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The Road Ahead: DFSA Seeks Market Feedback on the DIFC Credit Fund Regime

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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

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - August 2023 # 3

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To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week...more

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ADGM Issues Regulatory Framework for Private Credit Funds

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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

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A Hedge Fund Hotspot: Five Key Aspects of the DIFC Hedge Fund Regime

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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

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ADGM Proposes Introduction of Regulatory Framework for Private Credit Funds

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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

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Dubai Financial Services Authority Enacts New Regime for Credit Funds

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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

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Dubai Financial Services Authority Business Plan 2021/22: key messages for litigators and contentious regulatory lawyers

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The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has published its Business Plan for 2021/22 (the Business Plan) setting out its areas of focus for the upcoming financial year. ...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Fourth Quarter 2019: Marketing Foreign Funds into the UAE

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The UAE Security and Commodities Authority (SCA) released updated fund regulations covering locally domiciled funds in 2016, and the following year released further regulations covering the promotion of foreign funds in the...more

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The New DIFC Prescribed Company Regulations 2019

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The DIFC Prescribed Company Regulations 2019 (PC Regulations), which have been expected since the DIFC announced it would be introducing such a regime on 30 June 2019, were enacted on 31 October 2019 (the Commencement Date)....more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Third Quarter 2016: DIFC Funds: 2016 and Beyond

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The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is a financial free-zone located in Dubai with its own established set of laws and regulations as well as a financial regulator and court system. Established in 2004, the DIFC...more

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