Family Offices

The UAE has become a primary hub for global wealth. DIFC and ADGM offer specific, lighter-touch regulatory regimes for Single Family Offices (SFOs) that manage the wealth of a single family without soliciting external funds.

DIFC Family Arrangements Regulations

The DIFC recently modernized its regime, allowing family offices to operate without a formal DFSA regulatory license, provided they do not offer financial services to the public.

Foundation Structures

Both ADGM and DIFC offer 'Foundations' — a hybrid between a trust and a company, possessing separate legal personality, ideal for inter-generational wealth transfer and asset protection.