Global public pension assets dip to $25.9 trln in 2023, says reportThe slippage follows two years of strong asset growth, with the funds also grappling with a rise in real interest rates, according to the r...
30 Nov, 2023, 11.18 PM IST
People aged 65+ worldwide to more than double from 761 mn in 2021 to 1.6 bn in 2050: UNAccording to the report, Northern Africa, Western Asia and sub-Saharan Africa are expected to experience the fastest growth in the number o...
12 Jan, 2023, 10.31 PM IST
PM Modi invites Danish companies, pension funds to invest in India's infrastructure sectorDanish companies are operating in various sectors like wind power, shipping, consultancy, food processing and engineering. Prime Minister o...
03 May, 2022, 07.03 PM IST
Senior official from India resigns from UN postSudhir Rajkumar had been appointed to the role by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in October 2017. No reason was given for the resign...
30 Mar, 2020, 12.49 PM IST
PFRDA wants government to double tax benefit under NPS to Rs 1 lakhThe Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India (PFRDA) has also urged the government to extend the facility of of tax free ...
23 Dec, 2019, 07.20 PM IST
Long-term, we are quite bullish on India: Sudhir Rajkumar, UN pension fund“We are comfortable with global bond markets, especially long rates.”
16 Aug, 2018, 02.16 PM IST
Row as EPFO denies higher pension to allAfter the SC order, the EPFO agreed to give pension on full salary to all the members. But later, it decided to give benefit to Un-Exempt O...
23 Nov, 2017, 09.05 AM IST
SC ruling enables massive rise in private sector pensionsEvery employee in the organised sector contributes 12% of basic salary and dearness allowance to EPF. The employer makes a matching contrib...
22 Nov, 2017, 01.30 PM IST
Indian Railways to set up $5 billion development fundFor the next financial year, Indian Railways has sought Rs 60,000 crore as gross budgetary support from the finance ministry and has drawn ...
21 Jan, 2017, 12.59 AM IST
Indian official elected to key UN advisory committeeKumar was elected along with Takeshi Akamatsu of Japan and Ye Xuenong of China from the Asia-Pacific States to three-year terms starting Ja...
05 Nov, 2016, 01.18 PM IST
FM Arun Jaitley arrives in US to attend World Bank, IMF meetingsJaitley would also travel to New York to meet with private sector leaders with an objective to attract foreign direct investments to India.
13 Apr, 2016, 08.09 PM IST
FM Arun Jaitley to leave for US on Wednesday for IMF-World Bank meetOn April 14, Jaitley has a meeting with US Treasury Secretary, which will be followed by the 6th Economic and Financial Partnership Dialogu...
11 Apr, 2016, 10.06 PM IST
Senior Chartered Accountant Dilip Lakhani answers your tax queriesEvery week, an expert selected by ET answers queries from our readers on income tax and other levies
06 Apr, 2016, 12.53 AM IST
EPFO launches online PF transfer facility for PF trustsProvident fund accounts with privately held PF trusts can now be transferred online to accounts maintained by the retirement fund body EPFO.
05 Dec, 2014, 09.38 PM IST
7,121 Indian soldiers deployed in UN Missions: AntonyA total of 7,121 Indian soldiers have been deployed in the UN Missions and 18 troops have been killed in various operations, A K Antony inf...
29 Apr, 2013, 04.15 PM IST
- Europe sits on $39 trillion pension bomb: Study
The countries compiled by the Research Center for Generational Contracts at Freiburg University in 2009 had almost 30 trillion euros ($39.3...
12 Jan, 2012, 04.11 AM IST
- Pension sector in India and China require major reforms: Study
Old-Age dependency ratios in India will worsen from eight in 2005 to 21 in 2050, due to falling fertility planning, according to a survey ‘...
19 Nov, 2007, 06.03 AM IST