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Regulatory applications, fund structure design, compliance architecture and expedited licensing preparation for your investment business.
Discuss your plansFund & Investment Licensing
The strategy, target investors, management activities and intended jurisdiction shape the regulatory route. These decisions need to be considered together before an application is prepared.
We coordinate the planning and application work with the relevant legal, regulatory and other specialists. The regulator determines the permissions and approval conditions that apply.
Fund & Investment Licensing
Turn the proposed investment business into a documented application for the relevant regulatory route. We coordinate the business plan, compliance materials, specialist assessments and regulator queries through the application process.
Connect the investment strategy, target investors and operating model before selecting the vehicle. We coordinate the structure and documentation for open-ended or closed-ended arrangements with the relevant legal and regulatory specialists.
Build the policies, controls and reporting arrangements the proposed business needs to operate. We coordinate the compliance work around the applicable permissions, investment activities and governance responsibilities.
Accelerate the preparation work with parallel workstreams and early attention to dependencies. This service focuses on application readiness and responsive coordination; the regulator controls its review, conditions and approval timetable.
Find the right regulatory route
Fund management, investment services and virtual-asset activities require different permissions. We help define the proposed activity and coordinate the appropriate application workstream.
For regulated financial services conducted in or from the Dubai International Financial Centre, including relevant fund and investment activities.
For financial activities in Abu Dhabi Global Market that fall within the FSRA framework, including relevant fund-management and investment businesses.
For regulated virtual-asset activities in or from Dubai, excluding DIFC. The virtual-asset licensing route is considered separately from fund authorisation.
For relevant onshore capital-market activities within the CMA framework. We clarify the proposed fund or investment activity before defining the application scope.
The responsible authority and permissions depend on the activity and jurisdiction. Incorporation and regulatory authorisation are distinct stages; approval is determined by the relevant authority.
A useful starting point
Yes. The permissions for the manager and the requirements for a fund or other vehicle are related but distinct parts of the regulatory assessment.
No. Timing depends on the route, application readiness, regulator queries and any approval conditions. The work plan should reflect those dependencies.
No. An entity must have the required permissions before it carries on an activity that needs regulatory approval. The proposed activities should be assessed at the outset.
Organise business interests and assets around the way you want to own, govern and develop them.
Offshore trusts, private trustee companies, DIFC foundations and international banking, brought together around your priorities.
Clear documentation, relevant introductions and application support for your business or personal banking needs.
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