Top 5 Game changers for the Indian financial system in 2011
Here are our picks:
1. De-regulation of savings account interest rates
Financial Inclusion and the Urban Economy – IUC 2011
India is rapidly urbanizing and the rate of urbanization is expected to climb steeply over the next few decades. The urban population of India will be close to 600…
Theory of Consumer Protection II: Insights from Behavioral Economics
In the second blog in the Consumer Financial Protection series, we explore insights from behavioral economics that could fundamentally impact the design of legislation and regulation for consumer protection…
Why small is not beautiful when it comes to savings?
A recent article in the Economist notes approvingly about the growing phenomenon of Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) as a means for low-income clients to save securely and…
Transparent Chennai launches ‘Urban Housing – Access to Finance’ study
According to a Monitor Group report there is a ‘vibrant housing market in urban India’ seen from the spectacular growth in housing finance at 36% CAGR for more than…
The Theory of Consumer Protection – Part I
IFMR Finance Foundation is working on the agenda of consumer protection in finance as part of its mandate on financial systems design.
IFMR Financial Systems Design Conference 2011 – Risk Transmission
We have covered in our earlier posts, two of the three functional sessions of the IFMR Financial Systems Design Conference 2011, namely Origination and Risk Aggregation. This post summarises…
Notes from the IFMR Capital Partners Meet
On November 22nd and 23rd, IFMR Capital held its first partners meet, a two day meet with all its partners to re-envision access to finance for institutions that impact…