As a liberalization move, Former chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) headed committee set up by the finance ministry is set to recommend removal of all limits in investments in various assets. These recommendations will apply to all entities governed by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) and Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).
The committee will be forwarding its recommendations shortly to the finance ministry which has been guided by terms of reference to review the current investment pattern of insurance and pension funds. With this move, insurance and pension fund companies may get total freedom in deciding their investments to achieve higher returns and attract investments.
The recommendations may allow insurance and pension funds to invest across diversified assets like government securities, corporate securities, equity, mutual funds, securitized assets, gold, real estate and related commodities and sovereign funds of foreign countries among others. The entities may also be allowed to invest in derivatives for better risk management, primarily for the purpose of hedging risky investments, as per the recommendations.
Besides, the committee is required to study the investment pattern followed in banking, capital markets before suggesting investment patterns keeping in the view the claims time cycle in insurance sector.
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