The issue of the seventh series of the Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) scheme 2021-22 was announced by the Reserve Bank of India. The subscription for gold bonds opens for the public from October 25, 2021, and will close on October 25, 2021. The nominal value of the bond based on the simple average closing price…
[This article elucidates on various types of problems to be encountered by the Society’s members in redevelopment of their building, procedures to be adapted for selecting a reliable builder/developer for the redevelopment project, and important conditions to be included while entering into a redevelopment agreement with the builder.] The redevelopment works best when a society…
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) made several changes to NPS including maximum age for entry-exit rules, choice of PF & Asset allocation, online exit facility, etc. PFRDA vide Circular no.: PFRDA/2021/36/SUP-CRA/14 August 26, 2021, revised the age of entry to NPS from 18-65 to 18-70. “In response to the large number of…
The interest rates of a basket of 12 Small Savings Scheme instruments remain unchanged for the sixth straight quarter. The Finance Ministry on Thursday announced that interest rates on small saving schemes for the 3rd quarter starting from October 1, 2021, and ending on December 1, 2021, shall remain unchanged from the current rates applicable…
We may historically observe that there is an inverse relationship between the performance of the stock market and gold prices, especially during recessions and economic crises. When the stock market is crashing, the gold prices move upwards and vice versa. Gold hit an all-time high when the world was hit by Covid-19 and now trades…
The basic idea in both the cases of ETF and Index Funds is to mirror the index and give returns that are closely aligned to the index returns. Let us now study how are they different? The ETF funds are more or less comparable to mutual funds in terms of their structure, regulation, and management.…
Both Gold ETF and Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) serve as alternate options to traditional investment in physical gold. Creation: Gold ETF units are created and backed by mutual funds. The physical gold acquired by the Fund is stored in vaults of custodian banks and works as the underlying from which the units derive value. The…
Today, the All India Bank Pensioners’ and Retirees’ Confederation (AIBPARC) wrote a letter to the CMD of National Insurance company Limited over an excessive hike of premium for Bank retirees’ medical insurance. The letter invited the attention of the Chairman of the insurance company that the NICL has been selected through the process of RFP…
RBI announces the issue of the sixth series of the Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) scheme 2021-22. The subscription for gold bonds opens for the public from August 30, 2021, and will close on September 03. 2021. The issue price per gram of gold is Rs.4,682 for those investors applying online and the payment against the…
With a view to enabling the old/sick/incapacitated account holders, the postal department has allowed senior citizens, differently disabled persons, and persons with physical infirmity to authorize a person to operate their post office accounts such as the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS), Post Office time deposits, savings account, etc. Up till now, the above facility…