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VC Fund Series 6 – Marketing and Distribution


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The UAE has three jurisdictions of consequence, when it comes to marketing and promotion of investment funds.

There are two financial free zones – the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), which is regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), which is regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA). The rest of the UAE is considered the mainland and the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) is the relevant regulator.

Both the DIFC and the ADGM have domestic fund regimes, and so does the SCA. In addition to this, a vast majority of funds distributed in the UAE are foreign funds, mainly Luxembourg and Cayman-registered funds.

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