India’s insurers to adopt Ind AS from April 1, 2026: IRDAI
Hyderabad: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has introduced the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) - based Financial Reporting Framework for the Insurance Sector from April 1, 2026.

Motor insurance claims: Small lapses that can lead to costly rejections
 

Complaints against health insurance claims totalled around 74,700 in 11 months
Complaints against health insurance claims in the 11 months of the current fiscal year have surpassed numbers of full FY25 by 14.5 per cent and around 55 per cent of FY24, data presented by the Finance Ministry in Lok Sabha on Monday showed.

Trust deficit: Sebi's move to address conflict of interest needs more heft
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), India’s security-market regulator, has sought to address a vital issue that had clouded public confidence about its independent functioning. Questions lingered about the regulator’s internal checks and balances for members after Hindenburg Research, now defunct, made allegations about the previous Sebi chairperson’s conflicts of interest, which, it argued, came in the way of a fair probe into its supposed disclosures on some listed entities. The fact that the current Sebi chairman deemed it necessary to constitute a high-level committee to assess the framework on conflict of interest and disclosure of interest, within weeks of taking charge, demonstrated the urgent need to correct prevalent public perception.

Govt announces small savings schemes interest rates for April-June 2026: Here's how much you get for PPF, NSC, deposits
The government today kept interest rates unchanged for various small savings schemes, including the public provident fund (PPF) and national savings certificate (NSC), for the eighth straight quarter, beginning 1 April 2026.

ARCs see better AUM growth in FY27 as stress likely to build up among lenders due to ripple impact of war
Mumbai: Business prospects of ARCs (Asset Reconstruction Companies), which saw a muted AUM (assets under management) growth in the last couple of years, may brighten in FY27 as lenders’ asset quality cycle is likely to turn.

Bolt-ons, continuation funds power India’s next private equity cycle
Mumbai: India’s private equity industry is seeing a rise in buyout opportunities as a growing pool of mature assets looks to professionalize operations and accelerate growth, speakers said at the Mint India Investment Summit held on 26–27 March in Mumbai.

Differed with HDFC board over action on bonds: Atanu
Mumbai: Former HDFC Bank chairman Atanu Chakraborty, who quit the bank on March 18, citing “incongruence” between his values and certain internal practices, has disputed managing director Sashidhar Jagdishan’s claim that action against employees over the sale of high-risk bonds to Gulf customers was unrelated to the boardroom dispute.

India 10-year bond yield tops 7%, sees biggest monthly surge in 9 years
Indian government bonds slumped on Monday, closing out a rough financial year, with the 10-year ​benchmark bond yield posting its biggest monthly spike in nine years, on ‌bets that a protracted Middle East war would upend the ​government's fiscal plans and as the rupee plunged past ⁠95 per dollar.

Hedge Funds Chase yen strength plays on intervention fears
Hedge fund demand for dollar-yen options that profit from a decline in the pair has increased after the currency moved past 160, amplifying intervention rhetoric from Japan’s Ministry of Finance.