Debt investment under NPS becomes safer from today. Check new rules

New Delhi: The quality of debt securities that your National Pension System (NPS) fund manager buys may see significant improvement from today. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) last month revised the guidelines for the valuation of pension schemes, which becomes effective from today (December 1, 2019). In a circular, the pension fund regulator said that it has made changes in the ‘valuation of debt securities’ as well as ‘valuation policy for securities below investment grade’ in which pension funds in the National Pension System (NPS) can make investments.…

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Faster, Safer Lab Test Developed To Diagnose Heart Attacks

Researchers have developed a simple laboratory score which is safer and faster at diagnosing patients who visit the emergency department with heart attack symptoms. The findings, published in the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), suggest that the score can also identify patients at risk of subsequent heart issues after discharge. “We have developed a simple lab score that is superior to using cardiac troponin alone for the identification of patients at low and high risk for heart attack or death at emergency department presentation,” said co-author Peter Kavsak from the…

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