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Goodbye big fat weddings hello savings (20 November 03:24) |
| A wedding may be the most important day in your life, but you would do well to focus on the years ahead instead by ensuring that you don’t go overboard. Here are some tips:
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Use your idle cash to buy a house (18 November 02:38) |
| Manish Kumar, 36, of Sitamarhi, Bihar, is a financial services executive. He earns Rs 12 lakh per annum and wishes to start providing for two key goals - buying a house (Rs 40-50 lakh) and p... |
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EPFO decision on entering stock mkts likely by Dec 5 (17 November 04:48) |
| If the FIC of the EPFO, scheduled to meet here on December 1, takes a final call on investing a portion of its massive corpus in the capital markets, as much as Rs 13,000 crore could flow in... |
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Low-cost pension scheme gets 1st big subscriber in MP govt (10 November 04:22) |
| The proposed low-cost pension scheme designed by the industry regulator is set to take off in a couple of months with its adoption by Madhya Pradesh. |
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Private trusts for children making a comeback (09 November 06:31) |
| Creation of a private trust enables one to create another tax entity and perhaps postpone the payment of tax to a later date.
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State Bank lowers deposit rates (06 November 05:39) |
| The country's largest lender State Bank of India has lowered deposit rates by 25-50 basis points on amounts less than Rs 1 crore effective Nov 9.
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PE fetches higher returns but risks lurk (30 October 01:48) |
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PE provides a higher growth opportunity than investments in listed companies but the risk of failure is higher. |
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Money Management How to build a slump survival kit (27 October 09:32) |
| The worst is behind us as but you can pick up lessons from the experience. Here’s your tool kit to survive similar situations in future. Banks to strike out fraudsters |
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Financial planning for the retirement years (23 October 02:58) |
| There are plenty of ways to make the transition into old age graceful, and building a safe portfolio that ensures a monthly stream of income is one of them.
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Money overload may confuse investors about myriad options (21 October 03:02) |
| An overload of money can often leave you confused about the myriad investing options. Financial planners, or wealth managers, can help you breathe easy.
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Does it make sense to separate ATM debit card for security (18 October 02:20) |
| It all started off when Ashwin Gupta (name changed) got a call from a bank representative telling him that they suspected the data on his card had been compromised.
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FMPs now back in the game promise more bang for buck (13 October 03:38) |
| In September, mutual funds launched 12 FMPs and seven such schemes have been lined up in October, according to mutual fund tracker Morningstar India. |
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SIB emerges largest service provider of New Pension System (10 October 02:32) |
| Kerala-based South Indian Bank on Saturday said it has emerged as the largest service provider in the country for New Pension System-- a social security scheme.
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EPFO board to decide on capital investmnet on Oct 24 (08 October 08:06) |
| The EPFO's Finance and Investment Committee (FIC) will take a decision on investing between 3 and 5% of its enormous corpus in the capital markets on October 24. |
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Withdrawing PF contribution Watch out for tax implications (05 October 05:23) |
| Withdrawal of PF amount is not tax-free. Amount will be taxed if employee withdraws before rendering 5 years of continuous service. Plan steady source of income
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Money mantras for the 20-something! (03 October 05:03) |
| Apparently making money and doing investments aren't enough. You need to know how to grow it. Here are five money mantras: Plan for a steady source of income |
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EPFO panel to meet in Oct on parking money in stock market (28 September 01:04) |
| The Employees Provident Fund Organisation's key advisory body, Finance and Investment Committee, would meet next month to take a view on parking 3 to 5 per cent of its large corpus of Rs 2.5... |
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No outstation cheque bounce cases to be heard in Delhi High Court (26 September 12:22) |
| With a staggering 500,000 cases of dishonoured cheques pending in the lower courts here, the Delhi High Court has said cases involving outstation cheques will not be tried any more as they d... |
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PFRDA board clears extra ac for NPS subscribers (24 September 03:18) |
| The Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority (PFRDA) board on Wednesday decided to provide the New Pension System (NPS) subscribers with an extra account from which funds can be withdra... |
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Want to know how floating rate changes Go to banks website (22 September 10:11) |
| Credit card holders and borrowers can now refer to websites of their banks for clarifications on changes in floating loan rates, various charges and important terms and conditions of their c... |
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What single parents need to do to secure childs future (21 September 12:07) |
| ET brings the details that a single parent would need to do to secure a child's future. Spending children's inheritance | Monitor financial health | Choosing right insurance |
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No-load move on fin schemes kicks up storm (19 September 11:27) |
| Do you depend on your neighbourhood financial advisor for all your investment needs? If so, there is some bad news for you.
