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  • Appointment and Termination of Auditors

    • CIR 9.3.1 CIR 9.3.1

      A Fund Manager must:

      (a) notify the DFSA of the appointment of a Registered Auditor to the Fund by completing and submitting the appropriate form in AFN;
      (b) prior to the appointment of the Registered Auditor, take reasonable steps to ensure that the Registered Auditor has the required skills, resources and experience to audit the type of Fund for which the Registered Auditor has been appointed; and
      (c) ensure that the Registered Auditor, at the time of appointment and for the duration of the engagement is registered with the DFSA as a Registered Auditor.
      Derived from RM72/2010 (Made 11th July 2010). [VER13/07-10]
      [Amended] DFSA RM137/2014 (Made 21st August 2014). [VER17/06-14]

      • CIR 9.3.1 Guidance [Deleted]

        [Deleted] DFSA RM137/2014 (Made 21st August 2014). [VER17/06-14]

    • CIR 9.3.2

      A Fund Manager must notify the DFSA immediately if the appointment of the Registered Auditor is or is about to be terminated, or on the resignation of the Fund's Registered Auditor, by completing and submitting the appropriate form in AFN.

      Derived from RM72/2010 (Made 11th July 2010). [VER13/07-10]
      [Amended] DFSA RM137/2014 (Made 21st August 2014). [VER17/06-14]

    • CIR 9.3.3

      A Fund Manager must appoint a Registered Auditor to fill any vacancy in the office of Registered Auditor and ensure that the replacement Registered Auditor can take up office at the time the vacancy arises or as soon as reasonably practicable.

      Derived from RM72/2010 (Made 11th July 2010). [VER13/07-10]
      [Amended] DFSA RM137/2014 (Made 21st August 2014). [VER17/06-14]

    • CIR 9.3.4 CIR 9.3.4

      (1) A Fund Manager must take reasonable steps to ensure that the Registered Auditor and the relevant audit staff of the Registered Auditor are independent of, and not subject to, any conflict of interest with respect to the Fund Manager, the Trustee or the Fund.
      (2) A Fund Manager or Trustee must notify the DFSA if it becomes aware, or has reason to believe, that the Registered Auditor or the relevant audit staff of the Registered Auditor are no longer independent of the Fund Manager, the Trustee or the Fund, or have a conflict of interest which may affect their judgement in respect of the Fund.
      Derived from RM72/2010 (Made 11th July 2010). [VER13/07-10]
      [Amended] DFSA RM137/2014 (Made 21st August 2014). [VER17/06-14]

      • CIR 9.3.4 Guidance

        1. A Fund Manager should consider whether there is any financial or personal relationship between it or any of its relevant Employees and the Registered Auditor or any of the relevant Employees of the Registered Auditor that may affect the judgement of the Registered Auditor when conducting an audit of the Fund or complying with all its legal obligations, including the Regulatory Law, AUD, AML and other relevant modules of the DFSA Rulebook.
        2. A Fund Manager should consider rotating the appointed relevant staff of the Registered Auditor on a regular basis to ensure that the relevant staff of the Registered Auditor remain independent.
        Derived from RM72/2010 (Made 11th July 2010). [VER13/07-10]
        [Amended] DFSA RM137/2014 (Made 21st August 2014). [VER17/06-14]

    • CIR 9.3.5 [Deleted]

      [Deleted] DFSA RM137/2014 (Made 21st August 2014). [VER17/06-14]