IFSCA circulars 2025

Fee structure for Third-Party Fund Management Services

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has established the fee structure for Fund Management Entities (FMEs) providing third-party fund management services…

Extension of Deadline for Implementing Revised Norms for Principal Officer and Compliance Officer

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has extended the deadline for capital market intermediaries to comply with revised norms for the appointment of…

Opening of an account of a person resident in India - Corrigendum

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has issued a corrigendum to its circular dated August 13, 2025, regarding the opening of accounts for persons…

Opening of an account of a person resident in India

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has clarified that the term “foreign currency account with a bank outside India,” as referenced in the Foreign…

Regulatory Framework for Global Access in the IFSC

The International Financial Services Centres Authority establishes the revised regulatory framework for Global Access providers and broker dealers in the International Financial…

Onboarding of certain categories of the Regulated Entities to the Central Registry for registration and satisfaction of assignment of receivables transactions

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has directed specific categories of regulated entities to onboard with the Central Registry of Securitisation Asset…

Master Circular for Credit Rating Agencies in the IFSC

Master Circular for Debenture Trustees in the IFSC

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has issued a Master Circular to provide a comprehensive regulatory framework for Debenture Trustees operating within…

Master Circular for Distributors in the IFSC

Master Circular for ESG Ratings and Data Products Providers in the IFSC

Master Circular for Investment Advisers in the IFSC

The International Financial Services Centres Authority issues a master circular to specify regulatory requirements for investment advisers under the Capital Market Intermediaries…

Master Circular for Investment Bankers in the IFSC

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has issued a Master Circular to consolidate the regulatory framework for Investment Bankers operating in the IFSC.

Master Circular for Research Entities in the IFSC

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has issued a Master Circular to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for Research Entities operating…

Transition to IFSCA (Techfin and Ancillary Services) Regulations, 2025

Framework for Transition Bonds

The International Financial Services Centres Authority establishes a regulatory framework for transition bonds as ESG-labelled debt securities.

Guidance on Requests for Changes Requiring Approval or Intimation

Finance companies and finance units submit requests for specific corporate changes to the International Financial Services Centres Authority using the process in this guidance…

Recommendations for streamlining the incorporation process of IFSC Companies

Amendment to Directions for Foreign Currency Accounts of Resident Individuals under LRS

The International Financial Services Centres Authority amends directions for IFSC Banking Units regarding Foreign Currency Accounts of Indian resident individuals under the…

Fee Structure for KYC Registration Agencies in IFSC

The International Financial Services Centres Authority sets the fee structure for KYC Registration Agencies in the International Financial Services Centre.

Amendment to the Framework for Global/Regional Corporate Treasury Centres

The International Financial Services Centres Authority amends the framework for Finance Companies and Finance Units that act as Global or Regional Corporate Treasury Centres.