{"id":484,"date":"2023-03-15T13:19:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T09:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mystifying-torvalds.74-208-165-98.plesk.page\/?page_id=484"},"modified":"2025-02-04T12:17:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T08:17:17","slug":"the-adgm-foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mystifying-torvalds.74-208-165-98.plesk.page\/?page_id=484","title":{"rendered":"ADGM Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"484\" class=\"elementor elementor-484\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fbd708 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fbd708\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2ff8e3\" data-id=\"b2ff8e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-036d053 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"036d053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb55a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb55a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/mystifying-torvalds.74-208-165-98.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/add.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-167\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3394099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3394099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ADGM Foundation<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e3e30a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9e3e30a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-500c6ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"500c6ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d36b855\" data-id=\"d36b855\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-41124fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41124fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-297b7aa\" data-id=\"297b7aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe2c80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fe2c80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>ABOUT THE ADGM<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"\">Abu Dhabi Global Market (\u201cADGM\u201d) is established pursuant to Abu Dhabi Law No. 4 of 2013 as a financial free zone in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, with its own civil and commercial laws. ADGM offers market participants a world\u2010class legal system and regulatory regime.<\/p><p class=\"\">ADGM provides a wide spectrum of services covering Banking, Insurance, Wealth Management, Asset Management and Capital Market activities.<\/p><h2><strong>WHY ADGM? <\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecb8093 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecb8093\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8ff13c\" data-id=\"b8ff13c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62bc661 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62bc661\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-rte-list=\"default\"><li><p class=\"\">Fully backed up by the Abu Dhabi Government which has top sovereign credit ratings.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">First jurisdiction in the MENA region to apply English Common Law in its entirety.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">First to host world\u2019s first fully digital courtroom.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6075211\" data-id=\"6075211\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1f841e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1f841e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-rte-list=\"default\"><li><p class=\"\">Home to world\u2019s first digital banking license regime.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Region\u2019s first virtual asset regulatory framework.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Over 3000 entities registered and operating from ADGM<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d630ee8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d630ee8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44210e4\" data-id=\"44210e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-914e7ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"914e7ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>WHAT IS A FOUNDATION AND WHAT ARE ITS KEY USES? <\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"\">A foundation is a body corporate, traditionally viewed as being somewhere between a trust and a company. Foundation exists in the same way as a Company exists, however, it does not issue shares or any other legal title of ownership \u2013 it is an \u201c<strong>orphan<\/strong>\u201d structure.<\/p><p class=\"\">Foundations are becoming an increasingly popular wealth planning and succession tool for globally mobile high net-worth families having an international spread of diverse assets to protect their wealth and pass on the same to the their chosen heirs in a probate free and tax efficient manner.<\/p><p class=\"\">One of the biggest draws for wealthy investors to establish a Foundation vis-a\u0300-vis a Trust is that a Founder akin to a Settlor in a Trust can retain a much greater degree of control over the management of assets under the Foundation.<\/p><p class=\"\">The ADGM Foundation Regulations 2017 (the \u2018Regulations\u2019) allows Foundation to be created under the laws of Abu Dhabi Global Market. Foundation can be registered for the purpose of preservation of assets, facilitating management and succession and for income protection. ADGM Foundation cannot be used for charitable purposes and cannot conduct commercial activities.<\/p><h2><strong>WHO ARE THE STAKEHOLDERS OF A FOUNDATION? <\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"\"><strong>Founder: <\/strong>A Founder is a legal or natural person who sets up a Foundation and endows the Initial Assets. One or more Founders can incorporate a Foundation. Founder may be a council member and\/or a beneficiary under the foundation.<\/p><p class=\"\"><strong>Councillor: <\/strong>A Foundation is required to have a Council to carry out the objects of the Foundation, manage and administer the assets of the Foundation and to do any other acts which may be required by the Charter, By\u2010laws or as required to perform under the ADGM Foundation Regulations. The Council must consist of at least two Councillors. Founder can also be appointed as Councillor.