Issue of 5th Oct-11th Oct 2026
LEAD ARTICLE
Public Policies against Public Interest
On 23rd September, the insurance regulatory and development authority of India (IRDAI) proposed a significant overhaul of insurance distribution—to bring down insurers' expenses, reintroduce product-linked commission caps, make distributor remuneration more transparent and claw back commissions where policies have been mis-sold. It has also... Read More
CROSSHAIRS
In 2016, when the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Bankruptcy Code) was seen as the answer to the humungous bad loans problem of Indian banks, Sanjeev Gupta arrived from Britain as a saviour of bankrupt companies. Fortunately for us, his Indian foray was brief. Perhaps because he had already...
BUSINESS
India's micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) lending grew 22.8% year-on-year (y-o-y) in March 2026, up from March 2025, with micro loans rising 28.8%, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI's) Financial Stability Report (FSR) of June 2026. Portfolio outstanding reached ₹47.4 lakh...
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MARKET
Moneylife’s market breadth indicators entered in the bearish territory this week. The trends of the major indices in the course of the week's trading are given in the table below:     News Zee Entertainment Enterprises received a notice from the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA)...
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STOCKS
Rentomojo Limited (Rentomojo), incorporated in April 2012 and based in Bengaluru, is India’s largest full-stack direct-to-consumer (D2C) online rental and subscription platform for furniture and home appliances. Customers rent products, such as refrigerators, washing machines, beds, mattresses,...
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Lumax Auto Technologies Limited (Lumax), part of the Lumax-DK Jain group, manufactures components for passenger vehicles (PVs), two-wheelers (2Ws) and commercial vehicles (CVs). Its portfolio spans advanced plastics, mechatronics, structures and control systems, aftermarket products and...
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Caplin Point Laboratories (Caplin), a mid-sized pharmaceuticals enterprise, has distinguished itself through a diversified business model spanning finished formulations, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), clinical research, generic products in Latin America (LatAm), brand marketing in...
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SP Apparels (SPAL) is a knitted-apparel manufacturer with integrated operations across spinning, knitting, processing and garmenting. Its vertically integrated model covers the manufacturing process from yarn to finished garments, with the garment division accounting for around 90% of...
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Blue Jet Healthcare Limited (Blue Jet), incorporated in 1968, has steadily evolved into a specialty chemicals company with a presence across three focused areas—contrast media intermediates, high-intensity sweeteners and pharmaceutical intermediates (PI) & active pharmaceutical ingredients...
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Hirect, until recently Hind Rectifiers Limited, established in 1958 in partnership with UK-based Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co Ltd, is a Mumbai-headquartered manufacturer of power electronics and railway transportation equipment. The company produces traction transformers, propulsion systems,...
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MUTUAL FUNDS
The best three and the worst three mutual fund schemes over the past three years ranked by their quarterly rolling returns. Premium members get access to a more refined list of top schemes by logging into Moneylife Advisory.                                  ...
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