Finance : The article explains the educational qualifications, experience requirements, and certifications mandated for Principal Officers o...
Income Tax : Form 148 introduces a compulsory quarterly filing requirement for IFSC units reporting all remittances to non-residents. The key t...
Corporate Law : The bill proposes extensive amendments across corporate laws, including LLPs, audits, and director regulations. It aims to improve...
Finance : The Union Budget 2026 extends tax deductions for IFSC units to 20 years and provides a concessional 15% tax rate post-holiday, str...
Income Tax : The proposed amendment doubles the deduction period for IFSC units. It offers long-term tax certainty to boost global competitiven...
Finance : The IFSCA clarified that retrocession and retention requirements apply to the entire gross reinsurance premium of IFSC Insurance O...
Finance : The authority observed that except life insurance, other insurance segments under IFSCA regulations align with the statutory defin...
Finance : IFSCA released a consultation paper proposing changes to premium-related regulations after the Insurance Act, 1938 was amended thr...
Finance : IFSCA approved draft Managing General Agents Regulations, 2026 to regulate registration and operations of MGAs in IFSCs. The frame...
Finance : The conference examined how regulatory flexibility and tax incentives are transforming GIFT-IFSC into a global treasury hub. It hi...
Finance : IFSCA clarified that a common brand name by itself is sufficient to establish a Group Entity relationship under the ship leasing f...
Finance : IFSCA has consolidated multiple regulations and circulars into a single Master Circular for Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporati...
Finance : IFSCA has introduced a standardized ACAR and ACAC reporting framework for Capital Market Intermediaries in IFSCs. The circular aim...
Finance : IFSCA has warned regulated entities that advanced AI models can accelerate cyberattacks by rapidly identifying and exploiting vuln...
Finance : The International Financial Services Centres Authority clarified that existing ASPs and TechFin entities continuing operations und...
provisions of the circulars / directions -listed in Annex I from those issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and adopted by IFSCA vide its circular F.No.110/IFSCA/Banking Regulation/2020-21/1 dated December 4,2020, shall cease to be applicable to the IBUs from the date of coming into effect of the directions in the Handbook i.e., January 1, 2022.
Govt notifies (i) bullion spot delivery contract; and (iii) bullion depository receipt with underlying bullion as securities for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 in respect of issuance and trading of such securities in an International Financial Services Centre under the International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019. MINISTRY […]
It has been represented by the stakeholders that considering the nascent stage of debt market at IFSC, the levy of fees for listing of privately placed debt securities may be deferred till development of the market at IFSC.
IFSCA sets up committee for creating a Framework for transfer of stressed loans from domestic lenders to permitted financial institutions in IFSC The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently (vide the RBI (Transfer of Loan Exposures) Directions, 2021 dated September 24, 2021 replaced the existing instructions on the matter of sale/transfer of loan exposures […]
Regulation 32(1) of the IFSCA (Market Infrastructure Institutions) Regulations, 2021 state that the trading hours for all product categories shall be as decided by the recognised stock exchanges, based on cost-benefit analysis, but shall not exceed 23 hours and 30 minutes in a day and settlement shall be done at least twice a day.
Central Government hereby notifies operating lease including any hybrid of operating and financial lease of such product or equipment as may be specified by International Financial Services Centres Authority, as financial product.
The investment bankers play an important role in facilitating issuance and listing of securities on the recognised stock exchanges in the IFSC and overall development of the ecosystem for primary market issuances in the IFSC. The IFSCA (Issuance and Listing of Securities) Regulations, 2021 have already been notified providing the necessary regulatory framework in this regard.
Clause 5 (c), clause 9 and clause 10 of the circular pertain to disclosure of dealing in securities by the Directors and Key Management Personnel. It is hereby clarified that the aforementioned clauses will only be applicable with respect to dealings in securities in GIFT-IFSC.
IFSCA decided that registered broker dealers incorporated in IFSC shall be permitted to access exchanges in jurisdictions outside IFSC, subject to compliance with Chapter V of the CMI Regulations and the conditions laid out in this circular No. F. No. 416/IFSCA/Global Access/2021-22 Dated: November 25, 2021. International Financial Services Centres Authority CIRCULAR F. No. 416/IFSCA/Global […]
The Committee after widespread consultations, incisive studies and in-depth discussions has made far reaching recommendation to develop IFSC as Global (Re)Insurance Hub in its report submitted to Chairperson, IFSCA
