Insurance regulator in India to tighten registration rules

India's Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has proposed to tighten insurer registration norms in the country, reports Business Standard. Read more »

Australia’s Victoria state braces for high winds, snow

High winds are likely to hit several regions of Australia's Victoria state, reported The Guardian. Read more »

Several nations brace for El Nino

The Japan Meteorological Agency is likely to confirm the return of El Nino in 2015, Reuters reported. Read more »

XL Group appoints Eugene McQuade chairman

Eugene McQuade has been named as the new chairman of Dublin-based XL Group P.L.C., The Royal Gazette reports. Read more »

CaixaBank Chooses ABBYY FineReader Engine to Digitise Archives of 25 Million Documents

Leading Spanish Bank Relies on ABBYY OCR Technology Following Acquisition of Barclays Bank London, UK (12th May 2015) - ABBYY, a leading provider of document recognition, data capture, and linguistic technologies, today... Read more »

Keep your wallet slim and your bank account fat

All wallets are beautiful, in their own special, unique way. And I’m certainly not trying to body shame your billfold. But if your preferred money holder has lost some of its more... Read more »

Decoding the new labour code

Proposals in the wage and industrial relation codes could reshape labour-management ties Read more »

Objective function of firms and sustainability

Value of a firm depends on its ability to generate free cash flows over a long period of time Read more »

Better but not quite enough

The Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) scheme has been revamped in the new Foreign Trade Policy (FTP). It is now a post-export scheme, with exemption limited to basic customs duty. It retains... Read more »

No notice to directors in cheque bounce cases

Directors of companies and partners of firms have been fastened with stricter onus by the Supreme Court in cheque bouncing cases. It ruled last week that notice of dishonour of cheques to... Read more »