MENA Asset Management Survey 2012 - National Bank of Abu Dhabi

Dubai International Financial Centre / Qatar Financial Centre
Exchange Traded Funds
Questions Dubai International Financial Centre
(DIFC)
(memorandum & articles of
association for an investment
company, limited partnership
agreement for a partnership, trust
deed for an investment trust)
Certificate of the Constitution**
Prospectus of the Fund*
Certification of the Prospectus**
Draft engagement letter
appointing an Auditor of a Fund**
Draft Delegation agreements
between Fund Manager and
Custodian, and if applicable Asset
Manager and Fund Administrator*
*Self certification process for Exempt Fund
**Only applicable to a Public Fund
External Fund Documents
Fund Approval Letter from Home
Jurisdiction regulator (applicable
to a Public Fund only)
.
Domestic Fund Manager Documents
To obtain a DFSA licence the firm must
demonstrate to the DFSA that it has
adequate systems and controls to manage
the type of fund it proposes to establish and
the individuals performing certain functions
within the firm meet the relevant suitability
and integrity criteria. The approach used
Qatar Financial Centre (QFC)
the partnership;
For a CIT—the trust instrument of the trust;
For another permitted fund entity—any
instrument creating the legal form of the
entity.
Fund Prospectus
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