Supervision Fee

All Authorised Firms are subject to a supervision fee set out in the AIFC Fees Rules.

An initial supervision fee becomes payable when a firm enters the Supervision stage following the grant of licensed status and the commencement of operations. Thereafter, an annual supervision fee applies from the beginning of each subsequent calendar year.

The annual supervision fee comprises two components:

• Fixed component:
  Calculated based on the highest fixed supervision fee for any activity the entity is licensed to conduct. For each additional licensed activity, the entity must pay 50% of that activity’s fixed supervision fee.
• Variable component (where applicable):
  If any licensed activity carries a variable fee, 100% of that variable component is payable in addition to the fixed fees outlined above.

Please note that these arrangements will apply from 1 January 2027 onwards. For the 2026 period of regulation, the supervision fee will consist of only the highest fixed fee and the highest variable fee among the activities the entity is licensed to carry out.

Detailed information regarding fees and payment deadlines, specific to licence types, can be found in the AIFC Fees Rules.