Re: [silk] PFRDA and Security

2013-06-18 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Chetan Nagendra che...@nagster.org wrote: I wonder if the PFRDA cannot even secure their website, how will they manage billions in public funds? Your optimism is remarkable. Pension deductions are a form of taxation any way you look at it, either directly on

[silk] PechaKucha on Rediscovering Bangalore, next Thursday

2013-06-18 Thread Andy Deemer
Next Thursday night, the 27th, Naresh and I are holding another PechaKucha Bangalore at Jaaga. This time the topic will be extremely close to my heart: _Rediscovering Bangalore_. (Rediscovering any city is close to my heart.) There are a bunch of locals and Bangalorexperts on this list, and

Re: [silk] PFRDA and Security

2013-06-18 Thread thewall
I'd have signed up for a pension plan, but the ones that are on the market lock in a major part of the capital and compulsorily give me an annuity (at negligible returns/ rates of interest). While some will argue that this is the whole point of a pension plan, I'd rather have the flexibility to

Re: [silk] PFRDA and Security

2013-06-18 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Don't confuse the garbage pension + annuity plans offered by various insurers with the NPS, which is what is provided by organizations regulated by the PFRDA. And do note the tax implications of redemption --srs (iPad) On 18-Jun-2013, at 14:45, thew...@gmail.com wrote: I'd have signed up for

Re: [silk] PFRDA and Security

2013-06-18 Thread Deepak Shenoy
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 2:45 PM, thew...@gmail.com wrote: I'd have signed up for a pension plan, but the ones that are on the market lock in a major part of the capital and compulsorily give me an annuity (at negligible returns/ rates of interest). While some will argue that this is the

Re: [silk] PFRDA and Security

2013-06-18 Thread thewall
I suspect they'll impose stringent rules on withdrawal. This is not a loophole that will stay open for long. Sent on my BlackBerry® from Vodafone -Original Message- From: Deepak Shenoy deepakshe...@gmail.com Sender: silklist silklist-bounces+thewall=gmail@lists.hserus.netDate:

Re: [silk] PFRDA and Security

2013-06-18 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
On 18-Jun-2013, at 15:42, thew...@gmail.com wrote: I suspect they'll impose stringent rules on withdrawal. This is not a loophole that will stay open for long. Even in the EPF and in older established pension annuities, there's already stringent rules for withdrawal, and rules for how such

Re: [silk] PFRDA and Security

2013-06-18 Thread thewall
But, PF withdrawals are tax free after some reasonable conditions are fulfilled- 5 years service, etc. The only annuity there is the EPS- given that you contribute barely 541/- a month, it would still grow to 12 lakhs after 35 years- against which you get a maximum of 3250/- per month as

Re: [silk] PFRDA and Security

2013-06-18 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
On 18-Jun-2013, at 15:55, thew...@gmail.com wrote: But, PF withdrawals are tax free after some reasonable conditions are fulfilled- 5 years service, etc. The only annuity there is the EPS- given that you contribute barely 541/- a month, it would still grow to 12 lakhs after 35 years-

Re: [silk] PFRDA and Security

2013-06-18 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
thew...@gmail.com [18/06/13 10:25 +]: But, PF withdrawals are tax free after some reasonable conditions are fulfilled- 5 years service, etc. Note - moneylife - while pointing out what I did - has a contrarian view on NPS -

Re: [silk] PFRDA and Security

2013-06-18 Thread thewall
I'd stick with my PF (I hope they never annuitize *that*!), and handle my market-linked investments on my own. PF + NPS is too skewed, somehow. NPS might make sense if you don't have a PF account (though I still wouldn't have taken it). Sent on my BlackBerry® from Vodafone -Original

Re: [silk] PFRDA and Security

2013-06-18 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
On 18-Jun-2013, at 16:20, thew...@gmail.com wrote: I'd stick with my PF (I hope they never annuitize *that*!), and handle my market-linked investments on my own. PF + NPS is too skewed, somehow. NPS might make sense if you don't have a PF account (though I still wouldn't have taken it).

