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Sold Credila as merger required lengthy regulatory approval process: Parekh

On July 1, housing finance major HDFC completed the reverse merger with its subsidiary HDFC Bank

Changes in insurance sector will help create value for customers: Parekh

The massive changes taking place on the regulatory front in the insurance space will help in ease of doing business, encourage development of longer-term products and improve persistency, thereby creating value for customers, according to HDFC Life Chairman Deepak Parekh. Addressing the company's 23rd annual general meeting, Parekh, who till June 30 was the chairman of HDFC which got merged with HDFC Bank, said several changes that the regulator Irdai is proposing would enhance insurance penetration, facilitate sustainable growth and ease the operating environment. The regulator has already introduced use and file regime for faster product launches and revised the expenses of management and commission guidelines to provide greater flexibility to companies to manage their cost structures. These regulations will increase the ease of doing business, encourage development of longer-term products, improve persistency, thereby creating value for customers, Parekh said. Further, he said

HDFC Life to get biz opportunities from HDFC merger, says Deepak Parekh

Further, granting of composite licenses, enabling distribution of other financial products by insurers

In HDFC Bank integration process, 70% of HDFC top executives to retire

The absence of the leadership from HDFC is likely to make the integration process smoother and faster as the leadership from the HDFC bank will drive the process

Sensex & Nifty hit record high on Dalal Street

A wonderful Wednesday for Dalal Street as markets touch fresh life-time highs! The benchmark indices the S&P BSE Sensex hit a record high of 64,000-mark, while Nifty50 claimed an all-time high. >

Stocks to Watch: IndusInd Bank, Ipca Lab, Infosys, ICICI Securities, RVNL

Stocks to Watch on June 26, 2023: The Hinduja Group is in talks to invest Rs 10,000 crore to hike its stake in IndusInd Bank, as per media reports

Regulator IRDAI approves transfer of HDFC Life shares to HDFC Bank

HDFC announced a $40 billion deal last year to merge with the top private lender

Stocks to watch: Coal India, Shriram Finance, HDFC Life, GR Infra, Pidilite

Stocks to watch on June 21, 2023: From Coal India to Shriram Finance, here are the top stocks to watch in Wednesday's trading session

Sensex slips 347 pts on profit-taking, Nifty holds 18,500; RIL, SBI dip 2%

Stock market live updates: At 7:15, the SGX Nifty futures were down around 30 points at 18,680

Stocks to watch: Adani Ports, NMDC, HDFC Life, Apollo Hospitals, PTC Inds

Stocks to watch on May 31, 2023: From Adani Ports to Sun Pharma, here are top stocks to watch in Wednesday's trading session

Axis Bank, L&T, Thermax: Chris Wood rejigs India equity portfolio

Chris Wood has added Axis Bank and increased holding in Larsen & Toubro in India long-only portfolio Asia ex-Japan, excludes ICICI Lombard General Insurance.

HDFC Life declares highest ever bonus of Rs 3,660 cr on participating plans

2.31 million policyholders are eligible for this bonus

HDFC Life Q4 net profit flat at Rs 358.6 crore; net premium rises 36%

The first year premium during the first quarter was Rs 4467 crore as compared to Rs 2575 crore - an increase of 73.5%

HDFC Life misses Q4 profit view on higher expenses, PAT rises marginally

The Mumbai-based insurer said its standalone profit after tax rose a marginal 0.3% to Rs 359 crore for the quarter ended March 31

Sensex rises 170 pts, Nifty tops 17,800; GSFC leaps 20%, MCX crashes 6%

CLOSING BELL: There were 21 gainers of the 30-pack index, and 33 on the 50-pack index, led by Power Grid, Nestle India, Tata Consumer Products, IndusInd Bank, L&T, HCL Tech, Tata Motors, SBI Life, HUL

The power of compounding and how to leverage it for creating personal wealth

Time remains a crucial component to harness the power of compounding, also investing in the right investment tool remains equally important. Read on to find out more.

Celebrating Women's Day with the power of the gig economy: Have a big idea? Here's how you can convert it into a business venture!

An adequate financial planning can go a long way in building an adequate safety net while being an active participant in the gig economy culture and driving growth

New tax norm to hurt insurers; stocks attractive for the long run: Analysts

Analysts expect stocks to remain under pressure in the near-term as the government's new tax regime push, with no tax saving deductions, could hurt demand for insurance products

HDFC Life hits lowest level since May 2020; slumps 17% in two days

The government has lifted tax exemption on life insurance policies issued with aggregate premium of over Rs 5 lakh in a year (other than Ulips) with effect from April 1, 2023

Private sector insurer HDFC Life expects margins to improve in Mar quarter

Leading private sector life insurer HDFC Life expects its margins to improve further in the fourth quarter, having already neutralised the hit it had taken from the merger of Exide Life three quarters earlier than expected. The company closed the December quarter with a new business premium margin of 26.8 per cent. Its FY22 VNB (value of new business) margin stood at 27.4 per cent and the management is confident of reaching there or making a further improvement as it closes the current fiscal. Over the weekend, HDFC Life reported a 15.2 per cent growth in net income at Rs 315.22 crore on a net premium income of Rs 14,379.38 crore, which rose 18.6 per cent annualised from Rs 12,124.36 crore. Its first-year premium stood at Rs 2,724.87 crore, up from Rs 2,115.97 crore, and the renewal premium soared to Rs 7,187 crore from Rs 5,543.03 crore. At 26.8 per cent, the VNB margin is already at the pre-merger level, neutralising the impact of the merger of Exide Life (in Q2 FY23) almost thre