Enforcement actions by IFSCA: Upholding of regulatory standards in IFSC, GIFT City

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (“IFSCA”) is the unified regulator of India’s maiden International Financial Services Centre (“IFSC”) at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (“GIFT City”). Uniquely positioned both as a developer the regulator for the IFSC jurisdiction, the IFSCA is tasked with fostering a robust financial ecosystem, regulating financial products, financial services, and financial institutions while promoting ease of doing business. A critical aspect of its objective is enforcing compliance requirements and ensuring that IFSC, GIFT City, maintains its status as a jurisdiction of “substance”, with its regulatory standards on par with other global centres.Continue Reading Enforcement actions by IFSCA: Upholding of regulatory standards in IFSC, GIFT City

AIF Distributors and the IFSC Opportunity: What’s Changing in 2025

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (Capital Market Intermediaries) Regulations, 2025 (“New CMI Regulations”), were notified by the International Financial Services Centres (“IFSCA”) on April 11, 2025, in supersession of the erstwhile International Financial Services Centres Authority (Capital Market Intermediaries) Regulations, 2021 (“Old CMI Regulations”), and the IFSCA Circular No. F. No. 817/IFSCA/Distribution/2022-23 titled “Distribution of Capital Market Products and Services under the IFSCA (Capital Market Intermediaries) Regulations, 2021” (“Old Distribution Circular”), dated December 21, 2022.Continue Reading AIF Distributors and the IFSC Opportunity: What’s Changing in 2025