The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has issued a consultation paper (CP 158) relating to proposed amendments to its Collective Investment Rules (CIR), which includes one proposed change in relation to credit funds,...more
The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) is fast becoming an international financial hub in the MENA region for global hedge fund managers that are drawn to the quality of the ADGM’s independent regulator, the Financial Services...more
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) issued its Private Credit Fund Rules on 4 May 2023 (the Private Credit Fund Framework), enabling ADGM funds and their fund managers to...more
It is no secret that the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is having discussions with over 50 hedge funds regarding the establishment of asset management and fund operations in the DIFC. Considering the rapid and...more
The Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) recently issued eight decisions which, among other things, reform the regulatory regime for investment funds domiciled in the onshore United Arab Emirates (UAE) and...more
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) issued a consultation paper on December 12, 2022, in connection with its proposed introduction of a specific regulatory framework, the...more
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has implemented a new regime for credit funds, which comes into force on June 1, 2022. The new regulation primarily impacts the managers of credit funds domiciled in the DIFC, but...more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has issued a decision (No. 37 (R.M) of 2019), effective December 1, 2019, amending the definition of Qualified Investor in all regulations issued by...more