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Commission structure in life insurance sector may change
The committee formed under the Life Insurance Council to review the commission structure in the life insurance sector has recommended capping distributor commissions or deferring them to ease acquisition costs. The recommendations will be sent to…
BBC Can You Keep a Secret faces backlash as viewers slam 'awful' new series
BBC viewers appeared distinctly underwhelmed on Wednesday evening following the debut of a fresh sitcom on the channel. Can You Keep a Secret? stars Dawn French and Mark Heap as married couple Debbie and William Fendon. The plot centres on widow…
Markets open in red as geopolitical tensions and FII outflows weigh on sentiment
Markets opened on a subdued note on Thursday, with the Sensex slipping 115.54 points (0.14 per cent) to ₹84,845.60 and the Nifty down 44.60 points (0.17 per cent) to ₹26,096.15, extending losses for the third consecutive session. The…
Markets sink on Trump's 500% tariff threat on Russian oil buyers
Benchmark indices extended losses for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday, with the BSE Sensex dropping 663.83 points or 0.78 per cent to 84,297.31 and the NSE Nifty falling 225.40 points or 0.86 per cent to 25,915.35 by afternoon trade after…
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Markets plunge on 500% US tariff threat; Nifty breaches 26,000 mark
Markets tumbled sharply on Thursday, with the Nifty 50 breaching the crucial 26,000 level as investor sentiment weakened following reports that US President Donald Trump approved legislation proposing a staggering 500 per cent tariff on countries…
Bajaj Group completes acquisition of 23% stake in insurance ventures from Allianz
Bajaj Finserv, together with Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd and Jamnalal Sons Pvt Ltd, has completed the acquisition of 23 per cent stake in its insurance subsidiaries — Bajaj General Insurance and Bajaj Life Insurance — from Allianz…
Vitality posts healthy profit as revenue passes £1bn
Health and life insurer Vitality surged back into the black after its revenue passed the £1bn mark during its latest financial year. The London-headquartered business has posted a pre-tax profit of £48m for the 12 months to 30 June…
Bharat Coking Coal Ltd raises ₹273.1 crore from anchor Investors ahead of IPO
Bharat Coking Coal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, on Thursday raised ₹273.10 crore from anchor investors ahead of the issue opening on Friday. The coal major allotted 1.187 crore shares to anchor investors at ₹23 a…
Nan Shan Life's exposure high in Colombia: FSC
Nan Shan Life Insurance Co's (南山人壽) exposure to Colombia is NT$62.91 billion (US$2 billion), Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) Chairman Peng Jin-long (彭金隆) said yesterday, as geopolitical…
DBS forecasts 4.8 percent GDP growth
By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporter Singapore-based DBS Bank Ltd yesterday forecast Taiwan's economy to grow 4.8 percent this year, the fastest among Asia's newly industrialized economies, as sustained artificial intelligence (AI)-driven demand…
Viewers binge-watching BBC's 'brilliant' new 6-part show
© BBC/Big Talk Studios/Alistair Heap The BBC 's new sitcom, Can You Keep a Secret?, starring Dawn French arrived on BBC One and iPlayer on Wednesday night, and viewers have hailed the binge-worthy series as 'brilliant'. In the six-parter, Dawn…
Key appointments at Carrick Group
3c751dd9-6ca6-4745-adeb-6ca99abdf78d Created: Jan 08, 2026 12:10 PM (Updated: Jan 08, 2026 12:43 PM) Aidan Mills, vice-president of M&A in Bermuda, Carrick Group Limited (Photograph supplied) Aidan Mills has been appointed vice-president of mergers…
Manulife Financial (TSE:MFC) Upgraded to 'Outperform' at CIBC
Manulife Financial (TSE:MFC - Get Free Report) NYSE: MFC was upgraded by equities researchers at CIBC from a 'neutral' rating to an 'outperform' rating in a research note issued on Thursday, BayStreet.CA reports. The brokerage presently has a…
CIBC Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO) Stock
Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO - Get Free Report) had its price target increased by analysts at CIBC from C$67.00 to C$73.00 in a report issued on Thursday, BayStreet.CA reports. The firm presently has an 'outperform' rating on the stock. CIBC's target…
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