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insurance, especially term plans that safeguards the future of your loved ones. It's important to dispel the misconception that diabetes automatically translates to declining of life insurance. In fact, there are tailored plans available that offer affordable coverage without compromising on the quality of protection.

A recent report from Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance quantifies and highlights the change in these goals over the last few years. The report — Life Goals Preparedness Survey 2023 — covered 839 millennials in the 22-55-year age group in 8 cities.

Allianz SE reported a third-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates as its giant bond manager Pacific Investment Management Co. continued to attract new money.

Insurance. The survey also shed light upon the financial habits of the population of this age group. It was found that more than 50% of millennials say they need expert financial advice to achieve their life goals.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) — Germany's Allianz (ETR:ALVG) on Friday posted a 30% fall in its third-quarter net profit, dragged down by claims from natural catastrophes, although the financial services company maintained its full-year profit outlook.

Millennials consider work-life balance, mental and physical well-being, and embarking on travel adventures as their top Life Goals, according to a survey by Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance. The survey also revealed that along with lifestyle goals, financial security for family and child education are also amongst Millennials’ top priorities. 

Protean eGov Technologies, ESAF Small Finance Bank and ASK Automotive are currently open for public subscription. Here's a brief look at subscription status and other details. ESAF Small Finance Bank The public offer of ESAF Small Finance Bank (SFB) was booked nearly 19x on the third day of the bidding process.

ASK Automotive on Monday said it has mobilised a little over Rs 250 crore from anchor investors ahead of its initial share sale which opens for public subscription on Tuesday. The company has allotted 88.71 lakh equity shares to 25 funds at Rs 282 apiece, which is also the upper end of the price band, according to a circular uploaded on the BSE website. At the price, the company has garnered Rs 250.17 crore from anchor investors.

ESAF Small Finance Bank The public offer of ESAF Small Finance Bank (SFB) was booked 5x on the second day of the bidding process. The issue closes on Tuesday. The NII category was subscribed the most at 10.76x, followed by retail investors at 5.12x.

₹57 to ₹60 per equity share of face value of ₹10. ESAF Small Finance Bank lot size is 250 equity shares and in multiples of 250 equity shares thereafter. ESAF Small Finance Bank IPO has reserved not more than 50% of the shares in the public issue for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIB), not less than 15% for Non Institutional Investors (NII), and not less than 35% of the offer is reserved for Retail Investors.

₹463 crore from the IPO. Some of the key risks highlighted by the ESAF Small Finance Bank in its Red Herring Prospectus or RHP include- 1.Any Uncertainty in relation to the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on ESAF Small Finance Bank business.

Bajaj Allianz Life, one of the leading private life insurers, has launched the Bajaj Allianz Life Mid Cap Index Fund NFO. This fund is designed to capture the growth opportunities presented by mid cap equities with a focus on providing investors with capital appreciation. Its objective is to generate returns by investing in the constituents of the Nifty Midcap 150 Index. The NFO period for Bajaj Allianz Life Mid Cap Index Fund ends on 28th November 2023.

Wall Street's major indexes closed higher on Wednesday with the Nasdaq's 1.6% advance leading gains, after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged and comments from its top official fueled investor optimism rate hikes were done even though the central bank left the door open for more. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said policy makers would proceed carefully although they were not yet confident financial conditions were restrictive enough to get inflation as low as the central bank would like. Trading was choppy at the start of Powell's press conference but the major equity indexes started to regain lost ground after about 20 minutes, then went on to hit session highs. This was because the Fed's top official «wasn't as assertive about higher-for-longer» rates as he has been in past press conferences, according to Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles. Charlie Ripley, senior investment strategist for Allianz Investment Management, wrote that while there is still a potential risk for the Fed to raise rates again, Powell's commentary suggests that «the bar has become higher for rate hikes.» Edward Moya, senior market analyst at Oanda wrote that while Powell insisted he was keeping options open for a hike «he didn't seem very convincing.» The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 221.71 points, or 0.67%, to 33,274.58, the S&P 500 gained 44.06 points, or 1.05%, to 4,237.86 and the Nasdaq Composite added 210.23 points, or 1.64%, to 13,061.47. Among the S&P 500's 11 major sectors only two lost ground with energy falling 0.3% while consumer staples edged down 0.06%.

ESAF Small Finance Bank will open for subscription on November 3. The issue closes on November 7.

insurance industry, has unveiled its latest offering, the Bajaj Allianz Life Mid Cap Index Fund NFO. This fund is specifically crafted to harness the potential for growth within mid-cap equities, with a primary goal of delivering capital appreciation to investors. Its core mission is to achieve returns by strategically investing in the assets that comprise the Nifty Midcap 150 Index.

Andrew Koch, senior portfolio manager at Allianz GI

debt market. The government plans to sell ₹10,000 crore of a 2073 bond on Friday, according to the Reserve Bank of India. Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co.

ESAF refiled its draft IPO papers in July this year and received approval for the same from Sebi earlier this month. The Rs 463-crore IPO includes a fresh equity issue of Rs 391 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of Rs 72 crore. Investors can bid for a minimum of 250 shares and in multiples thereafter. Under the OFS, promoter selling shareholder ESAF Financial Holdings will offload stake worth Rs 49 crore and other selling shareholders PNB MetLife and Bajaj Allianz Life make up for the remaining OFS portion. The offer is being made through the book building process, where about 50% of the issue is reserved for qualified institutional buyers, 15% for non-institutional investors and the rest 35% for retail investors. The proceeds from the fresh issue will be used towards augmenting the Bank’s Tier– I capital base to meet its future capital requirements. As a small finance bank, ESAF requires at least 75% of its adjusted net bank credit to be allocated to priority sectors.

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IPO) of ESAF Small Finance Bank will be launched on November 3. The issue will be available for public subscription till November 7 and the anchor investors' allocation will be done on November 2. ESAF refiled its draft IPO papers in July this year and received approval for the same from Sebi earlier this month. The price band for the IPO, which includes a fresh equity issue of Rs 391 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of Rs 72 crore, will be announced soon. Under the OFS, promoter selling shareholder ESAF Financial Holdings will offload stake worth Rs 49 crore and other selling shareholders PNB MetLife and Bajaj Allianz Life make up for the remaining OFS portion. The offer is being made through the book building process, where about 50% of the issue is reserved for qualified institutional buyers, 15% for non-institutional investors and the rest 35% for retail investors. The proceeds from the fresh issue will be used towards augmenting the Bank’s Tier– I capital base to meet its future capital requirements. As a small finance bank, ESAF requires at least 75% of its adjusted net bank credit to be allocated to priority sectors.

Here’s one for investors on the hunt for potential bargains in the battered biotech sector.