GIFT City Dormant Companies Crackdown: A Powerful Compliance Reset “A licence is not a trophy to display. It is a responsibility to operate.” — CS Devyani Khambhati – Compliance Expert GIFT City Dormant Companies Crackdown: Why IFSCA Is Tightening the Framework The GIFT City Dormant Companies Crackdown marks an important shift in regulatory maturity within India’s International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has reportedly begun engaging with entities that […]

India Global Investing Playbook: From LRS Curbs to GIFT City, a Powerful New Era for Overseas Investments India Global Investing Playbook entered a decisive new phase in 2025. For Indian investors—retail, HNIs, family offices, and institutional participants—cross-border investing is no longer an opportunistic exercise driven by market sentiment alone. It has become a structured, compliance-led portfolio strategy shaped by regulatory clarity under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) and the growing maturity of GIFT City’s International […]

GIFT City Reinsurance Hub: A Transformative Step for India’s Global Insurance Ambitions GIFT City reinsurance hub is rapidly emerging as one of India’s most important developments in the insurance and financial services landscape. With more than 10 international insurance offices (IIOs) already licensed and another 13 applications under examination, India is finally witnessing early momentum in its ambition to create a globally competitive reinsurance marketplace within the country. For years, India has been sending nearly […]

Family-Sponsored AIFs: A Powerful Blueprint for Control, Freedom and Multigenerational Wealth Stewardship Family-sponsored AIFs are becoming one of the most significant structural shifts in India’s wealth ecosystem. For decades, wealthy families relied on mutual funds, PMS models, insurance-linked products and private bank mandates. These avenues worked well for short-term returns, operational simplicity and regulatory comfort. But as India enters a generational transition, wealth creators are demanding more than “returns.” They want control, governance and long-horizon […]

GIFT City Advantage: HSBC & EY Compendium Maps India’s International Financial Future GIFT City Advantage is no longer a concept under discussion—it is a reality that global institutions are actively embracing. The launch of the compendium “The GIFT City Advantage: Doing Business in India’s International Financial Services Centre (IFSC)” by HSBC in collaboration with EY India offers a comprehensive and timely view of how GIFT City has evolved into India’s most credible international financial hub. […]