The first tranche of Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) this financial year is on till April 24, and investors who apply and pay digitally get a Rs 50 per gram discount on the Rs 4639 per gm price of each bond

The due date for depositing statutory contributions, aggregating one-fourth of one employee’s monthly wages, towards provident fund, to be deposited by an employer, falls within the first 15 days of the next month.

Fund houses such as HDFC MF, Baroda MF, Nippon India MF, PGIM MF and UTI MF have exposures to debt papers issued by the Indiabulls Housing Finance, shows the data from Value Research.

Dearness Allowance (DA) Hike Latest News: The April salary, which is due to be paid in a week’s time, was supposed to be based on revised DA, along with arrears for three months (January-March).

The income of a spouse or child is clubbed together with the income of major earner of the family when certain conditions are met.

In other previous months of 2019-20, the number of new subscribers joining in the scheme ranged between 12.19 lakh and 14.70 lakh.

The order issued by the state finance department will impact over 16 lakh state employees and officers, approximately three lakh teachers and 12 lakh pensioners.

Now is the time to assess where you are in relation to financial goals, tax planning & cash inflows.

The longer you stay in the markets, the more you are likely to earn returns by letting the magic of compounding work for you.

Franklin Templeton MF also said that their commitment to India remains steadfast as they have been early as patient investors in India.

The RBI recently allowed banks to use Video KYC to validate loans and credit card applications. Video KYC is another effective mechanism to accelerate application processes wherein customers can use their smartphone cameras to validate themselves before a bank-appointed officer.

Gold plays an important role as a diversifier in a portfolio due to its less than perfect correlation with other asset classes.

The Irdai data showed that LIC saw its new business premiums at Rs 1.77 lakh crore in 2019-20 compared to Rs 1.42 lakh crore in the previous fiscal — a growth of 25.17%.

Low oil prices will have a positive impact on glass manufacturing, transport, industrial power, plastics, lubricants, petrochemical, , FMCG, paint, rubber & tyre manufacturing companies

VPF is the voluntary contribution by employees towards their provident fund account over and above the 12% contribution towards EPF.

The next two months will be weak and slowdown in Ulips to continue for the rest of the year

The EPFO has already extended to May 15 the due date for depositing statutory contributions for the wage month of March, due by April 15.

Contingency planning, taking heath insurance and avoiding unnecessary expenses is critical.

The motor third-party obligation of each insurer should be linked to the number of vehicles insured instead of premium derived from this segment, says Irdai panel.

The year 2020 is not going to be a year to forget. Understanding the nuances and re-learning the basics is a good thing to do.

Availing of the moratorium will only add to your interest burden eventually. If you have the cash, paying EMIs and credit card bills on time will be beneficial.

An emergency fund equal to 6-12 months of your monthly expenses is the financial equivalent of N95 masks. And check your health insurance plan.

Q4 Ebitda was in line with estimates; RIL on track to be debt free by end FY21, which could drive rerating; TP revised to Rs 1,618.

Equity markets in India and across the globe have corrected sharply on concerns over global growth amid the coronavirus outbreak.

While the third-party (TP) premium depends on your vehicle’s cubic capacity (CC), the motor own-damage is calculated basis the RTO/city you reside in and the make year and model of your car.

Trade unions are of the view that the retirement fund body should set a definite timeline for employers to deposit the money already deducted from employee’s monthly salary.

Though overall growth in health business declined 11% in March, private players are likely to revive in FY2021.

Reduce your debts, cut expenses and choose investment products prudently to build your retirement corpus.

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