Health insurance premiums in India are expected to rise by 10–15% over the next 12–18 months, according to industry experts, as insurers adjust pricing to keep pace with elevated medical inflation and changing risk profiles. The increases are likely to be gradual and implemented at renewal cycles, but the direction of pricing remains firmly upward….
Nippon India Mutual Fund recorded a majority share of trading volumes in gold and silver exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during Akshaya Tritiya, according to data compiled from Bloomberg, company filings, and the National Stock Exchange. The fund house reported combined volumes of ₹1,118 crore across its gold and silver ETFs on the day, accounting for about…
The government has approved a ₹12,980 crore sovereign-backed maritime insurance pool to provide domestic capacity for insuring Indian shipping risks. The initiative comes at a time when global marine insurance markets have seen tighter capacity and higher premiums, particularly for war-related risks. Why has the pool been introduced? Indian shipping companies currently depend significantly on…
Global precious metals traded mixed on Tuesday (April 21), with gold holding marginal gains while silver edged lower, as investors weighed easing oil prices, currency movements and persistent geopolitical tensions in West Asia. COMEX gold was last seen at $4,833.10 per ounce, up 0.09%. In contrast, COMEX silver declined 0.70% to $79.48 per ounce. Global…
Akshaya Tritiya may be over, but the message from this year’s festival is loud and clear: soaring bullion prices have failed to dim India’s appetite for gold. Gold and silver prices have surged sharply over the past year, reshaping buying behaviour during one of the country’s most auspicious precious metals buying occasions. Gold prices are…
Indian retail investors continue to demonstrate steady commitment to mutual fund investing even as equity market returns have remained subdued for nearly two years, according to a strategy report by Kotak Institutional Equities. The report describes the current phase as a “game of patience,” where sustained systematic investing is being tested by weak trailing returns…
The Mahindra Manulife Value Fund, which was launched on March 3, 2025, has completed one year of operations, recording a 16.39% one-year compounded annualised return as of April 15, 2026, according to data from ICRA Analytics Limited. Within the value equity fund category, the fund’s performance was higher than the category average return of 9.35%…
India’s credit information company TransUnion CIBIL has integrated consumer CIBIL Scores and Credit Information Reports (CIR) into the BHIM Payments App, enabling users to view their credit information within the UPI-based platform. The integration, developed in collaboration with NPCI BHIM Services Ltd (NBSL), allows users to access their credit score after providing consent, in line…
India’s digital payments ecosystem continues to shift decisively toward the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), which now accounts for a dominant share of retail digital transactions. However, industry experts say the evolution is not characterised by displacement of cards, but by segmentation of payment use cases and gradual convergence between instruments. UPI accounted for about 81%…
The Mumbai bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that exemption under Section 54 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, for reinvestment of long-term capital gains in a residential property cannot be denied only on the ground that the taxpayer did not file an original income tax return under Section 139(1). The…