<\/p><p class=\"\"><strong>Beneficiary: <\/strong>At least 1 beneficiary must be nominated by the foundation.<\/p><p class=\"\"><strong>Guardian: <\/strong>Appointment of a Guardian is optional when the Founder is alive and compulsory on the death of the Founder.<\/p><h2><strong>HOW TO ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION? <\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"\">A foundation must be formally registered with the Registrar at the Abu Dhabi Global Market Authority.<\/p><p class=\"\">Charter is open for public inspection. At the least it must state the following:<br \/>The name of the Foundation, the name and address of the Founder or each of the Founders; the objects of the Foundation; a description of the Initial Assets;<\/p><p class=\"\">Bye-Laws are a Private constitutional document that includes information on the beneficiaries and stakeholders of the Foundation. We can draft this based on the Letter of Wishes from the Founder.<\/p><p class=\"\">Registered Office<br \/>A Foundation must at all times have a registered office in the Abu Dhabi Global Market which also serves as a legal address and which may be the same address as that of its Corporate Service Providers\/ Registered Agent.<\/p><p class=\"\">Authorized Signatory<br \/>The Foundation has to appoint an individual authorized to represent the Foundation as its permanent representative in Abu Dhabi Global Market. Details of such individual along with a copy of passport, UAE Visa or UAE entry stamp and in the case of UAE<\/p><p class=\"\">Illustrative Example: ADGM Foundation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fd3b13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fd3b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/mystifying-torvalds.74-208-165-98.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ScreenShot2021-01-10at17.22.37.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-487\" alt=\"adgm foundation structure\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mystifying-torvalds.74-208-165-98.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ScreenShot2021-01-10at17.22.37.png 750w, https:\/\/mystifying-torvalds.74-208-165-98.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ScreenShot2021-01-10at17.22.37-300x276.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2e91fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2e91fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57ee58e\" data-id=\"57ee58e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46bb8af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46bb8af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1610309814360_30727\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\"><div class=\"sqs-block-content\"><h2><strong>SALIENT FEATURES &amp; BENEFITS OF ADGM FOUNDATIONS:<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa62f50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa62f50\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-33f9d20\" data-id=\"33f9d20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518cf79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"518cf79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-rte-list=\"default\"><li><p class=\"\">Can own all types of assets such \u2013 financial investments, shares in companies, freehold properties in the UAE &amp; globally and intellectual property rights.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Low formation and maintenance costs. No physical office requirement.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">No requirement to file or audit accounts.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Limited public disclosure with no individuals\u2019 names on public register.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">0% corporate tax and no tax filing required.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Initial asset value endowed to the foundation could be as low as USD 100\/-.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a57e178\" data-id=\"a57e178\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de80d45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de80d45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-rte-list=\"default\"><li><p class=\"\">Flexibility in terms of amending the governance structure.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">No requirement for a Founder or Foundation\u2019s officers to be based in the UAE or maintain residency in the UAE.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">All Foundation roles can be individuals or body corporates.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">Migration of foundations into and out of ADGM allowed.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">ADGM benefits from the extensive UAE tax treaty network with 90 in force and a further 41 in various stages of negotiation, signature or ratification.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79afded elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79afded\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1610309814360_30727\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\"><div class=\"sqs-block-content\"><h2><strong>BANKING <\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"\">ADGM Foundations can take advantage of the solid banking infrastructure offered by the UAE without incurring expensive legalization fees for constitutional documents which are generally required for foreign entities in order to open bank accounts in the UAE.<\/p><p class=\"\">ADGM Foundations may also establish bank accounts outside UAE internationally with much more relative ease than its counterparts in other offshore jurisdictions.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cecbc9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2cecbc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mystifying-torvalds.74-208-165-98.plesk.page\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ADGM Foundation ABOUT THE ADGM Abu Dhabi Global Market (\u201cADGM\u201d) is established pursuant to Abu Dhabi Law No. 4 of 2013 as a financial free zone in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, with its own civil and commercial laws. ADGM offers market participants a world\u2010class legal system and regulatory regime. 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