FME registration
Category choice, eligibility and net worth planning, KMP selection and certification, and the application on SWIT through to the certificate of registration.
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Services for FMEs and AIFs
Hands-on help with registration, schemes and compliance, under the IFSCA (Fund Management) Regulations and the SEBI (AIF) Regulations, from a Company Secretary who does this work every day.
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Scheme launch and filings
Placement memorandum and offer document filings for VC, restricted, retail, SSF, ETF, PMS, REIT/InvIT and FIF structures, with the fiduciary and service-provider line-up.
Ask about thisAnnual compliance retainer
A working compliance calendar, quarterly reporting to IFSCA, records, KMP changes, annual reports and board support.
Ask about thisSecond Amendment impact review
A clause-by-clause review of what the 2026 amendment changes for your FME and schemes, and the documents to update.
Ask about thisInspection readiness
A review of books, records, policies and evidence before an IFSCA inspection, with a gap list and remediation.
Ask about thisFME website disclosure compliance
Setting up and reviewing the FME website or webpage disclosures under IFSCA's circular on FME websites.
Ask about thisKMP and policy framework
Code of conduct, conflicts, valuation, gift and entertainment, business continuity and other policies, approved and recorded as the Regulations require.
Ask about thisTeam training
Sessions for compliance, operations and fund teams on the FM Regulations, built on this portal's material.
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AIF registration
Category choice (I, II or III), the application to SEBI, the sponsor and manager line-up, and the continuing-interest plan.
Ask about thisScheme launch and PPM
Placement memorandum and launch documentation for new schemes, with the filing route and first-close timeline under Regulation 12.
Ask about thisOngoing AIF compliance
Investor on-boarding, grievance handling within the regulatory timeline, records, reporting and a working compliance calendar.
Ask about this2026 amendment review
What the April and July 2026 amendments to the AIF Regulations change for your fund, and the documents to update.
Ask about thisSEBI or GIFT IFSC structuring
Comparing an onshore AIF with an IFSC FME structure for your investors, investments and team.
Ask about thisWinding up and liquidation
Liquidation period, in-specie distribution and the inoperative-fund route under Regulation 29.
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Meet the expert
CS Prashant Kumar
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer, Global Horizons Capital Advisors (IFSC) Private Limited — an IFSCA-licensed investment banker
Prashant Kumar is a seasoned Company Secretary and corporate governance strategist with more than 13 years of experience advising large corporates, promoter-led groups and global businesses on compliance, regulatory risk and board governance. In GIFT IFSC, the IFSCA regime is his day job rather than a research topic.
13+years in compliance and governanceFCSFellow member, ICSIIFSCACompliance Officer at a licensed intermediaryAuthorCo-author, Audit Under Fire