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Your NPS scheme just got a risk label

The National Pension System (NPS) has transformed from a straightforward offering with two options into a complex investment marketplace. With multiple lifecycle-oriented funds, specialized schemes, and differentiated strategies, subscribers now face an overwhelming array of choices. This expansion complicates comparison and selection, leading to a proliferation of schemes with unique names and labels.

In response, the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has introduced a 'Standardised framework for classification and presentation of schemes under the NPS' to bring order to the growing product universe.

Written by urgent.news from The Economic Times's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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