`EPFO may invest more in equities next year`

Last Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2015, 14:23

The comments come as India`s Employees` Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) said on Thursday it would invest in stocks this year for the first time.

ILO, FICCI sign pact with eye on MSME productivity

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 5, 2015, 18:39

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and FICCI Wednesday took their partnership to the next level by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to impart training to MSMEs to make them competitive and boost productivity.

From insider trading to washing dishes in jail: This is how Rajat Gupta spends time

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 5, 2015, 10:13

Rajat Gupta, currently serving two years in a federal prison in Massachusetts washed dishes at the prison cafeteria briefly according to an account in NYT.

EPFO to give members options for investment of their funds

Last Updated: Friday, July 31, 2015, 18:33

Retirement fund body EPFO plans to give an option to its subscribers to choose from various investment products where they want their money to be invested and a larger focus might be eventually on the equity market.

EPFO to hit stock market through ETF route on August 6

Last Updated: Friday, July 31, 2015, 13:33

Retirement fund body EPFO will kickstart the process of investing in the stock market on August 6 with an initial corpus of around Rs 5,000 crore to be invested through ETFs in the current fiscal.

EPFO to invest around Rs 410 crore in ETFs every month

Last Updated: Monday, July 27, 2015, 13:52

Retirement fund body EPFO has decided to invest around Rs 410 crore in exchange trade funds (ETF) every month during the current fiscal.

5 key things you should know about premature PF withdrawals

Last Updated: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 10:46

The Labour Ministry will soon issue a notification in this regard to amend the Employees' Provident Fund Scheme to cap the withdrawal.

Govt set to cap premature PF withdrawals at 75%

Last Updated: Friday, July 24, 2015, 19:21

The Labour Ministry is all set to cap premature provident fund withdrawal at 75 percent of total deposits in case an EPFO subscriber goes without a job for two months.

Changes in labour laws only with consensus: PM Modi

Last Updated: Monday, July 20, 2015, 14:25

Addressing the 46th Indian Labour Conference, he said there is a thin line that separates the interest of workers and their unions and the same should be respected.

FM Jaitley warns of threat to job creation if investments blocked

Last Updated: Monday, July 20, 2015, 13:58

A day after a ministerial panel headed by the minister failed to break logjam over proposed labour reforms with the Unions, Jaitley said safety of workforce cannot be ensured without an increase in economic activity.

Labourers play a huge role in nation building: PM Modi

Last Updated: Monday, July 20, 2015, 12:25

The Prime Minister said that if laborers will be sad the nation can not prosper. “There's no doubt about the fact that labourers play a huge role in nation building,” Modi said.

Indian workers win $20 mn settlement against US company

Last Updated: Thursday, July 16, 2015, 14:11

The Alabama-based company will also issue an apology to the Indian workers, who brought to the US to be employed as welders, pipefitters and in other positions.