Image source: shutterstock.com When the economy falters and headlines start warning of declines, crashes or corrections, it’s easy to make impulsive financial decisions. But market volatility doesn’t have to derail your long-term plans. How you respond during unpredictable economic cycles is often more important than volatility itself. Couples without children in particular need clarity because […]
The spike reflects the renewed momentum and growing participation of global reinsurers Photo credit: VIJAY SONEJI GIFT City’s International Financial Services Center (IFSC) is attracting a new wave of global reinsurers, with new applications from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kazakhstan. The developments come amid a fourfold increase in reinsurance activities, reflecting […]
The value of new business (VNB) margins may come under pressure in the short term due to the loss of tax credit, due to the GST exemption, before improving in the medium term. According to rating agency ICRA, the individual new business premium (NBP) for the life insurance sector is likely to grow at around […]
Investing online seems very practical at first glance. You open an app, move some money back and forth and follow the price on your phone. Many cosmopolitan women do this from another country, between work, children and a life in two cultures. Yet you cannot see from the outside what is happening on the inside. […]
According to the company’s stock exchange disclosures, the license will enable PPSL to undertake payment aggregation activities, with growth in this segment expected to be reflected in the parent company’s consolidated financials. | Photo credit: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic One 97 Communications Limited, the parent company of Paytm, saw its shares trading at ₹1,290.10 on the National […]
Fintech firm One97 Communications said its subsidiary, Paytm Payments Services Limited, has received the RBI permit after a long wait to operate as a payment aggregator. The Reserve Bank of India in August granted in-principle approval to Paytm Payments Services Limited to operate as an online payment aggregator. “…Reserve Bank of India has granted a […]
Dear Dave,My wife and I have been married for less than a year and we are already having disagreements about money. I love her, and one of the reasons I do is because she has such a giving heart. The problem is that I feel like she’s taking this too far. She often gives money […]
It’s surprisingly easy to get into a bit of a routine when it comes to car financing. You get to the end of one deal, the dealer offers you something new and better, and before you’ve really thought about it, you sign a new contract that looks a lot like the last one. The monthly […]
A judge in Mali ordered in June that Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex be placed under provisional administration for six months. Under the deal announced Monday, Barrick says all charges against the company, its subsidiaries and employees will be dropped and steps will be taken for the release of the four detained Barrick employees. It also […]
Every financial planner has been there. You’re sitting across from a perfectly healthy 64-year-old who has more than enough saved, no debt, a paid-off house, a reasonable spending plan, and a good chance of living well into his 80s or 90s. They have no financial need to engage CPP today. And yet, as predictably as […]