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Indian Banks, Finance Groups and Insurers Setting Up in GIFT IFSC: The Home Regulator’s Consent
Almost every discussion of setting up in GIFT IFSC concentrates on IFSCA: which registration, what capital, which permitted activities. For a regulated financial group that is only
IFSCA Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience Guidelines: Rules and Exemptions for GIFT IFSC
The IFSCA Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience Guidelines for GIFT City entities establish mandatory cyber risk management standards, with conditional, time-limited exemptions intro
Digital Assets and Tokenisation in GIFT City IFSC: What the Law Currently Permits
Few subjects attract more confident misstatement than the legal status of digital assets in GIFT City IFSC. The accurate position as at 17 September 2026 is narrower than the enthu
Insider Trading and Market Manipulation in GIFT IFSC: The IFSCA (Prohibition of Market Abuse in Securities Markets) Regulations, 2026
Until 2026, market conduct in GIFT IFSC was policed through the Indian securities framework applied in the IFSC. That changed on 1 September 2026, when the IFSCA (Prohibition of Ma
IFSCA Capital Market Intermediaries Regulations, 2025: Registration and Net Worth Rules
Every securities market needs intermediaries, and every regulator has to decide which of them to license. The IFSCA (Capital Market Intermediaries) Regulations, 2025, notified on 1
Fund Management Entity in GIFT IFSC: Registration Under the 2025 Regulations
In most jurisdictions, a fund manager’s licence and its funds’ authorisations are separate exercises. GIFT IFSC follows that model, and the first exercise, registration
IFSCA (Finance Company) Regulations, 2021: Registration, Capital Requirements and Permitted Activities in GIFT IFSC
Most non-bank financial activity in GIFT IFSC runs through a single instrument: the IFSCA (Finance Company) Regulations, 2021. Lending, factoring, aircraft and ship leasing, treasu
IFSCA Enforcement Powers: Investigation, Penalties, Cancellation and Appeals
When an entity in GIFT IFSC receives a show-cause notice from the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), one of the first questions is which statute governs th
One Regulator, Fourteen Statutes: How the IFSCA Act, 2019 Allocates Regulatory Power in GIFT IFSC
GIFT IFSC is often described as having a “unified regulator”. That is accurate but incomplete. The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) did not re
Can Foreign Advisers Solicit Indian Clients? GIFT City PMS Distribution Explained
Discretionary Portfolio Management From Gift City Part :3 In Part 2, we examined the GIFT City PMS Regulations 2025 and the IFSCA framework governing discretionary portfolio mana
