For asset managers and fund managers.
Consulting on CFO, COO, OMS and PMS, middle-and-back-office, and outsourced finance officer 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.
Institutional rigor without an institutional cost base.
Most emerging and mid-sized managers in the UAE encounter the same operational gap. Investors and regulators expect institutional-grade operations, but the manager's AUM does not yet support hiring a full COO, a full-time CFO, and a back-office team. The result is typically one of two unsatisfactory outcomes; operations are under-resourced and ODDs go badly, or the manager over-hires and burns through fee income before the strategy has proven itself.
Fundtec is built to close that gap. The consulting framework gives managers the senior judgment of a CFO and COO, the systems oversight of a dedicated implementation team, and the operational discipline of an institutional middle and back office, without the headcount.
Senior advisory work is the engagement's purpose. Where ongoing execution is required, it sits inside the consulting engagement with defined scope and oversight, not as a standalone outsourcing service.
Five consulting practices.
Each practice is a complete consulting engagement on its own. Most clients engage Fundtec across two or three; some take all five as an integrated arrangement.
CFO consulting
Manco finance, fee mechanics, investor reporting, audit coordination, treasury oversight.
↗ 02 ⁄ 05COO consulting
ODD readiness, governance frameworks, service-provider oversight, regulatory operations.
↗ 03 ⁄ 05OMS and PMS implementation
Vendor-neutral selection, implementation, data migration, integration, post-go-live optimisation.
↗ 04 ⁄ 05Middle and back office
Trade support, reconciliations, NAV oversight, corporate actions, AML and KYC, transfer agency.
↗ 05 ⁄ 05Outsourced finance officer
DFSA and FSRA regulated entities: prudential returns, capital adequacy, IFRS reporting, auditor liaison.
↗Manager profiles served by the practice.
Emerging hedge fund managers
Sub-USD 500 million AUM long/short, multi-strategy, and credit managers preparing for institutional ODD.
Private equity and venture capital GPs
Fund I and Fund II managers building the manco finance function and the LP reporting framework.
Single and multi-family offices
SFOs and MFOs requiring portfolio operations, consolidation, and aggregation across direct and fund holdings.
Real estate and private credit managers
Closed-end vehicles requiring capital call mechanics, distribution waterfalls, and investor servicing.
External asset managers (EAMs)
DIFC and ADGM-licensed external asset managers running discretionary portfolios for private banking and family-office clients.
Digital asset managers
VARA, FSRA, and DFSA-licensed managers requiring operational infrastructure adapted to digital asset specifics.
International managers entering the UAE
Established managers establishing an ADGM or DIFC presence and requiring local operational consulting.
Traditional asset managers (segregated mandates)
Asset managers running discretionary mandates and segregated accounts for institutional clients, family offices, and private banking distribution.
Common questions from managers
What operational gap does Fundtec's fund manager practice solve?+
Investors and regulators expect institutional-grade operations, but most emerging and mid-sized UAE managers do not yet have the AUM to justify a full-time CFO, COO, and back-office team. Fundtec closes that gap by giving managers senior CFO and COO-level judgment, systems oversight, and institutional operational discipline, without the headcount.
Is this an outsourcing service or a consulting engagement?+
It is structured as consulting, not outsourcing. Senior advisory work is the primary purpose of the engagement; where ongoing execution is needed, it happens within a defined scope and oversight inside the consulting relationship rather than as a standalone outsourced function.
What are the five consulting practices, and can I engage just one?+
The five practices are CFO consulting, COO consulting, OMS and PMS implementation, middle and back office, and outsourced finance officer support. Each stands alone as a complete engagement. Most clients combine two or three, and some take all five as an integrated arrangement.
What types of managers do you typically work with?+
We work with emerging hedge fund managers under USD 500 million AUM, private equity and venture capital GPs on Fund I and Fund II, single and multi-family offices, real estate and private credit managers, external asset managers, digital asset managers, international managers entering the UAE, and traditional asset managers running segregated mandates.
Do you support digital asset managers and DFSA/FSRA-regulated entities specifically?+
Yes. We work with VARA, FSRA, and DFSA-licensed digital asset managers, adapting operational infrastructure to digital asset specifics, and our outsourced finance officer practice covers prudential returns, capital adequacy, and IFRS reporting for DFSA and FSRA regulated entities.
An operational conversation.
A 30-minute discovery call to understand your fund structure, current operational setup, and what is prompting the conversation. No slide deck.