Corporate Law : The 2025 amendments scrap key lock-ins and vesting conditions, allowing earlier and more flexible exits. The ruling links withdraw...
Corporate Law : Learn about the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) for Central Govt employees under NPS. Check eligibility, contribution details, assure...
Corporate Law : Learn about the regulatory body overseeing GIFT City in India, the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA). Exp...
Finance : Discover the ins and outs of India's National Pension System (NPS) – eligibility, contributions, investments, tax benefits, and ...
Income Tax : When it comes to planning for retirement, one of the most popular investment options in India is the National Pension System (NPS)...
Corporate Law : PFRDA has proposed major reductions in grievance resolution timelines under the NPS framework. The draft aims to improve accountab...
Finance : The agreements introduce structured protocols for intelligence sharing and monitoring compliance under PMLA. The ruling highlights...
Corporate Law : PFRDA introduced multiple NAVs to reflect different fee structures for government and non-government subscribers. The change ensur...
Corporate Law : Authorities cautioned investors about entities promising monthly returns on deposits without regulatory approval, advising the pub...
Corporate Law : PFRDA has issued a public notice cautioning investors about an unregistered website and mobile app offering high-return schemes. T...
Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that PFRDA Act, 2013 doesn’t prescribed any due date for payment of employee’s contribution to National Pe...
Corporate Law : PFRDA has launched Retirement Income Schemes and drawdown options under NPS to allow flexible post-retirement payouts up to age 85...
Corporate Law : PFRDA relaxed earlier restrictions on annuity surrender after receiving hardship representations from subscribers. The circular no...
Corporate Law : PFRDA has amended NPS investment guidelines to permit investment in Rupee Bonds issued by the New Development Bank. The circular b...
Corporate Law : PFRDA clarified that Pension Agents working with multiple Points of Presence must be identified through PAN for better traceabilit...
Corporate Law : PFRDA has expanded the NPS Sanchay incentive framework to include CSC-VLEs, BCs/Pension Sakhis, and PACS operating through PoPs. T...
The circular introduces Life Cycle 75 and Aggressive options, expanding NPS investment choices to six. The update allows higher equity exposure with structured age-based tapering.
PFRDA updates Corporate NPS rules, requiring mutual agreement between employers and employees for pension fund selection and investment choices.
PFRDA introduces “NPS e-shramik (Platform Service Partner) Model” to bring gig workers into retirement planning. Aggregators aid onboarding; PoPs get incentives.
PFRDA released a Consultation Paper to introduce dual valuation (accrual/market) for long-term Government Securities in NPS/APY to stabilize NAV and reduce interest rate volatility impact.
PFRDA consults on adopting dual valuation (Accrual/MTM) for Government Securities in NPS/APY schemes to stabilize NAV, reduce interest rate volatility impact, and simplify pension wealth depiction for subscribers.
PFRDA introduces new guidelines and a revised form for NPS subscriber onboarding. Learn about the updated digital and physical registration modes, various KYC options, and how CKYC/Bank CBS data simplifies enrollment.
PFRDA Circular 16 rationalizes NPS Auto Choice/Life Cycle Fund nomenclature for better transparency, renaming them to reflect risk (Low to Aggressive). It integrates them into the new Common Schemes (CS) under the Multiple Scheme Framework (MSF).
PFRDA circular outlines revised NPS subscriber onboarding guidelines for PoPs. Details digital/physical modes, Face-to-Face/Non-Face-to-Face KYC methods, and simplified registration using CKYC identifier or Bank CBS records. PoPs must ensure compliance and accessibility.
PFRDA clarifies that POPs may engage non-individual intermediaries registered with RBI, IRDAI, SEBI, or PFRDA as Pension Agents under existing regulations.
PFRDA Circular mandates Source Nodal Office authorization for all NPS Inter-Sector Shifting and Exit Requests for Government sector subscribers, effective immediately.
