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This section focuses on fund management structures in GIFT IFSC, including Fund Management Entities (FMEs), Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), and portfolio management services. It provides detailed insights into IFSCA regulations, licensing requirements, compliance obligations, and tax efficiency. The content is designed for fund managers, investment professionals, and advisors looking to build or manage offshore-oriented fund structures from India.
Reading 100 pages of regulations builds familiarity — not mastery. RegLearn is the smarter way to learn the IFSCA Fund Management Regulations, 2025: 126 interactive drills across 12 modules where you spot compliance lapses, beat amendment traps and recall the numbers that matter. Updated for the January 2026 Amendment. Free, with a certificate.
Prepare for the ICSI Certificate Course on Fund Management in IFSC with this free 100-MCQ FME mock test. Test your knowledge, get instant results and assess your exam readiness.
IFSCA’s ex-parte ad-interim order against We Founder Circle Angel Accelerator LLP offers a critical compliance lesson for every FME at GIFT IFSC. Although the fund manager was itself a victim of a USD 100,000 cyber fraud, IFSCA directed it to earmark an equivalent amount and restricted new scheme launches. Here are seven key lessons on fiduciary responsibility, payment controls, investor communication and regulatory response.
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.
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.
The 2025 IFSCA Fund Management Regulations fundamentally reorient GIFT IFSC’s regulatory philosophy — from entry facilitation toward governance-led institution building. For fund managers, family offices, and global allocators, the implications go well beyond compliance. This is GIFT IFSC’s institutional coming-of-age moment.
A complete practical guide to setting up an FME and AIF in GIFT IFSC. Understand structure, costs, regulatory process, and whether to choose a platform model or your own FME for long-term scalability.
A practical compliance calendar and inspection-ready checklist for Fund Management Entities under the IFSCA (Fund Management) Regulations, 2025, designed to help FMEs in GIFT IFSC institutionalise robust governance and avoid supervisory gaps.
A practical regulatory guide to the mandatory internal policies required for IFSC Fund Management Entities under the IFSCA (Fund Management) Regulations, 2025. Covers compliance, risk management, AML, cyber resilience, valuation, governance frameworks, and strongly recommended best-practice policies to ensure inspection readiness and regulatory defensibility.
