| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 2004 |
| Jurisdiction | Dubai International Financial Centre |
| Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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| Website | www |
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) is the financial regulatory agency of the special economic zone, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1][2] It is distinct from the UAE's federal Securities and Commodities Authority, whose jurisdiction covers the wider UAE outside the boundaries of the DIFC. It operates only within the special economic zone and is tasked with providing a regulatory environment of international standards.
The DFSA's regulatory mandate includes asset management, banking and credit services, securities, collective investment funds, custody and trust services, commodities futures trading, Islamic finance, insurance, an international equities exchange, and an international commodities derivatives exchange. In addition to regulating financial and ancillary services, the DFSA is responsible for supervising and enforcing anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) requirements applicable in the DIFC. The DFSA has also accepted a delegation of powers from the DIFC Registrar of Companies (RoC) to investigate the affairs of DIFC companies and partnerships where a material breach of DIFC Companies Law is suspected and to pursue enforcement remedies available to the Registrar.[3]
- ^ "About us". DFSA. Archived from the original on July 27, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ "DFSA alerts about misuse of its name". Emirates24/7. July 21, 2014. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ "28 May 2018 — DFSA obtains DIFC Courts Judgement to Enforce a Fine | Rulebook". dfsaen.thomsonreuters.com. Retrieved 2024-09-05.