IFSCA has published IFSCA (Market Infrastructure Institutions) Regulations, 2021, as amended up to November 01, 2024. The amendment provides that an applicant seeking recognition as a stock exchange or clearing corporation, as the case may be, shall comply with the following conditions, namely, –
- The applicant is a company limited by shares;
- The applicant is demutualised;
- The applicant, its directors and its shareholders who hold or intend to hold shares, are fit and proper persons as specified in these regulations;
- The applicant satisfies the requirements relating to the ownership and governance structure specified in these regulations;
- The applicant satisfies the net worth requirements specified in these regulations;
- The applicant satisfies the requisite capability including its financial capacity, functional expertise and infrastructure.