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NRIs can now join NPS online through eNPS: Finance Ministry

The Finance Ministry today said non resident indians (NRIs) can now open National Pension Savings (NPS) accounts online if they have Aadhaar Card or PAN card.

Jun 17, 2016, 18:25 PM IST

Give govt employees freedom to choose fund managers: PFRDA

Insurance regulator PFRDA wants government employees to be given freedom to choose their fund managers and investment pattern for money invested in Atal Pension Yojana.

Apr 12, 2016, 20:35 PM IST

PFRDA to train 75,000 people to drive NPS

Pension fund regulator PFRDA proposes to train 75,000 people who will form a "totally committed" workforce for the implementation of government's National Pension System

Mar 27, 2016, 17:04 PM IST

PFRDA chief hails NPS tax exemption, bats for parity

Tax exemption of up to 40 percent of the retirement corpus at the time of withdrawal under NPS is a big step by the government and going forward, there may be more parity between existing pension schemes, PFRDA Chairman Hemant G Contractor said on Wednesday.

Mar 16, 2016, 19:37 PM IST

Good news for NPS subscribers: Online payment facility launched

Subscribers of New Pension System can now make their contributions online through net banking, credit or debit cards with pension fund regulator PFRDA launching a platform for the same.

Jan 07, 2016, 21:07 PM IST

PFRDA switches to PAN for online enrolment under NPS

Pension fund regulatory body PFRDA has started using PAN instead of Aadhaar for validation of new customers who can now be registered online under the National Pension System (NPS) scheme.

Dec 20, 2015, 17:02 PM IST

Finance Ministry mulls allowing more pension funds in equities

The Finance Ministry is considering a proposal to raise investment limit of pension funds in stock markets to 50 per cent and a decision is expected in a short time, PFRDA Chairman Hemant G Contractor has said.

Nov 22, 2015, 17:45 PM IST

Only online withdrawals of pensions from April 2016: Pension regulator

Pension fund regulator PFRDA has made it mandatory for the subscribers of New Pension System (NPS) to submit applications online for settlement of withdrawal claims from April 1 next year.

Nov 22, 2015, 17:17 PM IST

Finance Ministry to look into raising equity investment proposal: Pension fund regulator

Pension funds regulator has said that finance ministry will look into the proposal of increasing the investment of pension funds in the equity market up to 50 percent of the corpus from the current 15 percent.

Oct 11, 2015, 11:21 AM IST

PFRDA to invite bids for pension fund managers

Regulator PFRDA Friday said it will invite fresh bids for appointing Pension Fund Managers (PFMs) for the Rs 90,000 crore corpus.

Aug 07, 2015, 17:05 PM IST

PFRDA may allow fund managers to invest 3% of corpus in PE

Sector regulator PFRDA is looking at allowing pension fund managers to invest up to 3 percent of corpus in private equity (PE) to maximise return, and a decision in this regard is likely to be taken in 3-4 months.

Aug 02, 2015, 13:41 PM IST

Now, NRIs can invest in National Pension System

The government will shortly come out with a clarification on FEMA guidelines to facilitate non-resident Indians to invest in National Pension System.

Jul 22, 2015, 15:15 PM IST

NPS investment into equities touch 13% in FY15: PFRDA

For greater returns, the stock market investment from the New Pension System (NPS) corpus rose to 13 per cent in the last fiscal, while the pension regulator PFRDA is in discussion with the government for greater tax benefits for subscribers of this scheme.

Jun 29, 2015, 22:00 PM IST