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Evaluate your IFSC Fund Management Entity’s compliance using our free Enforcement Readiness Diagnostic. Benchmark your organisation against the IFSCA (Fund Management) Regulations, 2025, AML/CFT Guidelines, Companies Act requirements and lessons from all IFSCA enforcement orders to identify strengths, compliance gaps and priority actions.
Four short quizzes on the IFSCA (Fund Management) Regulations, 2025 — FME registration, VC/restricted schemes, retail schemes & ETFs, and enforcement. Every answer cites the actual regulation. Free, instant score, takes 5 minutes per quiz.
IFSCA’s new MGA Regulations, 2026 open a first-of-its-kind delegated underwriting licence at GIFT City. This guide walks through the complete 10-step registration process — SEZ office space, incorporation, capital, BAA execution, and compliance — with realistic timelines and total cost.
This comprehensive statutory guide explains the taxation of Fund Management Entities (FMEs), Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) and investors operating from GIFT IFSC under the Income-tax Act, 2025 (as amended by the Finance Act, 2026). It analyses every major tax provision including Section 147, corporate taxation, MAT, pass-through taxation, capital gains, withholding tax, investor taxation and practical structuring considerations.
IFSCA’s MGA Regulations, 2026 establish India’s first dedicated framework for Managing General Agents in GIFT IFSC. MGAs can underwrite risks and handle claims on behalf of foreign insurers under delegated authority arrangements, creating a new insurance distribution and underwriting model aligned with global practices.
IFSCA fined Abans Financial Services ₹8 lakh across four allegations. Here’s how I would have defended each one — the Compliance Officer vacancy, the sponsor contribution gap, the disclosure delays, and the penalty submissions — using the actual facts of this case.
A composite insurance broker held a valid GIFT City licence until 2027 — and lost it without ever placing a single policy. IFSCA’s order against LMB Insurance Brokers is a masterclass in how not to run an IFSC unit. Here are the three mistakes that triggered cancellation, two compliance myths it demolishes, and the playbook every IFSC entity should follow.
Choosing the right fund vehicle is one of the most important decisions for any fund manager entering GIFT City. This guide compares Venture Capital Schemes (VCS), Restricted Schemes, Retail Schemes, and Special Situation Funds (SSF) under the IFSCA (Fund Management) Regulations, 2025, helping managers understand investor limits, minimum investments, FME requirements, leverage rules, corpus thresholds, and launch pathways.
IFSCA’s June 4, 2026 advisory on Frontier AI cyber risks is effective immediately — and it goes well beyond IT. Compliance Officers and Principle Officers at GIFT City entities need to revise policies, get Board approvals, update risk assessments, govern vendor relationships, and build inspection-ready documentation. This guidance note walks through exactly what needs to happen and what must be on file when IFSCA comes calling.
The Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026 marks the biggest restructuring of India’s wage compliance framework in nearly 90 years. From twice-yearly VDA revisions and unified employee registers to the new 100% pre-deposit rule for employer appeals, the Rules fundamentally reshape payroll, bonus, disciplinary, and wage-claim compliance for Indian businesses.
