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The hospitalisation-only aspect of health insurance has long been a pet peeve of policyholders. The idea of paying premiums for an uncertain and even unlikely future event puts many off health covers altogether. Enter outpatient department (OPD) covers from ICICI Lombard, Apollo Munich and, more recently, Cigna TTK, which pay for doctor's consultation, dental treatment, pharmacy bills and so on. Cigna TTK also offers a 'return' of 5% as a bonus if any unutilised balance is carried over to the  next year. So should you opt for them? Financial planners and health insurance experts say the purpose of health insurance is to mitigate risks emanating from huge expenses like hospitalisation bills. "OPD expenditure is not a catastrophic loss and hence, covering the same through insurance is not a sensible decision. If you want a separate fund for such expenses, opt for mutual funds that offer a higher return on investments," says Sudhir Sarnobat, CEO, Medimanage.com,

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The government has got down to formalising norms for allowing over 49% foreign direct investment in defence production after French company DCNS proposed to set up a wholly owned Indian arm to develop advanced systems for submarines. The department of defence has held a few round of consultations with other ministries with other ministries and also discussed the issue with stakeholders, said sources. There is a thinking within the government that it would be best not to have a fixed set of norms, and instead take a view on the merits of an individual case. While the govern ment allowed 100% FDI in defence manufacturing, it was decided that overseas investment up to 49% would be allowed via the automatic route and a higher stake would be permitted on a case-to-case basis if a state-of-the-art product was being brought in with access to technology . “So far, there were no guidelines on how to deal with cases where majority foreign ownership is proposed. We are trying to put in pl

The government has set up a five member sub-committee under former chief economic adviser Ashok Lahiri to review and understand the impact of the imposition of the central excise duty on jewellery. Jewellers across the country went on a 42-day strike after finance minister Arun Jaitley announced a 1% excise tax on non-silver jewellery sales in his Budget speech. According to a finance ministry note, all associations and industry bodies will be given an opportunity to submit their representations before the sub-committee. Hindustantimes New Delhi,23 April 2016

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) might allow new participants such as banks, mutual funds and foreign portfolio investors in the commodity market. The regulator met commodity market participants on Friday, where the issue was discussed. This was part of the regulator’s effort to increase participation in the segment. The participation of these entities and certain other alternative investment funds in commodity derivatives trading has been awaiting regulator approval for a while. Sebi is contemplating ways to integrate the commodity and equity space, to reduce asymmetry between the two, said people who attended the meeting. The regulator is also planning measures to reduce risks and improve liquidity in the commodity market. "The purpose is to have seamless operations in both the segments, which has been a challenge since the Forward Markets Commission was merged with Sebi in September 2015," said a source who participated in the meeting. It saw repre

To deal more effectively with bad issue, the finance ministry has sent a draft note for the cabinet to amend the relevant laws to help banks recover dues faster in wilful defaults. The draft, by the department of financial services, has gone for inter-ministerial consultation. It proposes amendments in the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (Sarfaesi) and debt recovery tribunal (DRT) laws. An official said the changes, in the form of Bills, could be introduced in Parliament next week. The total of stressed assets of the banking system is Rs 8 lakh crore, both restructured loans and non-performing assets (NPAs). The Sarfaesi law was enacted to enable banks to recover NPAs speedily and without intervention of courts. The DRT will likely be streamlined to shift its processes online and an effort taken to compress the period taken to decide on a case there. “DRT will become country’s the first online court,” finance minister

RBI/2015-16/377 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 63 April 21, 2016 To All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/ Sir, Foreign Investment in units issued by Real Estate Investment Trusts, Infrastructure Investment Trusts and Alternative Investment Funds governed by SEBI regulations Attention of Authorised Dealers Category – I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Permissible Capital Account Transactions) Regulations 2000, notified vide Notification No. FEMA 1/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000, as amended from time to time and Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) Regulations, 2000, notified vide Notification No. FEMA 20/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000, as amended from time to time (Principal Regulations). 2. With a view to rationalising foreign investment regime for Alternative Investment vehicles and to facilitating foreign investment in collective investment vehicles for real estate and