Middle East & Africa Reg Desk

Thursday, 2026-09-17 · covering the last 24h

Gulf

ADGM's FSRA finalises overhaul of its funds and fund-manager framework. Abu Dhabi Global Market's Financial Services Regulatory Authority published finalised enhancements to its Funds and Fund Managers regime, closing the consultation opened under CP No. 12 of 2025. The changes create a lighter-touch “Sub-Threshold Fund Manager” category built around a $200m committed-capital ceiling, a streamlined regime for Institutional Fund Managers, a formal Employee Investment Vehicle route, and tighter nexus restrictions on Foreign Fund Managers. Existing Authorised Persons can now apply to change status; a transition period runs to 31 March 2027 for Venture Capital and Foreign Fund Managers. Coverage (secondary; ADGM/FSRA announcement not independently reachable)

No other material items from Saudi CMA/Tadawul, UAE SCA/DFSA/FSRA/DFM/ADX, Qatar QFMA/QSE, Kuwait CMA/Boursa Kuwait or Oman/Bahrain in the window, and no new regulatory circulars from SAMA, CBUAE, QCB or CBK.

Israel

No material ISA, TASE or Bank of Israel rule items in the window.

Africa

No material items from South Africa FSCA/JSE/SARB, Egypt FRA/EGX/CBE, Nigeria SEC/NGX/CBN, Kenya CMA/NSE/CBK or Morocco AMMC/Bank Al-Maghrib in the window.

Informational only — summaries of public regulatory and central bank sources; not advice.