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The clause of ‘Force Majeure’ will not apply in case of COVID-19 death claims, the Council has confirmed. All life insurers, both public and private, are committed to process any death claim pertaining to COVID-19 at the earliest.

As the changes proposed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget speech earlier this year, come into effect, one major move is leaving investors troubled.

The nation and large parts of the world are under lockdown, with the full extent of economic consequences unknown. So, what steps should investors take to protect their debt fund portfolio from being ‘infected’ by the virus?

Analysts said the outlook for equities remain uncertain at least in the next one year. A mix of equity and debt could help reduce sharp swings in returns.

To truly benefit from a severe crash, you should consider ramping up your SIP investments. You have two choices here: Either you simply top up existing SIPs or put in lump sums in a staggered manner.

As the country is under Coronavirus lockdown, you can use this opportunity to learn some important skills and accelerate your career growth. Here are the eight skills you can learn.

The action taken by the RBI to provide a monetary cushion to the looming COVID recession has caused a reduction in the interest earnings of those who have money in sovereign deposit schemes.

Investors in PPF and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana will see the impact immediately as lower rates will be applicable on accumulated balance. However, investments made in NSC, SCSS and others prior to the announcement would be shielded from the cut.

Borrowers should remember that moratorium is not the waiver of the loan. It is only a grace period.

With Sensex and Nifty down by more than 30 per cent, the stock markets are in the bear territory now. Experts say the bear market is the best time to buy but what are investors are planning to do now.

The additional benefit offered by Tata AIA, wherein they will offer additional benefit equal to the base sum assured or Rs 5 lakh whichever is lower for valid death claims due to coronavirus.

The big question on everybody’s mind right now is how bad the economic downturn will be, and what kind of recovery lies ahead.

Big FII flow created a balloon in private banks, which is getting pricked, says MD, Sundaram MF.

We talked to some financial planners and mutual fund distributors to find out whether they also face similar queries every day. Indeed, they do.

Back in 2018, the fund house had put up an addendum saying, “The limit on subscriptions of units has been done with a view that increasing the size of the corpus of the scheme may prove detrimental to existing unitholders of the scheme.”