Groww's strong Q4; Iran conflict hits India's GCCsFintech major Groww more than doubled its net profit in the fourth quarter of FY26. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
20 Apr, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
EPFO to engage retired officers to fill vacanciesThe Employees Provident Fund Organisation is set to hire retired officers and government employees. This move aims to fill over 4,000 vacan...
25 Feb, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
EPFO investment policy overhaul: PF body set to introduce performance-linked incentives for fund managers, may invest in emerging sectors, says reportThe Employees Provident Fund Organisation is considering new investment avenues. These include emerging sectors like rare earths, railways,...
23 Feb, 2026, 12.50 PM IST
EPFO may fix threshold for ETF returnsThe retirement fund body, which has been investing up to 15% of its corpus in ETFs since 2015-16, will also try to lengthen the investment ...
17 Jan, 2023, 11.45 PM IST
EPFO may allow tweak in equity investmentsRisk-averse EPFO subscribers may also get the option to reduce their equity contribution under the plans being considered, said a govt offi...
20 Jun, 2018, 06.42 AM IST
EPFO members to get option to hike investments in ETFs by this fiscalThe EPFO plans to credit ETF investments in the PF accounts in about three months, thereafter it would give an option to hike or cut invest...
18 Apr, 2018, 04.26 PM IST
Minimum debt investment of EPF funds reduced: Here's what it means for youEPFO is allowed to invest in exchange traded funds, index funds and derivatives with a minimum 5 percent and up to 15 percent limit for equ...
24 Feb, 2018, 04.03 PM IST
Equity investment limit for EPFO may be raised to 25 per centThe government is considering a plan to raise the equity investment limit for the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to 25% from...
21 Jan, 2018, 11.32 PM IST
EPFO may lower interest rate for 2017-18The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is likely to cut interest rate on the grounds that it is directly crediting exchange trad...
26 Nov, 2017, 12.23 PM IST
Boon for 4.5 crore subscribers: EPFO may give option to raise equity exposureProposal to raise the equity component, if it goes through, will fetch higher returns for EPFO subscribers in the current declining interes...
06 Oct, 2017, 11.57 AM IST
EPFO may give part payout in MF-like unitsEPFO invests up to 15% of its annual incremental corpus — pegged at Rs 1.4 lakh crore — in stocks through ETFs to take advantage of higher ...
04 Oct, 2017, 11.51 PM IST
EPFO advisory body to vet stock exposure hike proposalIn view of the volatile nature of stock markets, the EPFO had then decided to start with investing just 5 per cent of its over Rs 1 lakh cr...
21 May, 2017, 12.23 PM IST
EPFO weighs exit policy to maximise returns on investmentsThe EPFO has no exit policy at present as it largely invests in government securities that have a definite maturity window.
16 Apr, 2017, 12.07 PM IST
EPFO settles 90 lakh claims in April-Dec, FY16Retirement fund body EPFO settled 90.6 lakh claims, including PF transfer or withdrawals, in April-December period of this fiscal and 96% c...
07 Jan, 2016, 10.28 PM IST
Government approves 8.75% interest rate on Provident Fund for 2014-15The central board of trustees of the Employee Provident Fund Organisation had earlier decided to retain the interest rates at the previous ...
20 Dec, 2014, 05.06 AM IST
Trade unions to oppose investment of EPFO funds in equity marketEPFO is custodian of poor workers' money and therefore the fund cannot be invested in the equity markets which are highly volatile.
25 Jun, 2014, 04.30 PM IST
Sebi, government may change mutual fund policy to route PF money into marketsThe policy will also propose the scrapping of differential tax treatment for mutual funds in relation to pension funds and insurance plans.
25 Oct, 2013, 06.26 AM IST