Company Secretary
GIFT City listings are governed by a unified, IFSCA-led regulatory architecture that departs sharply from India’s SEBI-driven capital markets. This article explains how statutory authority, IFSCA listing regulations, and IFSC exchange rules interact in practice—and why understanding this structure is critical for drafting compliant offer documents and navigating regulatory review in GIFT City.
A detailed practitioner’s guide to eligibility criteria for listing securities in GIFT City (IFSC), explaining issuer eligibility, governance expectations, FEMA alignment, and how IFSCA actually evaluates listings during document review.
Most first-time GIFT City DRHPs fail for the same reason—they are drafted like Indian IPO documents. This article explains, from live IFSC drafting experience, what a DRHP for GIFT City actually is, how regulators read it, how investors interpret risk and structure, and why disclosure judgment matters more than volume in IFSC listings.
An in-depth opinion piece explaining why IFSC entities are treated as non-residents under FEMA, why foreign investment is not FDI, and why Indian investment is classified as ODI—grounded in statutory analysis and regulatory intent.
A clear comparison of IFSCA Companies, GIFT City LLPs, and Branch Offices—covering licensing requirements, compliance, taxation, liability, and strategic use cases to help promoters and global businesses choose the right IFSC structure.
A narrative comparison of IFSC Units and domestic Indian companies, explaining the regulatory, FEMA, tax and operational differences that matter for globalising businesses.
