The insurance’s removal of age caps for buying insurance policy can be the start of much needed reforms in this sector. But questions on expense and accessibility remain. In this podcast, we break down the intricacies of these regulatory amendments, especially for senior citizens with pre-existing conditions like diabetes and hypertension. Anirban Chowdhury and Shilpy Sinha talk to Dr S Prakash MD and CEO Galaxy Health & Allied Insurance Company and Mahavir Chopra, Founder, Beshak.org
JM Financial Limited s MD, Chirag Negandhi, discusses market factors including political stability and the RBI s recent actions. With India s GDP growth projections and demographic trends, sectors like real estate, financial services, and consumer goods are expected to benefit. Positive market outlook post-2023 state elections with potential for increased capital influx and high interest in QIPs and IPOs.
The insurance industry comes together to ease the cashless chaos with a new punchline “cashless everywhere”. As the restrictions of empanelment are lifted will it really ease the pain or is it a cosmetic catchphrase? ET’s Shilpy Sinha speaks to Anuj Tyagi, Joint MD - HDFC ERGO General Insurance to understand how it will be implemented and gets a ground reality check Dr Sudhir Naik, President Medical Association of Mumbai on the challenges faced by hospitals and nursing homes to execute the announcement. Tune In!
The regulatory dance around AIFs just got a double spin with both the RBI and SEBI making moves. The RBI has stated that Banks and NBFCs can t invest in AIFs funding borrowers they already have loans to. While SEBI has mandated all fresh AIF investments after September 2024 to be dematerialized. Even as it is a big step against the evergreening of loans, it could also affect ₹20,000-40,000 crore of AUM if lenders have to unwind their investments. Is this an impractical solution to a genuine problem? Host Anupriya Nair gets you details from Deepak Shenoy, Founder and CEO - Capitalmind, and ET’s Sugata Ghosh and Shilpy Sinha. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!Credits: Reserve Bank of India
Alternative Investment Funds are privately managed funds with just a few investors, usually wealthy family offices, banks, NBFCs and other institutions and even corporate treasuries. These funds usually invest in high-yielding debt instruments and structure transactions in a complex way that helps hide the genuine nature of the financial strength of the borrower.