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3 Reforms The NPS Could Benefit From

While EPF proceeds are completely tax free, NPS proceeds are not. Per current norms, only 40% of the final accumulated corpus can be withdrawn tax free, with another 40% requiring the purchase of an annuity that’ll provide a fully taxable income, and the remaining 20% being taxable

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IPO Financing To See Healthy Traction In FY2018

"The initial public offer (IPO) financing market in India is expected to continue to witness healthy traction in the current fiscal, supported by favourable capital markets coupled with a line-up of prominent IPOs in a diverse range of industries including financial services and insurance," the rating agency said.

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IFC Invests Rs 667 Crore In L&T Infrastructure Finance

L&T Infrastructure Finance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of L&T Finance Holdings, will use this money to give loans to solar power projects, it said

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BRICS Development Bank To Seek Dollar Bond Funding This Year

The New Development Bank (NDB) set up by the BRICS group of emerging economies is looking raise money by issuing dollar-denominated bonds later this year: K.V. Kamath

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Banking Transactions Of Govt Employees Under CVC Scanner

Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has stepped up its examination of suspicious banking transactions by government employees to check corruption

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Credit Card Bill Payment Exempt From Cash Dealing Limit

The Finance Act 2017 banned cash transaction of Rs 2 lakh or above with effect April 1, 2017. However, some exceptions were made.

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The Trouble With Insurance Marketing SMSes

It's best to not get too excited by SMS campaigns promoting traditional insurance plans

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PNB to block all Maestro debit cards from July 31

Punjab National Bank (PNB) Maestro debit cards holders will face a card blockage if they fail to replace it with a more secure EMV chip based card by the end of this month

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