Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) announced it has registered its 100th hedge fund, taking the Centre to more than 100 hedge fund managers and, in its assessment, making DIFC a top five global hub for hedge fund managers. Recent additions cited include Oak Hill Advisors, with USD 108bn in assets under management (AUM), as well as AIP and Varenne. The number of hedge fund managers in DIFC has more than doubled from 50 at the start of 2024, with 81 described as ‘billion-dollar club’ funds. DIFC highlighted additional 2025 arrivals including Baron Capital Management, BlueCrest Capital, Squarepoint Capital and Silver Point Capital, alongside established firms such as BlackRock and Millennium, and pointed to factors supporting growth including its legal and regulatory framework, access to talent, the ability to trade across Asian, European and American markets, and capital-raising from ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices and sovereign wealth funds. DIFC also referenced its DIFC Funds Centre co-working model for managers and broader ecosystem figures, including more than 470 wealth and asset-management firms and over 1,250 family-related business entities based in the Centre.

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