Operational and financial infrastructure for the UAE.
Fundtec is a Dubai-based consulting firm. We advise UAE operating businesses on incorporation, accounting and fractional CFO, corporate tax and VAT, and visas; UAE asset managers and fund managers on CFO, COO, OMS and PMS, and middle-and-back-office functions; and UAE family offices, holding companies, and wealth advisors holding fund positions on record-keeping, reconciliation, consolidated reporting, and subscription administration. One office, three practices, the same standard of senior involvement and written scope across all.
Senior advisory, with delivery as part of the engagement.
Most firms in this market sell hours, filings, and licences. Fundtec sells advisory work; where ongoing delivery is required, it sits inside the consulting engagement rather than as a separate transactional service. The three practices below operate on that same principle.
For Operating Businesses
Consulting on incorporation and structure, accounting and fractional CFO support, corporate tax and VAT, and visas for founders, family-owned businesses, holding companies, and international groups establishing in the UAE. The practice serves SMEs, growth-stage companies, and mid-market clients requiring senior advisory rather than commodity setup.
Explore the practice →For Asset Managers & Fund Managers
Consulting on CFO, COO, OMS and PMS, and middle-and-back-office functions for UAE-based asset managers, fund managers, family offices, and emerging managers operating in ADGM, DIFC, and the wider UAE. The practice is built for managers who require institutional-grade operational infrastructure for ODD, regulator scrutiny, and investor confidence, but do not have the AUM to support a full in-house team.
Explore the practice →For Limited Partners
Consulting on operational functions for UAE family offices, holding companies, wealth advisors, and corporate treasuries holding fund positions. The practice covers portfolio record-keeping, capital account reconciliation, consolidated reporting, and subscription administration, for limited partners who require institutional discipline applied to their own back office.
Explore the practice →Compliance follows from advisory work, not the other way around.
Why founders and managers choose Fundtec
The UAE has many firms ready to file something on a client's behalf. There are far fewer firms worth listening to before deciding what should be filed. Fundtec is built around the second role: structuring conversations, second opinions on engagement letters, and the quiet review that catches the issue a form-filling vendor would have missed.
The compliance work still happens. Books still close on the seventh of the month, returns are still filed, applications are still submitted. The work happens because it follows from the advice, rather than in place of it.
- 01Consulting-first engagements
Every engagement begins with a written scoping memo. The firm does not take a recurring retainer without a clear shared view of the engagement's purpose.
- 02Senior involvement on every file
The partner who scopes the engagement is the one who reviews the work. There are no quiet handoffs to people the client has not met.
- 03No referral fees from any vendor
Fundtec does not accept commissions from free zone authorities, software vendors, banks, or any service provider. Recommendations are based on client fit alone.
- 04Clear written communication
Memos are written for the reader, not the writer. Acronyms are spelled out, trade-offs disclosed, and recommendations stated plainly.
A discovery call before any scope.
Discovery call
A 30-minute conversation about your structure, your existing setup, and what is prompting the call.
Scoping memo
A written engagement letter with fixed scope, pricing, and timelines. Sent before any commitment.
Onboarding
Documents collected through a secure channel; systems set up; relevant counterparties briefed.
Recurring delivery
Monthly outputs, quarterly reviews, annual filings — all inside the original consulting framework.
Common questions about working with Fundtec.
Who does Fundtec work with?+
Fundtec serves three client groups from one Dubai practice. The first group is operating businesses, including founders, family-owned businesses, holding companies, and international groups establishing in the UAE; for whom the firm provides incorporation, accounting and fractional CFO, corporate tax and VAT, and visa consulting. The second group is UAE asset managers and fund managers, including emerging managers, family offices, and external asset managers operating in the UAE; for whom the firm provides CFO, COO, OMS or PMS, and middle-and-back-office consulting. The third group is UAE family offices, holding companies, wealth advisors, and corporate treasuries holding positions in funds; for whom the firm provides portfolio record-keeping, capital account reconciliation, consolidated portfolio reporting, and subscription and KYC administration.
Are Fundtec's services consulting or outsourcing?+
Consulting. Where ongoing operational delivery is required, including monthly bookkeeping, quarterly tax filings, or fund operations support, it is structured inside a consulting engagement with defined scope and senior oversight, rather than provided as a transactional outsourced service.
What is the difference between an asset manager and a fund manager?+
An asset manager is a firm that manages investments on behalf of clients, typically through segregated mandates or discretionary portfolios. A fund manager specifically manages a pooled investment vehicle, such as a Qualified Investor Fund or Exempt Fund in ADGM or DIFC, with its own NAV cycle, administrator, and audit. Fundtec advises both, with practice areas tailored to the operational and regulatory differences between them.
How long does it take to start an engagement?+
From the first discovery call to a signed engagement letter is typically five to seven working days. Fundtec issues a written scoping memo within 48 hours of the call, allows time for the client's review, and onboards within a few days of signature.
Where is Fundtec based?+
Fundtec's office is at DSO-IFZA, IFZA Properties, Dubai Silicon Oasis. The firm advises clients across the seven emirates and within all major UAE free zones, including ADGM, DIFC, IFZA, DMCC, RAKEZ, Meydan, and Sharjah.
Begin a conversation.
A 30-minute discovery call carries no obligation and is sufficient to determine whether Fundtec is the right firm for your situation.