Gordian Capital secures DFSA approval
21 May 2026 UAE
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Gordian Capital, a subsidiary of IQ-EQ, has attained regulatory approval to expand its institutional cross-border fund platform and fund solutions offering into Dubai from its new office in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
The business has been granted a licence by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to offer a comprehensive suite of institutional fund services, within or from DIFC including: managing a collective investment fund, advising on financial products, arranging custody, arranging deals in investments, and managing assets.
It has also been granted an endorsement to its Licence to Use a Fund Platform.
This licence will serve investment professionals who require institutional, regulated, physical, and operational fund infrastructure, with Gordian handling the business and operational management of each fund, allowing clients to concentrate on investing.
The team also anticipates active involvement in fund structuring and in facilitating capital flows from the region into global opportunities.
Its clients include global institutional asset managers, multi-strategy platforms, family offices, hedge funds, and corporates across private equity, real estate, venture capital, infrastructure, hedge and long-only strategies.
Richard Surrency, IQ-EQ’s group chief commercial officer, comments: “This is a significant milestone for IQ-EQ in the Middle East, not only building upon Gordian’s strong profile and expertise in APAC but also IQ-EQ’s established fund administration offering in the UAE and long-standing support for clients across the region. The UAE is widely recognised as a strong and increasingly mature market.”
Salmaan Jaffery, chief business development officer, DIFC Authority, adds: “We are pleased to welcome Gordian Capital to DIFC as it expands its global institutional fund platform into the region.
“Gordian’s strong track record in delivering regulated, cross?border fund solutions will add meaningful depth to DIFC’s funds and asset management ecosystem, supporting the growing needs of institutional managers, asset owners and investment professionals operating across the Middle East.”
The business has been granted a licence by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to offer a comprehensive suite of institutional fund services, within or from DIFC including: managing a collective investment fund, advising on financial products, arranging custody, arranging deals in investments, and managing assets.
It has also been granted an endorsement to its Licence to Use a Fund Platform.
This licence will serve investment professionals who require institutional, regulated, physical, and operational fund infrastructure, with Gordian handling the business and operational management of each fund, allowing clients to concentrate on investing.
The team also anticipates active involvement in fund structuring and in facilitating capital flows from the region into global opportunities.
Its clients include global institutional asset managers, multi-strategy platforms, family offices, hedge funds, and corporates across private equity, real estate, venture capital, infrastructure, hedge and long-only strategies.
Richard Surrency, IQ-EQ’s group chief commercial officer, comments: “This is a significant milestone for IQ-EQ in the Middle East, not only building upon Gordian’s strong profile and expertise in APAC but also IQ-EQ’s established fund administration offering in the UAE and long-standing support for clients across the region. The UAE is widely recognised as a strong and increasingly mature market.”
Salmaan Jaffery, chief business development officer, DIFC Authority, adds: “We are pleased to welcome Gordian Capital to DIFC as it expands its global institutional fund platform into the region.
“Gordian’s strong track record in delivering regulated, cross?border fund solutions will add meaningful depth to DIFC’s funds and asset management ecosystem, supporting the growing needs of institutional managers, asset owners and investment professionals operating across the Middle East.”
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