Wednesday January 14 2026

News Source: Global Exchanges

Focus: Stock Exchange Regulation

Type: General

Country: India

Link: https://tinyurl.com/54y6muxj




On 7th January 2026, the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) announced the following regulations, further to amend the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Capital Market Intermediaries) Regulations, 2026 (the principal regulations), namely:-

  • These regulations may be called the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Capital Market Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026.
  • These regulations shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
  • In regulation 4 of the principal regulations, in sub-regulation (1), the following provision shall be inserted, namely:-
    • Provided that a unit in IFSC desirous of undertaking multiple activities may obtain a unified registration for such multiple activities, in such manner as may be specified by the Authority.”
  • In regulation 9 of the principal regulations, in sub-regulation (2), in clause (a),
    • for the words “or actuarial science” the words “, actuarial science, fintech, science, technology, engineering or mathematics” shall be substituted; and
    • the word “recognised” appearing before the words “foreign university” shall be omitted.
  • In regulation 9 of the principal regulations, in sub-regulation (2), in clause (a), in the first provision, for the word “ten” the word “five” shall be substituted.
  • In regulation 9 of the principal regulations, in sub-regulation (8), for the first proviso, the following provision shall be substituted, namely:-
    • “Provided that an entity with registration as a broker dealer, clearing member, depository participant, investment adviser, research entity, custodian or registered distributor may have the same person as principal officer for these activities:”
  • In regulation 9 of the principal regulations, in sub-regulation (8), after the first proviso, the following provision shall be inserted, namely:-
    • “Provided further that an entity undertaking multiple activities, as mentioned in the above proviso, shall have a separate official as a vertical head for its distribution business activities:”

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