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MENA Asset Management Survey 2012 - National Bank of Abu Dhabi

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Dubai International Financial Centre / Qatar Financial Centre<br />

Exchange Traded Funds<br />

Questions Dubai International Financial Centre<br />

(DIFC)<br />

Qatar Financial Centre (QFC)<br />

Service Providers & Fund Statistics<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> international administrators 12 1<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> fund managers (operators) 14 5<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> firms marketing funds 54 7<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> funds being marketed 1,807 (mainly from designated jurisdictions) 21<br />

Stock Exchange<br />

Stock exchange Nasdaq Dubai The Qatar Exchange (QE), 20% <strong>of</strong> which<br />

is owned by the NYSE<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> funds listed None Currently<br />

Taxation<br />

Taxes at fund level Currently 0%. Guaranteed for 50 years 0%<br />

Corporate tax rate Not Applicable 10%<br />

Stamp duty Not Applicable Not Applicable<br />

VAT Not Applicable Not Applicable<br />

Regulation<br />

Name <strong>of</strong> regulatory body Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory<br />

Available fund/legal structures Investment Trust<br />

Investment Company<br />

Investment Limited Partnership<br />

Authority (QFCRA)<br />

A fund can be registered as a<br />

Collective Investment Company<br />

(CIC)<br />

Collective Investment<br />

Partnership (CIP)<br />

Collective Investment Trust<br />

(CIT)<br />

Another permitted fund entity<br />

Categories <strong>of</strong> regulated funds Public Funds - Targeting retail Qualified Investor Funds – to be <strong>of</strong>fered to<br />

and pr<strong>of</strong>essional investors permitted investors<br />

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