The Indian Finance Minister has tabled today, the Union General Budget 2020-21 in the Parliament. Below are the latest Income Tax Slab Rates for FY 2020-21 or AY 2021-22. (FY is Financial Year and AY is Assessment Year) Latest Income Tax Slab Rates FY 2020-21 Effective from FY 2020-21, the individual tax assessee will have an option to go for […]
TATA Capital Housing Finance NCD Jan 2020 Public Issue : Should you invest?
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently released its fifth bi-monthly rate review of financial year 2019-20. Though the key interest rates have been kept unchanged, the RBI has been cutting the rates since February 2019. There have been five consecutive rate cuts from RBI – in February, April, June & August of calendar […]
Post Office Small Saving Schemes Interest rates Jan – Mar 2020 | Q4 of FY 2019-20
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently released its fifth bi-monthly rate review of financial year 2019-20. Though the key interest rates have been kept unchanged, the RBI has been cutting the rates since February 2019. There have been five consecutive rate cuts from RBI – in February, April, June & August of calendar […]
Best Tax Free Bonds to invest in 2020 | Factors to consider when investing in Bonds
In India, we have very few instruments where the interest income is exempt from tax. One of them is the PF (Provident Fund) and the other investment option is Tax Free bonds. Most of the other interest yielding instruments like bank deposits, company fixed deposits, NSC, Post Office Monthly Income Scheme, Sr. Citizen Savings Scheme, 7.75% GoI […]
IRDA Claim Settlement Ratio 2018-19 Data | Top 10 Life Insurance Companies based on CSR
Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA) has recently released its Annual report for 2018-19. Based on the annual report, I had listed down Top 10 Best best Life Insurance companies. The criteria for the selection is Individual Death Claim Settlement Ratio 2018-19. What is Death Claim Settlement Ratio w.r.t Life Insurance? Claim settlement is one of the […]
Latest Health Insurance Incurred Claims Ratio 2018-19 Data | Top Health Insurance Companies List
Every year, IRDA (Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority) publishes Incurred Claims Ratio (ICR) data in its annual report. ICR is one of important factors that you can consider when shortlisting a health insurance plan. What is Incurred Claims Ratio (ICR)? Incurred Claims Ratio is nothing but the total value of all claims paid by the health insurance company […]