As easy access to personal loans, credit cards and BNPL products leads to multiple EMIs, debt consolidation is emerging as a simpler way to manage borrowing, reduce repayment pressure and regain control of finances.
Bank lending grew faster in June 2026, as average lending rates eased, with credit to female borrowers growing ahead of overall bank credit
Defying recent expiry day volatility that left D-Street anxious, Sebi’s revamped settlement mechanism handled its first major institutional stress test
HDFC Bank’s stock has lagged the Nifty 50 for five years as leadership exits, governance concerns, margin pressure and foreign investor selling weigh on the country’s largest private sector bank
Amid the buzz, market participants are looking at ways to acquire shares of the exchange in advance to make the most of the potential listing pop. Buying unlisted shares of IPO bound firms has emerged as a popular route to acquire equity before the issue opens to the general public
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The proceedings dropped by Sebi in its latest order originated from a show cause notice (SCN) issued in October 2024. The notice was issued following a probe into share transactions between Max Financial, Max Life, and Axis Bank between the financial year 2009 to 2022
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One of the likely reasons behind these closing price disparities is the new Closing Auction Session (CAS), which was introduced on August 3, 2026 for stocks in the derivatives segment
As easy access to personal loans, credit cards and BNPL products leads to multiple EMIs, debt consolidation is emerging as a simpler way to manage borrowing, reduce repayment pressure and regain control of finances.
A Mumbai ITAT ruling says adjoining flats may qualify as one residential house when they are physically combined and the merger is backed by legal documents
India is in the midst of a major flux, and faces challenges at two opposite ends of the generation spectrum. The first is shrinking job opportunities for the youth and the second is the estimated boom in senior citizen population
Health insurance is the first defence against medical expenses in old age. Though high premiums and exclusions are a challenge for seniors, opting for certain combinations and making small adjustments can sweeten the deal. But never trade off comprehensive coverage for lower premiums
In India, most senior citizens are dependent on their family or other for maintenance as the large part of the population does not access any form of pension (see High Dependency Among Seniors). At the same time, many of them suffer from chronic diseases, whose treatment can be costly and unaffordable for the dependent segment (see Threat Of Chronic Diseases). Lack of health insurance and non-hospitalisation expenses (which are, typically not covered by standard health policies) are resulting in high out-of-pocket expenditure and contributing to high indebtedness (see Lack Of Cover Leads To Indebtedness).
The Ayushman Bharat Yojana provides a cover of Rs 5 lakh to those above 70 years, irrespective of their health condition and socio-economic background, but that solves only part of the affordability problem
Vibha Padalkar, MD and CEO of HDFC Life Insurance, talks about why insurance penetration is still low in India, why seniors end up buying the wrong insurance product, the innovations we can expect in the future and how frequent regulatory changes can deter the flow of foreign money in the industry. Edited excerpts from an interview with Nidhi Sinha, Editor, Outlook Money
Patna High Court has resolved to raise judicial officials’ retirement age from 60 to 62 years, and has sent the letter communicating this decision to the State government on August 31, 2026
