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Income Tax : Form 148 introduces a compulsory quarterly filing requirement for IFSC units reporting all remittances to non-residents. The key t...
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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...
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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...
The generic guidelines as contained in Part I of this Circular shall be applicable to every Finance Company registered with the International Financial Services Centres Authority (hereinafter referred to as ‘Authority’) under regulation 3 of the Regulations.
It is clarified that an entity which has obtained a certificate of registration or authorisation for a specific activity either under a framework or a regulation administered by IFSCA, shall not be required to seek a fresh registration under the Finance Company Regulations for carrying out the same activity, which is a permissible activity under regulation 5 of the said Regulations.
It is advised that IBUs shall follow the IFRS accounting standards issued by the IASB, including any new amendments thereto, for preparing and maintaining its financial statements on standalone basis and for the purpose of reporting and compliance under the relevant IFSCA regulations, rules, directions, circulars and guidelines applicable for IBUs.
The proposed IFSCA (Capital Market Intermediaries) Regulations, 2021 (Intermediaries Regulations) inter alia provide for regulatory requirements in respect of registration, obligations and responsibilities, inspection and enforcement of various types of capital market intermediaries such as broker dealers, clearing members, depository participants, investment bankers, portfolio managers, investment advisers, custodians, credit rating agencies, debenture trustees and account aggregators.
The depository participants have been permitted to operate in GIFT-IFSC in terms of the applicable provisions under SEBI (International Financial Services Centres) Guidelines, 2015, as amended from time to time.
In April 2015, the Government of India took the initiative to develop an IFSC at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to help India realize its potential in the international financial services industry. Ever since 2015, there has been tremendous progress on all fronts in terms of regulations, businesses and […]
International Financial Services Centres Authority F.No.110/IFSCA/Banking Regulation/2021-22/5 July 20, 2021 To All IFSC Banking Units (IBUs / BUs) Dear Sir/Madam, Subject: Guidelines for issuance of Certificate of Deposits Certificate of Deposit (CD) is a negotiable instrument and issued in dematerialised form or as a Usance Promissory Note against funds deposited at a BU for a […]
(1) These regulations may be called the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Issuance and Listing of Securities) Regulations, 2021. (2) They shall come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has been established as a unified regulator to develop and regulate financial products, financial services, and financial institutions in the International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) in India.
Framework for setting up of International Trade Financing Services Platform (‘ITFS’) for providing Trade Finance Services at International Financial Services Centres (‘IFSCs’).
