Asia: Finance and Banking

For years, India-linked international financing transactions were routinely structured through offshore jurisdictions such as Singapore, Dubai, Mauritius or London. Whether it involved fund management, aircraft leasing, offshore debt, private credit or cross-border investment platforms, global capital often flowed into India through foreign financial centres rather than through India itself.

As discussed in our previous article, the Consultation Paper addressed a structural gap in the existing aircraft leasing ecosystem in GIFT City. While aircraft leasing entities could already be established in the IFSC, aircraft ownership, primary financing, transaction structuring and related professional services could continue to remain outside the IFSC.

Earlier this year, the International Financial Services Centre Authority (“IFSCA”) issued a notification (“Notification”) specifying operating leases, including any hybrid of operating...

As tariffs reshape global manufacturing, China+1 strategies will dominate lending decisions for years to come. When manufacturers seek funding for second sites to diversify away from China, lenders face a critical question: are they backing genuine resilience or underwriting a fragile stopgap that could strain balance sheets and create nasty surprises for those committing capital?

Under Regulations 44(1) and 59C of the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018, a public issue may be opened within twelve months and eighteen months respectively from the date of issuance of SEBI observations. SEBI received representations from the industry body highlighting difficulties faced by issuers in mobilizing resources and accessing capital markets due to ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East

The Reserve Bank of India has introduced a dedicated regulatory framework for resolving loan accounts of borrowers affected by natural calamities and certain external disruptions.

The intersection of supply chain financing and insolvency law has increasingly become a fertile ground for jurisprudential debate, particularly concerning the classification of creditors and the validity...

The Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal at Chennai, in its judgment dated 27 April 2026, delivered a significant ruling on the evidentiary burden required to establish a valid mortgage by deposit of title deeds...

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (“NCLAT”), In the case of Vistra ITCL (India) Limited vs. Vithal Madhukar Dahake and Ors.1, has considered whether a third-party mortgagor, which created security over its assets for the debt of another entity, could be treated as giving rise to a ‘financial debt’ under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”). The appeal arose from an order of the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai (“NCLT”).

The Maples Insights: Hong Kong Investment Funds Forum 2026, held on 7 May, convened over 300 leading fund managers...

GIFT IFSC, India's first international financial services centre, continues its rapid evolution as a globally competitive financial hub under the unified regulation of IFSCA. Recent developments span critical regulatory frameworks for capital raising, aircraft leasing SPVs, cybersecurity mandates for market infrastructure, pension fund regulations, and landmark approvals including India's first foreign family office registration.

The Astana International Exchange (AIX) offers multiple pathways for bond issuance, each with distinct regulatory requirements and structural considerations.