Capital Advantage Consultants Profile
Capital Advantage Consultants, established in 2004, is a specialized corporate advisory firm in the fields of:
Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering
Corporate Governance & Ethics
Investor Relations
Company Secretariat
Incorporation and Registration of regulated financial services entities in the DIFC
Capital Advantage is one of the largest firms in the UAE for compliance and regulatory outsourcing and risk assessment, specialising in financial services firms. Our client profile is extremely broad, ranging from full Category 2 Investment Banks and Underwriters, through Category 3 Asset and Fund Managers, Brokerage firms and Trust companies, to Category 4 Fund Administrators and Advisors/Arrangers. We provide full compliance support, training, risk assessments, business recovery and regulatory review preparation for onshore and financial free zone companies.
Capital Advantage was also the first fully fledged specialist corporate governance firm in the UAE. We provide the full range of corporate governance and investor relations services for listed and family/private company entities in the GCC, Africa and Asia. This includes Governance programs, charters, board evaluation, training, checklists and reviews. We also provide full service Company Secretary functions and full support to in-house governance teams.
Sharon Ditchburn, owner and Managing Director of Capital Advantage, is one of the few trainers certified to present the IFC (World Bank) Director Development Program in the Middle East. We provide a full range of training for compliance, corporate governance, risk, anti money laundering, and investor relations.
Capital Advantage is the only Registered Tuition Provider for the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (UK) qualifications in the Middle East.