BEING A FIRM AT ADGM
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority welcomes financial services firms and institutions who wish to establish their presence in Abu Dhabi’s financial free zone. Firms and individuals can now apply for the appropriate financial services licences, under an internationally recognisable legislative and regulatory framework, that facilitates their local, regional and international expansion. The new financial regulations and rules framework is comprehensive in scope, spanning a variety of regulated financial services, including, asset management, banking and insurance businesses and others.
To know more the ADGM financial services and activities that are available, please go through these simple functions below. To help you start the application process, please feel free to contact the Authorisation team at authorisation@adgm.com to arrange for a meeting, where we will guide you through the application process.
Find out whether your firm should be authorised or registered. Identify the forms you will need to provide, and the types of fees you will have to pay accordingly.
An approved person is an individual that FSRA approves to do one or more activities for an authorised firm. These activities are referred to as "controlled functions".
Find out about the fees we charge and what they cover, and the levies we collect for organisations that are part of the regulatory system.
To find out whether your firm should be authorised or registered, please refer to the “New Firm Authorisation” at Being A Firm @ ADGM page for more information.
For an ADGM authorised firm to add new regulated activities or change its scope of regulated activities.
Investment funds that are structured as collective investment schemes (CIS) must be authorised or recognised by FSRA to be promoted in ADGM.
A person who intends to acquire or increase control in an authorised firm.
To apply for a modification or waiver of specific regulatory requirements.
To withdraw an approved person status.
To cease a business line or to reduce the scope of its permission.