Fund Administration & Operations

Ocorian (UAE)

Verified 26 June 2026

UAE operation of Ocorian; new DIFC fund-services licence secured in 2025.

The UAE operation of asset-servicing and fiduciary group Ocorian. Ocorian secured a new fund-services licence in the DIFC in 2025 (Charles Rix appointed Head of Funds, Dubai), complementing its existing private-client, corporate and regulatory & compliance offering and enabling a full suite of fund-administration services for international and regional asset managers across the Middle East.

Every field below was confirmed against a public source on 26 June 2026. Verification is a check on the data, not an endorsement of the firm.

Jurisdiction
Dubai
Service line
Fund Administration & Operations
Head office
St Helier, Jersey
Founded
1971
Size
Very large (1,000-5,000 staff)
Services
Fund administration, Fund services across the investment lifecycle, Regulatory & compliance, SPV management, Corporate administration
Jurisdictions served
United Arab Emirates, Global
Client types
International & regional asset managers, Private equity & VC managers, Family offices, Fund managers
Also listed in
Abu Dhabi (Fund Administration & Operations), Abu Dhabi (Legal, Compliance & Regulatory), Bahamas, Bermuda (Fund Administration & Operations), Bermuda (Governance, Directorship & Professional Services), Cayman, Guernsey, Hong Kong (Fund Administration & Operations), Hong Kong (Legal, Compliance & Regulatory), Jersey, Luxembourg, Paris, Singapore (Fund Administration & Operations), Singapore (Legal, Compliance & Regulatory)
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