The Sunday Times highlights a new fund, a wealth management tool, insurance plans and a travel claims payment service UNITED SGD PLUS FUND BY UOB ASSET MANAGEMENT United SGD Plus Fund seeks to maximise long-term returns through capital appreciation and income by investing primarily in fixed-income or debt securities in Asia. The factsheet says investors can enjoy monthly distributions of up to 4 per cent a year but note that distributions are non-guaranteed. The fund is invested mainly in Asian investment-grade and high-yield bonds that offer attractive yields compared with other key regions. Asian fixed-income securities provide attractive yields with relatively low defaults. The fund also...
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Smart financial planning is key to achieving your life goals. Investment plans allow you to make disciplined investment over a period of time, which helps in wealth creation and enable you to get your life goals done. Investment plans bring in a disciplined approach to one’s financial planning and usually generate higher returns over the long term. Under Investment plans, one can choose between an array of products ranging from a market linked plan to a traditional plan to a combo plan which addresses multiple needs with a single product, allowing you to leverage benefits of various investment vehicles. Through investment plans you can leverage the high returns usually generated by Unit...
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Form 497 Separate Account Fp Of Axa Equitable Life Insurance Co Definitive materials AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company Supplement dated November 12, 2019 to Prospectus Dated May 1, 2019 for: This Supplement updates certain information in the most recent prospectus and statement of additional information you received and in any supplements to that prospectus and statement of additional information (collectively, the ‘‘Prospectus’’). You should read this Supplement in conjunction with the Prospectus and retain it for future reference. Unless otherwise indicated, all other information included in the Prospectus remains unchanged. The terms and section headings we use in this Supplement have...
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ULIPs are a combination of investment and insurance. Hence, the premium that the investor pays towards his ULIP gets divided, and a part of it goes towards the investor's insurance coverage and the remaining for investments. You must have heard about Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIPs). However, before buying a ULIP, you need to find out whether you actually need it. The main purpose of life insurance is to safeguard people and their dependents financially. Therefore, firstly, you need to see if you have dependent. For instance, your parents, spouse, and children. Hence, if no one is dependent on you, you don’t need to get a life insurance cover. Among the different types of insurance...
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According to the trust, Aviva has not paid license fee, car parking, maintenance/service charge and service tax (Reuters ) NCLT orders insolvency proceedings against Aviva Life Insurance 1 min read . Updated: 12 Nov 2019, 07:01 AM IST PTI Apeejay Trust, which had leased its Mumbai-based (Vashi) premise to Aviva Life Insurance, claimed a default of ₹ 27.67 lakh According to the trust, Aviva has not paid license fee, car parking, maintenance/service charge and service tax A two-member bench of NCLT Delhi comprising Justice R D Khare and Sumita Purkayastha allowed the plea against Aviva Life Insurance and has also appointed an interim resolution professional to run day-to-day affairs of the...
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Whole life insurance investment – is it a good idea? Although a lot of whole life policies are sold for their investment value, it is rarely a good idea to buy permanent life insurance solely for investment purposes. Remember that, first and foremost, the reason behind buying life insurance should be to provide sufficient coverage for your family. What Is the Whole Life Insurance Investment Value Agents might try to talk you into buying whole life insurance for its investment value for several reasons: Apart from the life insurance coverage, permanent life insurance includes an investment account, called "cash value" where part of the premiums accumulates. This cash value belongs to the...
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Follow These Tips To Score A Better Life Insurance Policy Three evenly spaced dots forming an ellipsis: "...". Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. http://www.flickr.com/photos/98595429@N00/167303040/ Life insurance really has only one purpose: replacing the income of someone who dies prematurely. If you die, you want your loved ones to live the lifestyle they're accustomed to. There are two types of life insurance policies. One is term life; the other is universal or variable life. The primary difference: Term life premiums pay only for insurance. For universal life, only part of the premium pays for insurance. The...
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Welcome to week 3 of You Ask, I Tell. The question this week is one I hear over-and-over with slightly different specifics: Suze, I was told that this life insurance product was a better investment than my 401(k)/403(b) or IRA. Is it? If you could only see how angry I am as I type my answer: No. No. No. Whenever someone tries to sell you a life insurance policy with some story that it is a fantastic way to invest, you are to shut down that conversation and never work with that person again. Please listen to me: life insurance is an expensive way to invest. Anyone who is trying to sell you life insurance as an investment is not acting in your best interest. And don’t let me near anyone who...
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Is whole life insurance a “good” investment? That’s a tricky question because a “good” investment is relative to each person’s situation. In the most literal sense, whole life insurance is not an investment — it’s life insurance. But it also accumulates cash value that’s tax-advantaged, guaranteed to grow and never declines in value. Just as you might “invest” in a home renovation to add value to your home, purchasing a whole life insurance policy can add significant value and stability to your financial plan. Ultimately, you invest in assets that help you achieve financial goals, and whole life insurance can help you do just that throughout your life. Let’s take a closer look at what we...
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The Indian stock market may have seen its cycles of volatility over the past few quarters, and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) lost Rs 22,506 crore in equity holding value between March and June. Data compiled by Moneycontrol showed that LIC's equity holding value was at Rs 5.98 lakh crore at the end of the June quarter of FY20. However, LIC – India’s largest insurer – has seen a 62.7 percent rise in the value of its equity holding over the past three years. The value rose by Rs 74,781 crore in FY19 itself. Between June 2016 and June 2019, the value of LIC's equity holding rose by almost Rs 2.31 lakh crore. This is amidst talks that LIC wanted to keep equity investments below Rs...
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