The Securities and Exchange Board of India reported that the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) and the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) signed a memorandum of understanding to advance financial-sector capacity building, with NISM designated as a training partner for IFSCA and intermediaries registered with IFSCA. The arrangement also covers NISM conducting relevant certification examinations, including exams mandated under IFSCA regulations for IFSCA-registered intermediaries. The MoU covers skill development, professional training and certification programmes aimed at professional standards within the IFSCA ecosystem. NISM is a public trust established by the Securities and Exchange Board of India to support capacity building across the securities market, and the MoU signing took place in the presence of SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey and IFSCA Chairman Kalyanaraman Rajaraman.