The DFSA is the independent regulator of financial services conducted in or from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a purpose-built financial free-zone in Dubai. The DFSA’s regulatory mandate covers 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 and Combating the Financing of Terrorism requirements applicable in the DIFC. The DFSA has also accepted a delegation of powers from the DIFC Registrar of Companies to investigate the affairs of DIFC companies and partnerships.
