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4. The above fee structure is applicable with effect from 01st day of October 2020 and the fee is payable on financial year basis. 5. The Annual Fee for Financial year 2020-21 and Financial year 2021-22 shall be paid within one month of issuance of this Circular.
International Financial Services Centres Authority F.No.110/IFSCA/Banking Regulation/2021-22/4 Date : May 21, 2021 To all Banking Units Dear Sir/Madam, Subject: Guidelines for issuance of Certificate of Deposits – Withdrawal Banking Units may please refer to IFSCA Circular F. No.110/IFSCA/Banking Regulation/2021-22/2 on the above subject, issued on May 10, 2021. It is hereby informed, that the instructions […]
IFSC (Banking) Regulation, 2020- Directions for implementation – Criteria for BUs to become trading/clearing members of IFSCA recognized stock exchanges- clarification
Direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV)/Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) Abroad”, as amended from time to time and Regulation 7 of the Notification FEMA 120/2004-RB, pertaining to provisions for an Indian Party (IP) making investment/ financial commitment in a
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 12 of International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019, the IFSCA advises below the fee structure applicable for IFSC Banking Units (BUs):
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 specified time period.
One of the prolonged demand from the foreign investor community was to relax the compliance burden while investing in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City International Financial Services Centre (GIFT IFSC). The Government has released a Notification No. 42/2021 on May 04, 2021, relaxing the requirement for obtaining the Tax identification number i.e Permanent Account Number (PAN) […]
International Financial Services Centres Authority CIRCULAR F. No 172/ IFSCA/Finance Company/Unit Regulations/2021-22/5 May 03, 2021 To, All Finance Company’s / Finance Units in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) Subject: Information on various guidelines/circulars/directions applicable for undertaking non-core activities by an FC/FU The Finance Company/Finance Unit(FC/FU) may draw reference to regulation 5 (1) (iii) on […]
This circular shall apply to all FC/FU as the case may be, registered with the Authority under section 3 of IFSCA (Finance Company) Regulations, 2021 and who intends to undertake the above mentioned activities. Further, the circular shall remain applicable as amended by the Authority from time to time.
International Financial Services Centres Authority CIRCULAR F. No 172/ IFSCA/Finance Company/Unit Regulations/2021-22/3 May 03, 2021 To, All Finance Company’s / Finance Units in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) Subject: Prudential Regulations and activity specific guidelines Finance Company/Finance Unit (FC/FU) may draw reference to regulation 4 on applicable prudential regulations and regulation 5 on permissible activities, of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Finance Company) Regulations, 2021 (herein referred to as ‘Regulations’) dated March 25, […]
