The 11 UAE laws, decisions and regulations on investment funds in the Polaris Legal Library, each summarised from the official text with status, key provisions and penalties.
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Administrative Resolution No.(21/CEO) of 2025
Amending instrument recorded in the amendment notes of the Investment Funds Regulation (CMA Decision No. 1/Chairman of 2023). The CMA has consolidated its changes into that text and keeps this instrument in its archive of amending regulations.
Federal Decree by Law No. (33) of 2025 Concerning the Regulation of the Capital Market
Regulates the onshore capital market from 1 January 2026: financial activities subject to CMA licensing, capital market institutions, offering and listing of securities, disclosure, investment funds, virtual assets, the investor protection fund, investigations, early intervention, resolution and penalties.
Administrative Resolution No.(80/CEO) of 2023
Amending instrument recorded in the amendment notes of the Investment Funds Regulation (CMA Decision No. 1/Chairman of 2023). The CMA has consolidated its changes into that text and keeps this instrument in its archive of amending regulations.
Chairman of the Authority Board of Directors’ Resolution No. (01/Chairman) of 2023 Concerning the Regulation of Investment Funds
Comprehensive regulation of local investment funds: establishing and licensing public and private funds, fund obligations, unitholder rights, change of fund manager, conversion and expiry, with appendices on offering documents, investment policies by fund type, fund classifications and in-kind share appraisal.
Chairman of the Authority's Board of Directors' Resolution No. (28/Chairman)/2023 on Amending the Chairman of the Authority's Board of Directors' Resolution No. (04/Chairman) of 2023 Concerning Status Regularization Mechanisms to Promote Foreign Fund Units in the State
Amending instrument that changes the Foreign Fund Promotion Status Regularisation (CMA Decision No. 4/Chairman of 2023). The CMA has consolidated its changes into the current text of the amended regulation and keeps this instrument in its archive of amending regulations.
Chairman of the Authority’s Board of Directors’ Resolution No. (04/Chairman) of 2023 Concerning Status Regularization Mechanisms to Promote Foreign Fund Units in the State
Limits promotion of foreign fund units in the State to private offerings to professional investors and counterparties under the Regulations Manual, and sets the steps existing promoters must take to regularise their status.
Chairman of the Authority's Board of Directors’ Resolution No. (37/Chairman) of 2019 Concerning Definition of "Qualified Investor"
Replaces the definition of “qualified investor” in all regulations issued by the Authority, listing the government bodies, institutions and persons that may manage their own investments, unless they opt to be treated as ordinary investors.
Chairman of the Authority’s Board of Directors’ Resolution No. (03/Chairman) of 2017 Concerning the Organization of Promotion and Introduction
Chairman decision organising the promotion and introduction of financial products, now listed by the CMA among superseded regulations.
Chairman of the Authority's Board of Directors’ Resolution No. (09/Chairman) of 2016 Concerning the Regulations as to Investment Funds
Chairman decision regulating investment funds from 2016, replaced by the Investment Funds Regulation issued by Decision No. 01/Chairman of 2023 and now listed by the CMA among superseded regulations.
Authority’s Board of Directors’ Resolution No. (01/R) of 2014 Concerning the Regulation for Investment Management
Board regulation on investment management, repealed by the Regulations Manual of the Financial Activities issued by Decision No. 13/Chairman of 2021.
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