The new government may have come with a reforms mandate, but it has its work cut out as far as the financial sector changes are concerned.

India’s insurance regulator now appears to be following the corporate sector’s credo—tough times are the right time to take difficult decisions.

The government recently announced a 2% cut in excise duty and service tax rate to put some money into individual wallets and to boost consumer demand.

Money Today speaks to financial experts to know what they hope from 2009. Their answers speak a lot.

It is the age of customisation. Slowdown or not, you want everything tailored to your needs. Investment products have followed this lead for some time and to great investor response.

The Indian Cabinet has finally given the nod to the proposal to hike the foreign direct investment cap in insurance from 26% to 49%.

Apart from the M&A activity, which saw the birth of JetLite and Kingfisher Red, many carriers are signing agreements with regional players, like the GoAir-MDLR Airlines pact.

The year 2007 was remarkable for virtually every asset class. Money Today reached out to experts on stocks, real estate, mutual funds and commodities for their views on the way the markets will pan out in the coming times.

The stock market may be an unpredictable place, but this is one reversal of fortune that is too sudden even for those who did not blink at Dalal Street’s crazy plunge.

It’s a sad fact that when it comes to money and investments, most investors learn from mistakes— their own or someone else’s. Taking the old adage that an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure, RBI has released a concept paper in which it stresses on the need for financial literacy.

Did you know that a 6% growth in inflation can hurt you more than an 8% growth rate? No, we are not hallucinating, nor have we got our numbers mixed up but it’s a matter of historical fact.

Mutual funds that invest your money abroad add a new dimension to your investment strategy. Here’s what they are and how you could benefit from them.

A hotel card is not for everyone. But it has the potential to be bigger than airline cards for frequent business travellers.

Clearly, the investment distribution has changed, and for better. But is this shuffle driven by market conditions or investor attitudes or both?

Rising inflation. It means the value of your income—as well as your investments— is sliding. Money Today tells you how to contain the damage.

Every financial asset delivered terrific returns in 2006, for the third year running. Indian investors never had it so good. We take a quick look in the rearview mirror as we head into 2007.

RBI leaves all key rates unchanged and announces steps to sustain growth without fuelling inflation.

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Sikkim is making sports betting legal in India for the first time but the odds of the multi-billion dollar business spreading to other states are slim.

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