{"id":16266,"date":"2025-07-22T20:09:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T20:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/16266\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T20:09:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T20:09:07","slug":"germanys-1-36-trillion-asset-manager-dws-plans-abu-dhabi-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/16266\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany&#8217;s $1.36 trillion asset manager DWS plans Abu Dhabi office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-0-RZADGHNU5NFOVKIOINWBSWRYRQ\">DWS Group, a German investment manager with \u20ac1.01 trillion ($1.36 trillion) in assets under management, plans to expand its global footprint by opening an office at Abu Dhabi\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/economy\/2024\/11\/28\/adgm-draws-more-fund-managers-with-q3-assets-under-management-up-215\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">financial centre ADGM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-1-TXISSHWE2BCQVBDOGD473AEAUE\">The Frankfurt-headquartered asset manager expects to start serving clients in the Emirates from its first Middle East outpost later this year, a DWS spokesperson told The National. <\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-3-RF7W2IQADVA5TGJZNRULGZ4ZPQ\">DWS, which is majority-owned by German lender Deutsche Bank, has received interest from at least a dozen staff members who are keen to move to the UAE capital, its chief executive Stefan Hoops told the Financial News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-4-Z6CGHY632VHYTKH3BCO72FGAIY\">\u201cSince we said we would open a branch we&#8217;ve had plenty of colleagues internally saying: &#8216;Hey, can I work from there?&#8217;\u201d Mr Hoops told the London newspaper. \u201cI don&#8217;t think London has to worry about Abu Dhabi, but it&#8217;s pretty attractive for a variety of reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-5-CO3XUFN3CRCRXL4W6HWALQHUWE\">The asset manager plans to move \u201cpeople that will do things for the Middle East\u201d, he said. \u201cBut I could imagine moving more people if they want to be there. Why not? It&#8217;s a diversification of time zone coverage. If somebody wants to move, we will support their move,\u201d Mr Hoops added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-7-SQX3533ESBHAPOIX7XSWTLLDPM\">DWS joins a rapidly expanding list of asset managers, insurers, financial institutions and investment houses that have set up a base or have announced plans to call <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/markets\/2025\/02\/13\/alpha-data-pjsc-abu-dhabi-ipo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the financial hub<\/a> their home. <\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-8-RRZGNP4GHBCXDFSAEGJPUW2P6E\">It is also the latest trillion-dollar asset manager to choose Abu Dhabi as its base for Middle East expansion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-9-XJ6VBEKYXVBD5LFQJHDWE4U544\">Partners Group, a Switzerland-based private market investment company with $150 billion client assets, announced the opening of a regional headquarters at ADGM in June. <\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-10-RCV57TJNFNHVDIZGGRVM7YCNEM\">In the same month, Harrison Street, a $56 billion US-based property and infrastructure investment manager, also said it is entering the Middle East market with the opening of an office at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/economy\/2024\/11\/28\/adgm-draws-more-fund-managers-with-q3-assets-under-management-up-215\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ADGM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-11-AIMW6ADLEJB4XHJROSWDVULWJE\">In February, German asset manager Patrizia was granted approval by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/future\/technology\/2024\/12\/20\/how-abu-dhabi-global-market-is-fighting-crypto-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Financial Services Regulatory Authority<\/a> to start operations at ADGM. The company, which has about \u20ac55 billion in assets under management, plans to arrange and advise real estate investments for clients in the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-12-GHCDWBII5JEUDFOPPIB3JMPQCM\">New York-based BlackRock, the world&#8217;s top asset manager with nearly $11.5 trillion in assets under management, in November received a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/2024\/11\/18\/blackrock-receives-commercial-licence-to-operate-in-abu-dhabi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">commercial licence to operate at ADGM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-13-ITBJTM3MGFHBJL7WZQHMBVCCFA\">In September, ADGM welcomed its first trillion-dollar asset managers when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/economy\/2024\/09\/12\/prudentials-global-asset-management-arm-debuts-in-middle-east-with-office-in-adgm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PGIM<\/a>, the global asset management business of Prudential Financial was granted a licence. Chicago investment firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/2024\/09\/27\/nuveen-becomes-second-trillion-dollar-asset-manager-to-open-base-in-abu-dhabi-this-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nuveen<\/a>, soon followed, with both firms aiming to expand their operations and client bases in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-14-RMLQSAAJXFHUNPRTAQISTLROA4\">The flurry of new additions pushed up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/economy\/2024\/11\/28\/adgm-draws-more-fund-managers-with-q3-assets-under-management-up-215\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/economy\/2024\/11\/28\/adgm-draws-more-fund-managers-with-q3-assets-under-management-up-215\/\">the number of companies<\/a> in ADGM during the first quarter of this year, with assets under management also increasing by 33 per cent annually, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/money\/2025\/02\/13\/abu-dhabi-remote-jobs-labour-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/money\/2025\/02\/13\/abu-dhabi-remote-jobs-labour-law\/\">financial hub<\/a> said in June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 huqwQJ margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-15-4XOPT5HOKJEADEGMJHSSPLIYLU\">The total number of businesses operating at ADGM rose by 43 per cent annually to 2,781 in the first three months of 2025, it said. 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