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New Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) Regulations for Insurers and Loaners

Since 2018, LEI Register has been offering Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) codes, which have become the key measure for improving the quality and accuracy of financial data systems

Growth in loan disbursals lures job-seekers to Bihar's micro credit sector

Loans have become an important line of business in north Bihar.

Banking sector under stress, govt can't bail it out, says Abhijit Banerjee

Banerjee also said that demand slowdown in the automobile sector also shows that people are lacking confidence in the economy.

Finance organisations must focus on risk, governance to be future-ready

Automation also needs to be accompanied by a transformation of skills and talent to enable the finance function to take on the more value-added activities

Best of BS Opinion: Lessons for BJP, India's economic slowdown, and more

Here's a collection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Finance industry can earn extra $700 bn a year by focusing on women

Many products that appear gender-neutral actually default to men's needs, with wealth products in particular not consistently designed for women's financial lives, the report said

Modi govt's finance sector goals: Towards less cash and policy clarity

Bullish about the success of its 'Digital India' initiative, the government has already charted its Vision 2022 master plan

JPMorgan, Nomura job cuts add to shrinking staff in finance sector

Shrinking staff is an annual tradition for the biggest securities firms, which trim personnel in some areas to expand in others or dismiss under-performers to make way for an incoming class of junior