Re: [silk] PFRDA and Security

2013-06-18 Thread Chetan Nagendra
The initial focus of the thread that PFRDA's website is porous, has now converted into a PF vs. NPS debate. On 18-Jun-2013, at 4:26 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.net wrote: On 18-Jun-2013, at 16:20, thew...@gmail.com wrote: I'd stick with my PF (I hope they never annuitize

Re: [silk] PFRDA and Security

2013-06-18 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 5:19 PM, Chetan Nagendra che...@nagster.org wrote: The initial focus of the thread that PFRDA's website is porous, has now converted into a PF vs. NPS debate. This is silklist. The absence of thread drift would be astonishing. Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @

Re: [silk] PFRDA and Security

2013-06-18 Thread Deepak Shenoy
The only annuity there is the EPS- given that you contribute barely 541/- a month, it would still grow to 12 lakhs after 35 years- against which you get a maximum of 3250/- per month as pension. That's a 3% rate of return on capital. Why would the NPS be any different? The NPS managers

Re: [silk] PFRDA and Security

2013-06-18 Thread thewall
I meant the annuity returns on your corpus. Sent on my BlackBerry® from Vodafone -Original Message- From: Deepak Shenoy deepakshe...@gmail.com Sender: silklist silklist-bounces+thewall=gmail@lists.hserus.netDate: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:41:12 To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Reply-To:

Re: [silk] PFRDA and Security

2013-06-18 Thread Deepak Shenoy
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 5:42 PM, thew...@gmail.com wrote: I meant the annuity returns on your corpus. Ah, I agree. The Annuity return is crap, and NPS doesn't provide an annuity (you're supposed to buy it from an insurance company).

Re: [silk] PFRDA and Security

2013-06-18 Thread Chetan Nagendra
I wish there was a like button on Silk. On 18-Jun-2013, at 5:29 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 5:19 PM, Chetan Nagendra che...@nagster.org wrote: The initial focus of the thread that PFRDA's website is porous, has now converted into a PF vs. NPS debate.

[silk] cohabitation rights in india

2013-06-18 Thread ashok_
Doesnt this judgement give some legal legs to cohabitation rights in India ? http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/couples-who-have-premarital-sex-to-be-considered-married-says-hc/article4824017.ece If any unmarried couple of the right legal age “indulge in sexual gratification,”

Re: [silk] cohabitation rights in india

2013-06-18 Thread Nikhil Mehra
Don't like the sexual gratification language. That reasoning is a blow to sexual autonomy. But, yes, this judgment is in furtherance of 2 judgments of the SC in 2005 which accepted the fact that line-in relationships give rise to rights akin to marriage in terms of prevention of domestic

Re: [silk] cohabitation rights in india

2013-06-18 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
There are other signs of a longer term relationship. Co-signing on bank accounts, house paperwork .. with alimony the other factor beyond just child support. --srs (iPad) On 18-Jun-2013, at 19:05, Nikhil Mehra nikhil.mehra...@gmail.com wrote: Don't like the sexual gratification language.

Re: [silk] cohabitation rights in india

2013-06-18 Thread Nikhil Mehra
Precisely. Joint accounts are the standard under English law. Basically, the law tries to establish objective sign posts to enable people to understand when they're stepping out of the relatively non-commital nature of a relationship that can be ended at nil financial cost, and those that tread

Re: [silk] Dan Pallotta: The way we think about charity is dead wrong | Video on TED.com

2013-06-18 Thread Ingrid Srinath
Meanwhile this welcome development: GuideStar, BBBWiseGiving, Charity Navigator campaign to end charity overhead myth: http://trust.guidestar.org/2013/06/17/launching-a-campaign-to-end-the-overhead-myth/ Ingrid Srinath On 16 Jun 2013, at 21:46, Vinayak Hegde vinay...@gmail.com wrote: On

[silk] [liberationtech] NSA flag terms

2013-06-18 Thread Eugen Leitl
- Forwarded message from Yosem Companys compa...@stanford.edu - Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:59:08 -0700 From: Yosem Companys compa...@stanford.edu To: Liberation Technologies liberationt...@lists.stanford.edu Cc: Khannea Suntzu khannea.sun...@gmail.com Subject: [liberationtech] NSA flag

[silk] Old book smell

2013-06-18 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Interesting. We've had conceptually similar discussions in the past [1], too. Udhay [1] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/silk-list/message/5271 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/06/that-old-book-smell-is-a-mix-of-grass-and-vanilla June 18, 2013 9:30 am That “Old Book Smell”