Legend would have it that ‘a pen is mightier that sword’ and for good reason.

Last month the Wealth-Management Cross-Functional team had visited 15 households in Thanjavur to pilot the Wealth Management process.

Indian economic policy emphasises achieving high growth rates coupled with ensuring that the poor are able to participate in the market economy. This inclusion agenda has that many implications for the field of finance.

Today, the Center for Innovative Financial Design (CIFD) has launched the endline survey of its project on contract enforcement in water markets in rural Uttar Pradesh.

From Shylock to the neighborhood pawn-broker, money lenders have always been reviled for exploitative practices and prices in lending to the poor.

Livestock rearing is central to the livelihoods and survival of small marginal farmers and landless agricultural laborers across the country.

IFMR Finance Foundation (IFF), which recently came out with a plan for commercial banks to deepen financial access using the Business Correspondent (BC) model , is now working on an action plan to roll out the model extensively across India.

The sight of the mighty Himalayas and the scenic surroundings of the hilly terrain can be a source of respite for sore eyes, but when taken in the context of connectivity (both telecommunications and internet) it presents a critical challenge.

What does it take to make a mutual fund invest in small MFIs? The one team that would be able to answer this question would be the IFMR Capital MOSEC team that has just concluded the second multi-originator microloan securitization.

IFMR Capital recently concluded a Rs. 339 million multi-originator microloan securitisation with three Indian microfinance institutions (MFIs).