Finding the common man in the capital markets
SEBI needs to clearly define who a retail consumer is and ensure that this definition is inclusive enough that it accounts for the universe of consumers that are susceptible to the mis-selling of financial products and services
Private Players in Welfare Delivery: A Case Study from South Africa
In this blog post we study the privatisation of grants system in the South Africa
A beneficial funding route
Setting up the first regulated, non-profit focused ‘social stock exchange-listed’ social venture fund can be a major milestone for India’s non-profit sector
Aligning Priority Sector Credit To India’s Growth Needs
Reforms to PSL can have tremendous impact both on regional/sectoral development as well as improving the quality of bank assets.
Can Lenders Also Sell Insurance and Investment Products?
Formal credit providers have increasingly gained prominence as a channel for distribution of non-credit products, such as insurance, investment and retirement products, to low-income households in India.
Needed, a modern personal insolvency regime
Personal insolvency needs to be treated as a social insurance option. A mechanism which relies on the interaction between creditors and borrowers must be put in place
Digital finance in the time of DeepFakes
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently allowed financial institutions to on-board new customers using video-KYC.
Social Stock Exchange: Tax And Other Policy Recommendations
In this series of columns, members of a drafting team on the Working Group report on Social Stock Exchange detail important recommendations.
Social Stock Exchange: New Funding Avenues For Non-Profit Organisations
A new paradigm for social finance
The Covid-19 crisis has, among other things, brought into focus the importance of non-profits and impact-focussed, for-profit, enterprises.
