pressure on monthly finances. Treatment costs have also risen over time, which makes even planned care harder to manage. For retirees who depend on pension income, interest, or savings, these expenses can affect monthly budgeting and create financial stress over the long term. This makes health planning an essential part of retirement planning.

Trenzet Infra files papers with SEBI to raise funds via IPO
New Delhi: Railway-focused EPC player Trenzet Infra Ltd has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator SEBI to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO).

Sebi board to consider FPI settlement norms, intermediary reforms on Monday
 

SBI Mutual Fund files for IPO with SEBI; up to 20.37 crore shares on offer
SBI Mutual Fund has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator SEBI to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO). The proposed maiden public offering is entirely an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 20.37 crore equity shares, with no fresh issue component, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP).

‘If markets remain flat or correct further, SIP flows may slow down’: Ajay Tyagi, UTI Asset Management Co
One way or the other, an extended West Asia war will impact earnings growth, said Ajay Tyagi, senior executive vice president and head of Equity at UTI Asset Management Co.

Why SEBI’s latest mutual fund move matters for redemptions
Mutual funds, primarily liquid and overnight schemes, routinely face a timing mismatch between when they pay investors and when they receive cash from underlying instruments. Simply put, mutual funds sometimes have to pay investors before money from their own investments comes in.

MF equity cash holdings up by ₹4,000 cr amid volatile market
Mumbai: Mutual fund houses have increased the cash holding of equity schemes by ₹4,000 crore to ₹2.10 lakh crore in February against ₹2.06 lakh crore logged in January due to huge market volatility, according to JM Financial report.

HDFC Flexi Cap Fund: Focus on high-return sectors boosts gains further
HDFC Flexi Cap Fund, launched in January 1995, featured in the top 30th percentile of the flexi-cap category in the Crisil Mutual Fund Ranking (CMFR) for four consecutive quarters through December 2025. The fund’s assets under management (AUM) rose to ₹96,295 crore in 2025 from ₹32,155 crore in 2022. Amit Ganatra has been managing the fund since February 2026.

50% of actively managed equity fund NFOs launched since 2020 failed to beat benchmarks
Every active mutual fund New Fund Offer (NFO) comes with a simple pitch: pay a higher fee than an index fund and outperform the market. But has that promise been kept? A bl.portfolio analysis of 275 active equity fund NFOs launched between 2020 and March 2026, comparing each fund’s return since inception with respective benchmark over the same period, shows that 133 funds (48 per cent) have so far underperformed their benchmarks. For sectoral and thematic funds alone, the failure rate is a tad higher at 50 per cent. Basically, it is a coin-flip.  

Neo Wealth & Asset Management raises ₹500 Crore from TVS Capital
Neo Wealth & Asset Management on Sunday said it has raised ₹500 Crore in growth funding from private equity major TVS Capital Fund (TCF) and its affiliates. The funding is raised at a pre-money valuation of ₹10,000 Crore.

PE firm Multiples bets on AI-first tech services, pares legacy bets
Bengaluru: PE firm Multiples Alternate Asset Management is pivoting toward AI-first businesses, trimming exposure to sectors such as voice business process outsourcing and general staffing solutions that could be easily disrupted by technology.