Irdai asks insurance companies to keep branches open on March 31
 

Why SBI Life is winning the valuation game vs HDFC, ICICI Prudential
The stock of SBI Life Insurance Company, India’s largest private life insurer by market capitalization, has gained 17% over the past year. In contrast, HDFC Life Insurance Company and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company—the second and third largest—have declined 11% and 10%, respectively, and hit fresh 52-week lows on Tuesday.

West Region of India reflects balanced financial readiness with strong protection awareness: HDFC Life's ready for Life Index
The index aims to bridge the gap between perception and preparedness, encouraging a shift from short-term saving to structured, long-term financial planning.

SEBI conflict code overhaul seen pragmatic, but transparency, enforcement gaps remain
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) board’s revised conflict-of-interest framework is being seen as a pragmatic attempt to tighten internal governance, though legal experts have raised concerns around limited public disclosures, reliance on recusal mechanisms and gaps in enforceability.

Sebi proposes IT resilience index for market infrastructure institutions
Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Wednesday proposed a framework to introduce an IT Resilience Index (ITRI) for market infrastructure institutions (MIIs), including stock exchanges, clearing corporations, and depositories, aimed at strengthening oversight of critical technology systems.

Sebi widens auditor pool for investment advisers, research analysts
 

Sebi works with Google to crack down on finfluencers violating norms
 

SEBI fills WTM vacancy with KV Ramana Murty
 

‘Reasonable part of mkt now fairly valued’: Harish Krishnan, CIO, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC
Mumbai: It’s not about predicting the next three-six months, but making decisions that shape wealth 5-10 years ahead, said Harish Krishnan, chief investment officer (CIO)–equity at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC, who manages assets of around ₹2 trillion.

Slow, but steady start for SIFs; amass ₹9,712 crore AUM in six months
Mumbai: One year after the market regulator SEBI established norms, the Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs) are off to a slow and steady start amassing assets under management of ₹9,712 core and net inflow of ₹9,696 crore in last five months since the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI) started tracking the data.

‘FundsIndia will be a Rs 1 lakh crore AUM firm by 2030’: Akshay Sapru, Group CEO at FundsIndia
Online mutual fund investment platform FundsIndia is looking to ride India’s expanding wealth management market for its next phase of growth. Group CEO Akshay Sapru tells Narayanan V that the WestBridge Capital-backed firm aims to build one of the country’s largest wealth management platforms and scale its assets nearly fourfold to `1 lakh crore over the next four years.

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HDFC Mutual Fund issues clarification on changes to HDFC Gold ETF
HDFC Mutual Fund has decided to change the fundamental attributes of HDFC Gold ETF. The most significant modification proposed by the fund company is that the HDFC Gold ETF will now have the provision to invest in Exchange Traded Commodity Derivatives (ETCDs). What this means is that the fund can now invest in the gold futures market.

India's AIFs push Sebi for higher leverage to counter SIFs' tax advantage
Alternative investment funds (AIFs) that deploy long-short strategies have approached the market regulator seeking an increase in their leverage ability to gain an advantage over newly launched specialized investment funds (SIFs) that are said to be eroding their collective asset base.

Bain Capital to launch open offer for stake in Manappuram Finance on April 6
Bain Capital said on Wednesday it would launch an ​open offer on April 6 ‌to purchase a 26 per cent stake ​in Indian non-bank lender Manappuram ⁠Finance from public shareholders.

Indian 10-year bond yields ease as crude oil prices slip below $100 a barrel on US-Iran ceasefire hopes
Indian government bonds inched higher on Wednesday, with yields easing marginally after crude oil prices slipped below the $100-per-barrel mark amid reports of a potential US-Iran ceasefire plan.