The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) issued a circular revising the reporting formats for Fund Management Entities (FMEs) in International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs). This revision, following previous circulars from May 31, 2023, and November 3, 2023, aims to gather detailed information on retail schemes, enhance granular data for supervisory purposes, and improve clarity for FMEs through restructured tables and guidance notes. The updated formats align with the newly notified IFSCA (Fund Management) Regulations, 2025. FMEs are directed to download the latest formats from the IFSCA website to ensure compliance. The circular, issued under the IFSCA Act, 2019, and the IFSCA (Fund Management) Regulations, 2025, mandates the use of these revised formats for all future reporting.
International Financial Services Centres Authority
Circular No. F. No. IFSCA-IF-10SUP/1/2024-Capital Markets Dated: April 03, 2025
To,
All Fund Management Entities in International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs)
Dear Sir / Madam,
Sub: Revision in reporting formats for Fund Management Entities in IFSC
1. IFSCA, vide circular dated May 31, 2023, specified the reporting norms for Fund Management Entities (FMEs). These norms were further amended, vide circular dated November 03, 2023, wherein the frequency of reporting was modified from half-yearly to quarterly.
2. Reference is drawn to paragraph 5 of the Circular dated May 31, 2023, which, inter alia, provides for supplement / update in the reporting formats, if so required.
3. In furtherance to the above, a review of the reporting formats has been carried out, particularly with the view to seek salient details of Retail Schemes, capture granular information in certain areas for supervisory purpose, provide greater clarity to the FMEs by restructuring some of the tables, include guidance notes where deemed necessary, and to align the formats with the recently notified IFSCA (Fund Management) Regulations, 2025.
4. In order to facilitate the access to the latest reporting formats, these have also been uploaded on the IFSCA website under the “Downloads” section (https://ifsca.gov.in/Downloadfile/Index). Therefore, FMEs are advised to access the reporting formats from the above link to ensure filings in the updated formats.
5. This circular has been issued in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 12 and 13 of the International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019, read with regulation 120 of the IFSCA (Fund Management) Regulations, 2025.
A copy of this circular is available on the website of International Financial Services Centres Authority at www.ifsca.gov.in.
Yours faithfully
Sd/-
Pavan Shah
General Manager
Division of Investment Funds – I and New Products & Services
Capital Markets Department
Email: pavan.shah@ifsca.gov.in
Tel: +91-79-61809844
