The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has issued a circular dated 26 August 2026 requiring Fund Management Entities (FMEs) registered under the IFSCA (Fund Management) Regulations, 2025 to maintain an official website or dedicated webpage. The requirement is aimed at improving transparency, investor access and disclosure of information relating to FMEs and their operations in the IFSC.
Who needs to maintain a website?
Authorised FME & Registered FME (Non-Retail)
May maintain either:
- An independent official website; or
- A dedicated webpage on the website of its parent, holding or group entity.
Registered FME (Retail)
Must maintain an independent official website dedicated to its fund management activities in the IFSC.
What information must be disclosed?
The website/webpage must prominently provide information including:
- FME profile, registration category and IFSCA registration number
- IFSC registered office and contact details
- Details of schemes/funds managed from the IFSC
- Details of schemes managed for persons or investment managers outside the IFSC
- Custodian, Trustee, Fund Administrator and Statutory Auditor details
- Investor grievance redressal mechanism and complaint status
- Principal Officer, Compliance Officer and other key personnel details
- Statutory and regulatory disclosures
- Material regulatory/enforcement actions during the preceding three years
- Required regulatory disclaimer and other information specified by IFSCA
Additional disclosures for Retail FMEs
Registered FMEs managing Retail Schemes will have additional disclosure requirements, including:
- Scheme Information Documents and Key Information Documents
- Portfolio and performance disclosures
- Benchmark comparison and NAV
- Total Expense Ratio and distribution commission
- Valuation policy and independent valuer details
- Unclaimed redemption and distribution amounts
- Investor education material and Investor Charter
Important compliance requirements
The information displayed on the website must:
- Be available in English
- Clearly mention the currency, relevant date and applicable time zone where required
- Show the date on which information was last updated
- Provide downloadable and, where feasible, machine-readable information for NAV, portfolio and expense disclosures
- Remain accessible for at least three years, including after winding-up of the scheme
Key deadlines
Existing FMEs: The website/webpage URL must be intimated to IFSCA by 1 December 2026.
New FMEs registered after the circular comes into force: The website/webpage requirement must be fulfilled before commencing fund management activities, and the URL must be intimated to IFSCA within 30 days of registration.
Gateway view: This circular turns a fund management website from a marketing option into a regulatory obligation. FMEs should treat the disclosure framework as a compliance project: map the required data points, assign owners, build a publish-and-review cadence, and ensure the URL is communicated to IFSCA before the deadline.
