Expense AccountInvestmentsMutual FundsPersonal FinanceJanuary 10, 2017by Monika Halan0Irdai hikes agent payouts
In a market with falling costs, the Indian insurance regulator hikes agent compensation. Formalises what were earlier illegal payouts.
Expense AccountInvestmentsMintUncategorizedNovember 8, 2016by Monika Halan0As cash comes a cropper, confusion and chaos on the cards
Prime Minsiter Modi attacks black money by demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes. Don't panic.
Expense AccountInvestmentsMutual FundsPersonal FinanceOctober 25, 2016by Monika Halan0It takes decades to build a profession
Few people know that it took decades to turn a medical practice into a profession in the US. Financial planners and advisers will take at least 10 more years to get there.
Consumer RightsInvestmentsMoney BoxPersonal FinanceOctober 18, 2016by Monika Halan0Loans (and more) that ride on your digital exhaust
What does your digital exhaust tell about you? Enough that it is now a marketable commodity. Who controls it? Not you yet. But giving access to firms could get you loans.
Expense AccountFinancial LiteracyInvestmentsMutual FundsPersonal FinanceOctober 11, 2016by Monika Halan1Sebi says distributors cannot advise
Good guys suffer due to the bad guys. Sebi tightens IFA rules because some agents advise without being responsible.
Expense AccountInvestmentsPersonal FinanceSeptember 27, 2016by Monika Halan0When to fire your financial adviser
Questions to ask your financial adviser to find out if he is cheating you
Expense AccountInvestmentsPersonal FinanceSeptember 20, 2016by Monika Halan1Good that life insurance firms go IPO
Life insurance IPOs are here. Good for the market as big issues add depth. Good for third party scrutiny on the stock market of insurance firms.
Consumer RightsExpense AccountInvestmentsMoney BoxPersonal FinanceSeptember 13, 2016by Monika Halan0Why the Wells Fargo story matters to us
Regulators in the west are not shy of imposing large fines on the financial sector. Indian regulators behind the curve.
Our financial lives are clunky. Technology and regulation are both moving to get everything on one screen.
Consumer RightsFinancial LiteracyInvestmentsMoneyPersonal FinanceUncategorizedAugust 24, 2016by Monika Halan0Finding evidence of banks mis-selling
Columns, blogs, edits and podcasts around the mystery shopping paper that found banks mis-selling rampantly