DIFC Exempt Fund: sourced answers
4 answers to specific questions — each with a verbatim quote from an official source and a link to it.
Every answer is checked against a verbatim quote from a stored copy of its source and has passed an independent review. This is reference information, not legal advice: rules change, and the outcome depends on your circumstances.
Fund: supplement to the legal-form questionnaire
Are investors of the given category admitted to the fund
professional clients only
«--- Level of regulation | Detailed regulation in line with IOSCO standards | Somewhat less stringent than for Public Funds | Significantly less stringent than for Exempt Funds Investors and Offer | * Unitholders include Retail Clients; or * Some or all of its units are offered to investors by way of public offer. | * Only Professional Clients; * Units are offered to persons only by way of a Private Placement. | * Only Professional Clients; * Units are offered to persons only by way of a Private Placement. Minimum subscription | N/A | US $50,000 | US $500,000 Application process time | N/A | 5 business days | 2 business days #### Public Fund regime A Public Fund regime provides greater protection to larger numbers of investors (and may include retail investors) through requirements such as the independent oversight of a Fund and detailed disclosure in a Prospectus. #### E»
Source: dfsa.ae · source copy as of 2026-10-03
Professional clients only
«--- Level of regulation | Detailed regulation in line with IOSCO standards | Somewhat less stringent than for Public Funds | Significantly less stringent than for Exempt Funds Investors and Offer | * Unitholders include Retail Clients; or * Some or all of its units are offered to investors by way of public offer. | * Only Professional Clients; * Units are offered to persons only by way of a Private Placement. | * Only Professional Clients; * Units are offered to persons only by way of a Private Placement. Minimum subscription | N/A | US $50,000 | US $500,000 Application process time | N/A | 5 business days | 2 business days #### Public Fund regime A Public Fund regime provides greater protection to larger numbers of investors (and may include retail investors) through requirements such as the independent oversight of a Fund and detailed disclosure in a Prospectus. #### E»
Source: dfsa.ae · source copy as of 2026-10-03
What is the maximum number of investors in the fund
DFSA removed the former investor caps of 100 for Exempt Funds and 50 for QIFs in December 2018
«Kit * cite103†Alerts cite89†Back to news ###### 18 Dec 2018, 07:12 am # DFSA Enhances its Funds Regime Changes to the DFSA Collective Investment Funds regime, on which the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”) consulted cite104†in October last year†dfsaen.thomsonreuters.com , will come into force today coinciding with the enactment of the DIFC Companies Law 2018 (“Companies Law”). The DFSA consultation included a wide-ranging set of proposals to support the continued development of the growing Funds industry in the Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC”). The DIFC now has almost 70 Funds, most of which have been registered over the last two years. The new provisions strengthen the DFSA’s commitment to meeting international standards, particularly those of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) and the Financial Stability Board (“FSB”), through measures to enhance liquidity risk management in open-ended Funds. Open-ended Funds give their investors the right to have their Units redeemed at a price calculated based on the net asset value of the Fund’s portfolio of assets. …»
Source: dfsa.ae · source copy as of 2026-10-03
«--- Level of regulation | Detailed regulation in line with IOSCO standards | Somewhat less stringent than for Public Funds | Significantly less stringent than for Exempt Funds Investors and Offer | * Unitholders include Retail Clients; or * Some or all of its units are offered to investors by way of public offer. | * Only Professional Clients; * Units are offered to persons only by way of a Private Placement. | * Only Professional Clients; * Units are offered to persons only by way of a Private Placement. Minimum subscription | N/A | US $50,000 | US $500,000 Application process time | N/A | 5 business days | 2 business days #### Public Fund regime A Public Fund regime provides greater protection to larger numbers of investors (and may include retail investors) through requirements such as the independent oversight of a Fund and detailed disclosure in a Prospectus. #### E»
Source: dfsa.ae · source copy as of 2026-10-03
Legal form in a country
What annual state (regulator) fee does the structure pay
Applies when: fee payable to the regulator
US$4,000 a year per fund, US$1,000 for venture capital
«e compliance and whether you have adequate systems and controls to address any risks arising from having the Fund established in that particular jurisdiction. Fees for Fund Managers and Funds Firms will find the costs competitive and comparable with other jurisdictions, as follows: Fund Manager | License Application Fees | Annual Fees Fund Manager managing Qualified Investor Funds Only | $5,000 | $5,000 Fund Manager managing Exempt and Public Funds | $10,000 | $10,000 Fund Manager managing Venture Capital Funds only | $2,000 | $2,000 Fund Manager managing Credit Funds | $10,000 | $10,000 Managing a Collective Investment Fund if it is an Investment Company managed by its Corporate Director - internally managed Fund | $5,000 | $5,000 Fees for a Fund Fees for a Fund | Qualified Investor Fund | Exempt Fund | Venture Capital Fund | Public Fund Application Fee | Nil | Nil | Nil | $1,000 Annual fee per Fund | $4,000 | $4,000 | $1,000 | $4,000 There are no fees directly applicable to the External Fund Manager's business. However it will of course be responsible»
Source: dfsa.ae · source copy as of 2026-10-03
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