{"id":222366,"date":"2019-11-21T13:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T07:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=222366"},"modified":"2019-11-21T11:52:49","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T06:22:49","slug":"cabinet-approves-introduction-of-international-financial-services-centres-authority-bill-2019-in-lok-sabha-after-withdrawal-from-rajya-sabha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2019\/11\/21\/cabinet-approves-introduction-of-international-financial-services-centres-authority-bill-2019-in-lok-sabha-after-withdrawal-from-rajya-sabha\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet approves introduction of International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha, after withdrawal from Rajya Sabha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Union Cabinet approved for withdrawing of the International Financial Services Centres Authority, 2019 Bill which was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 12<sup>th<\/sup>February, 2019 and pending in the Rajya Sabha and introducing the International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha in the ensuing session of the Parliament.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Benefits<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Currently, the banking, capital markets and insurance sectors in IFSC are regulated by multiple regulators i.e. RBI, SEBI and IRDAI. The dynamic nature of business in the IFSCs necessitates a high degree of inter-regulatory coordination.\u00a0 It also requires clarifications and frequent amendments in the existing regulations governing financial activities in IFSCs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The development of financial services and products in IFSCs would require focused and dedicated regulatory interventions.\u00a0 Hence a need is felt for having a unified financial regulator for IFSCs in India to provide a world-class regulatory environment to financial market participants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Further, this would also be essential from an ease of doing business perspective. The unified authority would also provide the much-needed impetus to further development of IFSC in India in-sync with the global best practices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Background<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Union Cabinet in its meeting held on February 6, 2019, had approved the proposal for the establishment of a unified authority for regulating all financial services through the introduction of the International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill 2019 in the Parliament.\u00a0 Subsequently, the International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on February 12, 2019, by the then Hon\u2019ble Minister of State (Finance).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Lok Sabha Secretariat has now conveyed that this is a Finance Bill under Article 117(1) of the Constitution and that it should be introduced in Lok Sabha accordingly with the recommendation of the President under 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