Venture capital fund lifecycle
Launching a venture vehicle is exciting, but excitement alone will not see partners through a ten‑year commitment. Limited partners want clarity on every phase of the programme, fundraising, deployment, harvest, extensions, even early wind‑down scenarios. The venture capital fund lifecycle is therefore more than a timeline; it is the framework that aligns investors, management teams […]
Documents required for ADGM funds
Launching a collective investment vehicle on Al Maryah Island unlocks access to Abu Dhabi’s sovereign institutions, a rapidly maturing private‑wealth base and a legal environment that mirrors English common law. Yet every opportunity comes with paperwork. The Financial Services Regulatory Authority, together with the ADGM Registration Authority, requires comprehensive documents before it approves a fund. This article […]
DIFC external asset manager license
The rise of the independent adviser is reshaping private‐wealth hubs across the globe. Nowhere is that more apparent than in Dubai International Financial Centre, where former relationship managers from Swiss, American and European banks have discovered they can transplant their book of high‑net‑worth clients into a conflict‑free platform, negotiate institutional pricing with custodians and build […]
ADGM asset manager license
Launching a discretionary portfolio management business in the Middle East no longer requires a trip to Dublin or Luxembourg. Abu Dhabi Global Market, the common‑law financial centre on Al Maryah Island, offers a Category 3C permission that lets firms manage money for professional clients, run segregated mandates, advise on investments and arrange trades, all from a tax‑neutral, English‑language […]
DIFC property crowdfunding license
Property remains the Gulf’s favourite wealth‑preservation tool, yet the cheque required to secure a studio in a prime Dubai district shuts out entire swathes of retail savers. Fractional ownership delivered through an online marketplace changes that arithmetic. Recognising this shift, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), through its independent regulator, the Dubai Financial Services Authority […]
AI and coding license in DIFC
Artificial intelligence is reshaping finance, logistics, health care and every point in between. At this point, it’s a part of our daily lives. People use AI models for help with their homework, with work assignments, with recipes, and so many other things. Professionally, it’s used in almost every industry in the world. The Dubai International […]
Compliance for DFSA firms
The moment a company receives its Financial Services Permission from the Dubai Financial Services Authority, a new chapter begins. Recruitment drives and client prospecting may grab the headlines, yet the real determinant of long‑term success inside the Dubai International Financial Centre is demonstrable adherence to the DFSA rulebook. This adherence to the rules is what […]
Credit funds in the DIFC
The Dubai International Financial Centre, home to more than four thousand active firms and almost thirty thousand professionals, has long been the Gulf’s springboard for cross‑border asset management. Yet until recently, conventional equity funds and real‑estate vehicles dominated the roster. The gaps left by retreating banks and tighter Basel rules have now opened a lane […]
ADGM digital banking license
Abu Dhabi Global Market has spent fewer than ten years on the international stage yet it already hosts a growing cohort of wealth managers, payment institutions and specialist lenders. The next frontier is full‑service virtual banking and in 2024 the Financial Services Regulatory Authority opened the door to applicants that can deliver deposit taking, lending […]
ADGM licensing categories
Abu Dhabi Global Market opened its doors in 2015 and, in less than a decade, has established itself as a preferred base for banks, asset managers, brokers and emerging fintech platforms that wish to reach capital flows across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. A direct application of English common law, zero per‑cent corporation tax guaranteed […]
