At IDFC FIRST Bank presents Outlook Money’s 40After40 Retirement Expo, held in Mumbai, the bank underscored the need for better financial planning to keep pace with rising inflation pressures, as salary lags. IDFC Bank said in a presentation that a broader shift in India’s banking landscape is needed to actively help customers manage liquidity, protection, and long-term investments
Gaudium IVF IPO GMP slipped further as the Rs 165-crore public issue entered its third day of bidding. Check Day 3 subscription status, price band, allotment date, and other key details
To reduce the number of inactive employee provident fund (EPF) accounts, the Ministry of Labour and Employment decided to refund the money lying unclaimed in EPF accounts with a balance of up to Rs 1,000 automatically
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8th Pay Commission updates have employees and pensioners in a chokehold. The urgency and overwhelming wait have become an opportunity for people with malicious intent to scam and defraud people.
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Gaudium IVF IPO Price Band: The fertility services provider has fixed the price band and lot size for its public issue. The sole selling promoter, Manika Khanna, is set to turn her initial investment of about Rs 15 lakh into an estimated Rs 75 crore profit
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The Delhi High Court highlights the red tape in settling pensionary claims of the sole and undisputed legal heir. The court clarified that a succession certificate is not a mandatory requirement when the legal heir is undisputed, and nomination does not exist
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The FM made small tweaks to ease the lives of the common people, but income tax slabs, deductions and other tax benefits remain the same. Here’s how the changes will affect investors, taxpayers, consumers and seniors
Coupled with the implementation of the Income-tax Act, 2025, the proposals announced in Union Budget 2026 are expected to simplify tax laws and enhance overall ease of compliance by overcoming practical challenges
As the country’s GDP grows, the size of the Union Budget grows as well. This time, the Budget announced no big-bang measures, like the previous Budget. Instead, Budget 2026 touches you subtly through small measures and a thrust on long term
Retirement is not just about cavorting on the beach with a glass of wine, but also about coming to terms with loss and trauma, and re-picking yourself to find a purpose. Riley Moynes, TED speaker, podcaster and author, discusses the challenges retirees face and how they can overcome them, in an interview with Nidhi Sinha, Editor, Outlook Money
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has changed how mutual fund expenses are disclosed by introducing the base expense ratio (BER). Previously, investors kept a track of their mutual fund expenses through the total expense ratio (TER), which combined fund management fees with taxes and statutory charges, such as goods and services tax (GST) and securities transactions tax (STT). This made it difficult for investors to see what fund houses actually charged. In contrast, BER includes only the core expenses of running a mutual fund scheme, and statutory charges are disclosed separately.
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At IDFC FIRST Bank presents Outlook Money’s 40After40 Retirement Expo, held in Mumbai, the bank underscored the need for better financial planning to keep pace with rising inflation pressures, as salary lags. IDFC Bank said in a presentation that a broader shift in India’s banking landscape is needed to actively help customers manage liquidity, protection, and long-term investments