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SIP your way to wealth! (17 September 05:26) |
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How does SIP compare with other investment options (17 September 04:02) |
| How does SIP compare with other investment options? |
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Seven alerts for a money crunch! (16 September 08:20) |
| Before you land yourself in big trouble learn to implement some rescue measures in advance! Mediclaim and tax benefits | Plan for a steady source of income |
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Max New York Life launches unit-linked pension plan (15 September 06:39) |
| Private sector insurer Max New York Life launched a unit-linked retirement solution called 'Smart Invest Pension Plus' plan. |
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5 good investment options in present times (15 September 04:22) |
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Postal savings back on growth track rise over 16 in FY09 (15 September 01:48) |
| The postal department, which managed to stop the free-fall in collection since April 2006, has collected more deposits in 2008-09.
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It pays to be a state govt employee or retiree Study (12 September 12:52) |
| Salaries and retirement benefits of all state government employees, which were as high as one-third of the aggregate revenue expenditure or two-third of states’ own tax revenue in the eigh... |
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Pension rules for poor by Sept-end (12 September 12:45) |
| The Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority (PFRDA) will unveil the framework for a new pension system for low-income workers by September 23 as the government seeks to foster inclusiv... |
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ULIP renewal tide against trend premium collection jumps 44 (08 September 08:59) |
| Consumers continued to put in money in their existing unitlinked insurance plans (ULIPs) expecting better returns from the stock market as the Indian economy recovers. |
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FIT plans to park 3-5 pc funds in the stock market next month (06 September 02:15) |
| EPFO's advisory body, Finance and Investment Committee, will firm up its view on parking three-five per cent of its Rs 2.57 lakh crore corpus in the capital market early next month.
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Postal dept 5-6 more banks to distribute New Pension System (06 September 12:08) |
| To distribute the nascent New Pension System on a larger scale, interim pension regulator PFRDA is likely to rope in the postal department and five to six more banks, including PNB and Stand... |
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PFRDA sees ally in post offices to offer NPS services (31 August 09:11) |
| Pension regulator and Department of Posts are set to ink pact that will see post offices acting as PoPs to enrol customers. |
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Build a corpus for your needs (30 August 11:57) |
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MP AP unveil first public-private pension scheme (29 August 01:17) |
| Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh have adopted the country’s first public-private pension scheme aimed at giving a decent income to low-income workers from their modest savings.
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Estate planning a must to avoid inheritance of loss (28 August 11:09) |
| Notwithstanding recent financial setbacks, most people claim they are better off financially than they were five years ago. |
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New pension-cum-savings scheme by year end PFRDA (24 August 05:25) |
| A new kind of pension-cum-savings scheme is on the anvil which would provide a safety net as well as liquidity to the holder. |
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NPS set to get more investment options (24 August 05:45) |
| The pension regulator has said it may widen the list of assets allowed as eligible equity investments under the New Pension System (NPS). |
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PFRDA norms for companies soon (24 August 04:43) |
| Interim pension regulator PFRDA is working on a separate fund management guidelines for corporates-a move that will allow them to enter into an agreement with fund managers for managing the ... |
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How to have a carefree retired life (17 August 03:05) |
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Revised pensions give aged a shot at good life (16 August 06:33) |
| Thanks to the Sixth Central Pay Commission Report, Mahinder Kumar Bahl who retired as an engineer in MTNL draws a pension of Rs 16,000 while his salary during retirement in 1995 was only Rs... |
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Hike in pension to benefit 12 lakh jawans PM (15 August 10:36) |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the government's decision to increase the pension of retired jawans and Junior Commission Officers (JCOs) will benefit 12 lakh ex-servicemen an... |
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ICICI Pru AMC is top earner for EPFO funds with 873 returns (14 August 10:08) |
| The report card of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)’s four fund managers during the first nine months of operation, up to June 30, is finally out. |
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Dont stack up money invest for best returns (14 August 02:37) |
| If you get Rs 10 today and you have invested it somewhere and earned 10% return on it in six months, the money would have grown to Rs 11. |
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Don€™t stack up money invest for best returns (13 August 11:55) |
| Haven’t you heard the advice ‘don’t let money stay idle’? Have you wondered what it means? Of course, we all know a safe is safe after all.
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Taxcode proposes raising threshold for wealth tax to Rs 50 cr (12 August 09:18) |
| The rate of wealth tax according to the draft Direct Taxes Code should be reduced to 0.25 per cent from one per cent currently. |
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New taxes code for greater incentives for savings (12 August 07:39) |
| The contributions to the PPF and pension schemes after the commencement of the code, it added, should be subject to EET mode of taxation. |
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An ideal deposit insurance system to protect depositors (12 August 09:24) |
| The objective of a well-designed deposit insurance system should be to protect depositors. Golden age for the small investor? | Health insurers: Born losers? |
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