Independent Research and Policy Advocacy

December 29, 2015 | Dvara Research

In our final post of the year we put together the Top-5 game changers of 2015.

By Dvara Research
December 23, 2015 | Dvara Research

M-FIN and Sa-Dhan, two key Self-Regulatory Organisations (SROs) of the microfinance industry jointly released their revised Code of Conduct for the Microfinance Industry in December 2015.

By Rachit Khaitan
December 10, 2015 | Dvara Research

The All-India Debt and Investment Survey (AIDIS) is a survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) at decennial intervals through household interviews from a random, nationally representative sample of households

By Nishanth Kumar
November 17, 2015 | Dvara Research

The shift towards suitability frameworks for consumer protection in India is a bold and important enhancement of existing financial consumer protection efforts.

By Rafe Mazer, Silvia Baur
October 28, 2015 | Dvara Research

In the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, RBI took a major leap forward and set up a new Financial Stability Unit in 2009 specifically focusing on the measures to be taken for assessment and evaluation of financial system stability in the country

By Neha Dhoble, Nishanth Kumar
October 5, 2015 | Dvara Research

The previous blog post in this series had presented some insights from our review of case law relating to financial products and services.

September 26, 2015 | Dvara Research

In the previous post we had covered the keynote address delivered by Mr. Nandan Nilekani at the IFMR Holdings Event, 2015.

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September 22, 2015 | Dvara Research

To mark the recent partnership with Accion, LeapFrog & Lok Capital to scale up our financial inclusion platform, IFMR Holdings earlier this month hosted prominent leaders from the financial services industry, partners and key investors at an event held in Mumbai.

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September 7, 2015 | Dvara Research

It is not often that the Supreme Court of India becomes disgruntled by the death of a buffalo. In September 2012, the highest court of the land found itself in just this situation following the death of an insured animal.

August 28, 2015 | Dvara Research

Loan repayment behaviour differs across asset classes based on borrower profile, purpose of loan, geography and nature of security, if any.

By Vaibhav Anand