Guidance, Templates and Policy Statements

This provides guidance on the following designations for sustainable finance products and services:

ADGM Green Funds
ADGM Climate Transition Funds
ADGM Green Portfolios
ADGM Climate Transition Portfolios
ADGM Green Bonds
ADGM Sustainability-Linked Bonds

This Guidance provides information about the obligations of ADGM limited companies concerning the ESG Disclosures Framework.

The Supplementary Guidance is relevant to Authorised Persons and Applicants seeking to act as the Fund Manager of a Private Credit Fund. In particular, this Guidance highlights the eligibility and authorisation criteria that applicants must satisfy to be authorised as a Fund Manager in respect of a Private Credit Fund, as well as the ongoing regulatory requirements pertaining to Private Credit Funds.

The FSRA has formalised the conditions that Authorised Persons dealing in over-thecounter leveraged products (“OTC Leveraged Products”) in relation to Retail Clients are subject to, in order to provide transparency and clarity around those requirements.

This Guidance is issued under section 15(2) of the Financial Services and Markets Regulations 2015 (“FSMR”). It should be read in conjunction with FSMR and the Market Rules (MKT) of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (“FSRA”).

This Guidance is published to assist Issuers, Listed Companies, Reporting Entities (and their advisors) to comply with the disclosure requirements contained in Chapter 11 of MKT, which relate to Minerals activities.

This Guidance is published to assist Issuers, Listed Companies, Reporting Entities (and their advisors) to comply with the disclosure requirements contained in Chapter 12 of MKT, which relate to Petroleum activities.

This Guidance sets out the FSRA’s approach to the regulation of the trading, clearing, settlement and related activities for Spot Commodities in and from ADGM, including activities conducted by Recognised Investment Exchanges, Multilateral Trading Facilities, Organised Trading Facilities, Price Reporting Agencies and intermediary-type Authorised Persons.

The purpose of the Code of Market Conduct ("CMC") is to supplement the Market Abuse provisions in Parts 8 and 9 of the Financial Services and Markets Regulations 2015 ("FSMR").

The Guiding Principles cover the FSRA's approach to virtual asset regulation and supervision, specifically outlining its expectations and risk appetite for the sector via the key pillars of: regulation; authorisation; preventing financial crimes; supervision; enforcement; and international cooperation.