National Savings Certificate

Govt cuts interest rate on NSC, PPF and other small savings schemes by 0.1% for July-September quarter

The government on Friday reduced the interest rate on small savings schemes, including NSC and PPF, by 0.1 percent for the July-September quarter

What political leaders invest in: Mutual funds, Reliance shares and even Kingfisher Airlines

Fixed deposits and tax-free bonds seem to be among the most favoured financial investments for the political leaders fighting the 2019 Lok Sabha polls

Small savings schemes: Govt keeps interest rates unchanged for Apr-June quarter on NSC, PPF, KVP

The government has kept the interest rates on small savings schemes, including NSC and PPF, unchanged for the April-June quarter

Govt hikes interest rate on NSC, PPF, other small savings schemes by up to 0.4% for October-December quarter

Public Provident Fund (PPF) and National Savings Certificate (NSC) will fetch an annual interest rate of 8 percent as compared to existing 7.6 percent, while Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) will yield 7.7 percent and mature in 112 months as against 118 months in the previous quarter.

Govt keeps small savings schemes' interest rates unchanged for July-September quarter

Interest rates for small savings schemes are notified on a quarterly basis

Government cuts small savings interest rates by 0.2 percentage point; PPF, NSC slashed to 7.6%

The government slashed interest rates on small savings schemes, including NSC and PPF, by 0.2 percentage point for the January-March period

Pushing margin-hungry banks to cut loan rates may not augur well for savers

Following the latest rate cut from the RBI by a higher-than-expected 50 bps, banks have begun cutting their base rates in the last two days.

11 changes your money went through in 2013

With a number of regulatory changes as well as some innovation in financial instruments, there were perhaps too many things to keep track off.

Budget 2013: A guide to how your investments are taxed

Simply put, these tax regimes show how your financial instrument is taxed at different stages. The letter 'E' denotes exempt and the letter 'T' for tax. The three letters simply show the three different stages of investments.