Providing Trust Services

Providing Trust Services

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Providing Trust Services

Providing Trust Services means:

  1. the provision of services with respect to the creation of an express trust;
  2. arranging for any Person to act as a trustee in respect of any express trust;
  3. acting as trustee in respect of an express trust; or
  4. acting as protector or enforcer in respect of an express trust.

 

General requirements

 

Requirements

Minimum threshold

Authorisation Fee (paid once)

5,000 USD

*According to AIFC Fees Rules 5.1.1., the application may not be regarded by the AFSA as submitted, and therefore ready to be reviewed, until the fee has been paid in full.

Therefore, when the application is ready for submission, please send us a completed request for invoice (please follow the link to download the form) and after that we will issue the invoice for payment. If the payment to be made by a natural person, then please provide a copy of his/her ID as well.

In accordance with the AIFC Fees Rules 1.1-1. an applicant seeking to conduct Regulated Activities in relation to Digital Assets, must pay to the AFSA an additional application fee in the amount of 2 000 USD. 

Registration Fee (paid once)

Registration fee is 300 USD (paid once) if you apply via the self-service portal and 500 USD (paid once) if you apply on paper via [email protected].

*AIFC Fees Rules

Supervision Fee (annually)

2,000 USD

*AIFC Fees Rules

Minimum Capital Requirement

The Minimum Capital Requirement of Providing Trust Services Firms is equal to its Base Capital Requirement (200,000 USD).

*AIFC Prudential Rules for Investment Firms 3.3

 

*AFSA Notice № AFSA-Q-OA-2020-0027 on Modification for Authorised Firms Providing Trust Services.

Liquid Assets Requirement

The firm must have, at all times, Liquid Assets whose value is at least equal to 25% of the firm’s Annual Operating Expenditure.

 

*AIFC Prudential Rules for Investment Firms 4.2

Appointment of Internal and External Auditor

Required

*AIFC General Rules 5.5.1.

*AIFC Financial Services Framework Regulations 109.

Organisational structure 
  • Appointment of a Board of Directors
  • Appointment of approved and designated individuals (SEO, Finance Officer, Compliance Officer, MLRO and a deputy MLRO)
  • Appointment of committees within the company (Risk Committee, Compliance Committee etc.)

Policies and Procedures

 

 

Application package

Application Approved Individual status
Application Designated Individual status
Financial projections template
Request for Invoice
Fit and Proper Questionnaire for Controllers
Application RA (standard)_A08

Supporting documents

  • Incorporation certificate of Parent/head office (if applicable)
  • Board minutes approving establishment of the AIFC entity
  • Résumés/CVs for Controllers that are natural persons
  • Résumés/CVs for the members of the Board of Directors (both executive and non-executive) as applicable
  • Last audited accounts (if applicable)
  • Last audited Group accounts (if applicable)
  • A shareholding chart that depicts how the applicant is related to each of its shareholders (including natural persons) and to its related entities, Subsidiaries, and head office/Branch, as applicable
  • An organisation chart depicting the key appointments and reporting lines and, where applicable, the reporting lines to the Group or head office
  • If the applicant is a start-up evidence of source of funds
  • Evidence, such as non-binding letters of engagement, to support the applicant’s revenue-stream estimations in the financial projections
  • If the applicant is a start-up, a copy of the Shareholders’ agreement
  • Copies of any Board and management committees’ terms of reference
  • A copy of each Controller’s Kazakhstani ID card (if a Kazakhstani citizen or resident)
  • A copy of each Controller’s passport (for non-Kazakhstani citizens)
  • If your Parent is regulated in another jurisdiction provide a copy of its regulatory licence. It must include any restrictions or conditions
  • A copy of the applicant’s interbranch accounting policy (if applicable)
  • Standard Client Agreement
  • List of above-mentioned policies and procedures

*Under AIFC Financial Services Framework Regulations 31 (5), the AFSA may require the applicant to provide additional information reasonably required for the AFSA to be able to decide the application