Why Asset Managers Are Choosing ADGM in 2026

When a sector moves, it moves for reasons — and asset and wealth managers are moving to ADGM in numbers hard to ignore. We see it in the firms walking through our doors, and the published figures back it up.

The momentum is real

In early 2026, ADGM reported assets under management up 57%, with active licences past 13,353 and a growing roster of asset and fund managers — those announcing arrival in 2026 representing trillions in global assets. Major private-equity names (KKR, HarbourVest and Partners Group among recent arrivals) have chosen ADGM, alongside co-investment, sovereign-adjacent and digital-asset strategies.

Why managers come here

English common law gives managers and investors a trusted framework for fund structures and governance; the FSRA is a credible, innovation-friendly regulator; and ADGM offers the full toolkit — fund vehicles, SPVs, fund manager structures — in one coherent jurisdiction. On cost it tends to undercut DIFC: FSRA regulatory fees commonly run in the region of USD 5,000–30,000 per activity, below DIFC's higher DFSA range. And the cluster effect compounds: more managers and capital make the centre more useful to each new arrival.

What it means for your office

Your regulated management entity needs genuine premises — typically a private office — to satisfy the FSRA's substance expectations: housing staff and storing client records. The funds and SPVs you run generally don't need their own premises. Map the structure and you provision space only where it's actually required.

Joining affordably

You can be part of this growth without paying the top of the market for space. A private office on Al Reem gives your regulated firm the substance the FSRA expects, within the identical ADGM framework, at a fraction of the Al Maryah cost.

Related: the office a fund manager needs, FSRA premises requirements, and ADGM's 2026 growth.

Talk to MY Coworking

Join the managers already here — we will house your regulated team in a private office that meets FSRA expectations, on cost-competitive Al Reem.

We're on Al Reem Island — 2312 Addax Tower, City of Lights, Abu Dhabi. Email contact@mycoworking.ae to book a tour or get a same-day quote.