Do I need AML/KYC procedures if I am not a bank or financial institution?

Certain non-financial business activities are also brought within scope of AML/KYC obligations in the UAE and Oman, and this depends on your specific activity. We assess whether your business falls within scope and, where it does, help you put procedures in place that fit the size and nature of your operations.

What happens if economic substance or other reporting requirements change?

Economic substance rules, and how they apply to a given activity, can be updated by the relevant authorities. We monitor these developments on your behalf and adjust your reporting approach, notifications, and internal records as requirements evolve, rather than leaving that review to the next deadline.

Can you take over compliance monitoring for a company that already has licences and filings in place?

Yes. We can step in at any stage of a company's life, review existing licences, permits, and filing history, and build a compliance calendar going forward. Where gaps or overdue items are identified during that review, we work with you on a plan to address them.

Corporate Services/Compliance & Regulatory Support

Corporate Services

Compliance & Regulatory Support

Ongoing compliance monitoring so your business stays current with UAE and Oman regulatory requirements. We track the filings, disclosures, and approvals that apply to your entity and manage them on a continuing basis, rather than as a once-off exercise.

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Regulatory Obligations Do Not Stop at Incorporation

Compliance & Regulatory Support covers the recurring obligations that attach to a licensed entity in the UAE or Oman — statutory and regulatory filings, anti-money-laundering and know-your-customer procedures, economic substance reporting, and the tracking of licences and permits across the jurisdictions in which you operate. We work across mainland, free zone, and offshore structures, and adapt our approach to your business activity and the authority responsible for it.

This service sits alongside our Corporate Administration, Corporate Governance, and Corporate Secretarial Services offerings, and is often engaged together with them, since regulatory obligations rarely exist in isolation from board reporting, register maintenance, and day-to-day administration. For family offices and multi-entity groups, coordinated compliance support reduces the risk of a missed filing or lapsed permit disrupting operations, banking relationships, or licence renewals elsewhere in the structure.

What You Get

Compliance Support Built Around Your Obligations

Four connected areas of ongoing regulatory support, scoped to your jurisdiction, licence type, and business activity.

Coordinated Regulatory Filings

We identify which statutory and regulatory filings apply to your entity and prepare and submit them on your behalf, liaising directly with the relevant UAE or Oman authorities. Deadlines are tracked centrally, and the filing schedule is reviewed periodically as your business activity or structure changes.

AML/KYC Programme Support

We help you establish and maintain anti-money-laundering policies and know-your-customer procedures appropriate to your business activity, including documentation, screening steps, and periodic review. This is particularly relevant for regulated or higher-risk activities, and for entities that need to demonstrate compliance discipline to their banks.

Economic Substance & Reporting

Where economic substance requirements apply to your activity, we help assess your position, prepare the required notifications and reports, and maintain the supporting records behind them. We keep this assessment under review as your activity mix or corporate structure evolves, since obligations can shift accordingly.

Licence & Permit Tracking

We maintain a consolidated record of the licences and permits your entity holds, together with renewal timing, so nothing lapses unnoticed. Where a renewal or amendment is required, we coordinate the supporting documentation and liaise with the issuing authority on your behalf.

How We Work

How We Deliver Compliance & Regulatory Support

A structured approach that starts with a review of your obligations and continues as an ongoing service, not a one-time check.

Regulatory Review

We map the filings, licences, permits, and reporting obligations that apply to your entity, based on jurisdiction, free zone or mainland status, and business activity, and note any gaps against current requirements.

Compliance Calendar Setup

We build a compliance calendar covering filing deadlines, licence and permit renewals, and reporting cycles, and agree with you how updates, reminders, and required documents will be handled.

Filing & Documentation

We prepare, review, and submit filings, notifications, and permit applications, coordinating directly with the relevant regulators and authorities and keeping supporting records organised throughout.

Ongoing Monitoring & Updates

We monitor regulatory developments in the UAE and Oman relevant to your activity, flag changes that affect your obligations, and adjust your compliance calendar and procedures as requirements evolve.

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