Rasmala Investment Bank at a glance
Rasmala Investment Bank Limited is a DIFC-based investment bank and alternative investment manager regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). Rasmala provides investment management and alternative investment solutions across areas including private equity, real estate, credit and other investment strategies, primarily serving professional and institutional investors.
Rasmala Investment Bank reports a founding year of 1999 and a head office in Dubai (DIFC), United Arab Emirates. It lists 1 regulator and 2 trading platforms.
BrokerBazaar verdict
Rasmala Investment Bank is a DFSA-regulated DIFC investment bank focused on professional and institutional investors rather than retail forex trading. Its broad authorisation covers investment advice, dealing, asset management, custody and collective investment activities, with a particular focus on alternative and Sharia-compliant investment strategies.
Legal entities, regulation and licences
Rasmala Investment Bank operates through 1 legal entity, each supervised separately. Your account is with one specific entity, so the protections you receive depend on which one onboards you, not on the group's strongest licence. Overall, the group is supervised by at least one strict-tier regulator.
Licence check: Not independently checked. BrokerBazaar is currently reviewing this broker's information against public records. A company registration or general business licence is not permission to offer regulated brokerage services; only the register entries linked in the table count.
Countries accepted and restricted
Rasmala Investment Bank states that it accepts clients from United Arab Emirates. Availability is decided per entity and can change without notice; residents of jurisdictions such as the USA, and often the EU and UK, are frequently excluded from offshore entities.
Trading products, platforms and account types
Instruments: Private Equity, Real Estate, Credit, Investment Funds, Structured Products, Shares, Sukuk. Platforms: Institutional Investment Services, Direct Client Services. Account types: Professional Client, Institutional.
Best-for tags assigned by our team: Institutional, Islamic Finance, Wealth Management.
Minimum deposit, spreads, commissions and other charges
The minimum deposit is Not verified — professional client thresholds apply. Spreads start from N/A — negotiated instituti… and commission is Negotiated by mandate. Maximum leverage is Not published for retail;…, subject to the cap of the entity that holds your account.
Swap-free / Islamic account: not specified. Swap type: not specified. Headline spreads are usually quoted for the most expensive account tier's cheapest instrument; compare total cost for your typical trade.
Deposits and withdrawals
Deposit methods: Bank Transfer. Withdrawal methods: Bank Transfer.
Withdrawal speed and fees are set by the entity and payment provider. Withdrawal delays are the most common complaint category on BrokerBazaar across all brokers; keep identity documents current and withdraw to the same method you deposited with where required by anti-money-laundering rules.
Execution model, negative balance protection and client money
Negative balance protection: Not specified. Scalping allowed: Not specified. Algorithmic trading allowed: Not specified. News trading allowed: Not specified. Hedging: not specified.
Client-money rules follow the regulator of the entity that holds your account: DFSA: Segregation required under DFSA client-money rules. Compensation: No retail compensation scheme.
Complaints and dispute process
Formal complaints: clientservices@rasmala.com. Phone: +971 4 424 2700. Clients can raise service or investment-related enquiries and complaints through Rasmala's Client Services and official contact channels. Rasmala operates under the DFSA regulatory framework, and eligible clients may use the DFSA complaints process where a complaint cannot be resolved directly with the firm.
If the broker does not resolve a complaint, escalate to the ombudsman or regulator of the entity that holds your account. BrokerBazaar's Dispute Support Desk can help you document and escalate a case.
Strengths and limitations
- Strength: DFSA public register confirms reference F000132 with a broad set of permissions
- Strength: Licensed since December 2005, one of the longer-standing DIFC firms
- Strength: Permissions include dealing as agent and as principal, not just arranging
- Strength: Endorsed to operate an Islamic window
- Strength: Register shows authorised individual appointments as recent as 2026
- Limitation: Serves professional clients, institutions and family offices — not a retail online brokerage
- Limitation: No published retail account opening or platform
- Limitation: Minimum relationship sizes are not publicly disclosed
- Limitation: Trading costs are negotiated rather than published
- Limitation: A DFSA scam-impersonation warning has referenced the firm's name — verify contact details directly
Who this broker suits, and who it does not
Rasmala Investment Bank is most relevant to traders looking for: Institutional, Islamic Finance, Wealth Management.
It is less suitable for anyone who needs a strict-tier regulator in their own country of residence but would be onboarded by an offshore entity, for residents of restricted jurisdictions, and for beginners who have not yet understood leverage and margin. Nothing on this page is personal financial advice.
Rasmala Investment Bank change history
Every published fact change, with the previous value and the date it took effect. Each entry says whether the broker made the change itself or our editors checked it against an official source. Regulation and licence claims are always checked by an editor.
No fact changes recorded for Rasmala Investment Bank yet. Changes appear here as soon as the broker updates its profile or our editors confirm a change.
Frequently asked questions about Rasmala Investment Bank
Data sources. Broker submission, the regulator registers linked above, DFSA public register entry for Rasmala Investment Bank Limited (F000132), read directly, confirming permissions, licence date and current authorised individuals, web-archive and domain records, and third-party traffic data. Last register check 2026-09-15. External ratings: Trustpilot N/A/5; Apple App Store N/A/5; Google Play Store N/A/5; WikiFX N/A/5.
Commercial disclosure. BrokerBazaar is independent and not owned by any broker. We may receive a referral fee if you open an account with Rasmala Investment Bank through our links; this never affects scores or verification. How we make money. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of loss.