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Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA)

Rulebook Modules

Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing and Sanctions Module (AML) [VER16/07-19]

Authorised Market Institutions (AMI) [VER18/02-17]

Auditor Module (AUD) [VER3/02-17]

Conduct of Business Module (COB) [VER33/07-19]

Collective Investment Rules (CIR) [VER25/07-19]

Part 1 Introduction

Part 2 Definitional Provisions

CIR 2 Arrangements not Constituting a Collective Investment Fund

CIR 3 Specialist Classes of Funds

CIR 3.1 Specialist Funds

Private Equity Fund

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

CIR 3.1.8 Guidance

Money Market Fund

Exchange Traded Fund ("ETF")

CIR 4 Excluded Offers

Part 3 Fund Functionaries

Part 4 Core Rules Relating to Establishment and Management of Domestic Funds

Part 5 Rules Specific to Different Types of Domestic Funds

Part 6 Rules Specific to Specialist Classes of Domestic Funds

Part 7 Marketing of Domestic and Foreign Funds

Part 8 Transfer Schemes and Winding Up of Domestic Funds

Part 9: [Deleted]

CIR App 1 Delegation And Outsourcing

CIR App 2 Meeting Procedures

CIR App 3 Approvals and Notifications

CIR App 4 Guidance On Asset Valuation And Pricing

CIR App 5 Constitution of a Domestic Fund

CIR App 6 Guidance on Fitness and Propriety for Oversight Functions [Deleted]

CIR App 7 [Deleted]

CIR App 7 Content of a Public Fund Prospectus

CIR App 8 Guidance for Hedge Fund Managers

CIR App 9 Use of Price Information Providers

Fees Module (FER) [VER20/02-19]

Fund Protocol Rules (FPR) [VER1/02-19]

General Module (GEN) [VER44/07-19]

Glossary Module (GLO) [VER44/07-19]

Islamic Finance Rules (IFR) [VER13/12-18]

Markets Rules (MKT) [VER15/07-19]

Price Stabilisation Module (PRS) [VER7/04-18]

Prudential — Insurance Business Module (PIN) [VER15/01-18]

Prudential — Investment, Insurance Intermediation and Banking Module (PIB) [VER33/02-19]

Recognition (REC) [VER12/01-18]

Representative Office Module (REP) [VER10/04-18]

Takeover Rules Module (TKO) [VER7/02-16]

Sourcebook Modules

Consultation Papers

Policy Statements

DFSA Codes of Practice

Amendments to Legislation

Financial Markets Tribunal

Connected by Complinet

CIR 3.1.8 Guidance
REITs are a subset of Property Funds. A REIT can be a Public Fund, Exempt Fund or a Qualified Investor Fund (see Rule 13.5.1). As REITs are a subset of Property Funds, they must comply with applicable Rules in section 13.4 for Property Funds, as well as Rules in section 13.5 for REITs.

[Added] RM158/2015 (Made 9th December 2015). [VER19/02-16]
[Amended] DFSA RM218/2018 (Made 22nd February 2018) [VER23/12-18]