Welcome to STEP Arabia

In 2003, two STEP members met in Dubai and the following year STEP Arabia launched with handful of members. Now there are more than 90 members located in the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, including 20 student members working towards STEP’s International  Foundation Certificate and International Diploma. STEP Arabia members have been involved in the development of the Dubai, Bahrain and Qatar trust laws and the family office framework in the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC).

STEP Arabia seeks to address key issues that are faced by private investors of the United Arab Emirates when conducting personal investments. Investors located in the GCC (Gulf Council Countries) have invested more than $1 trillion of private money in overseas markets; STEP Arabia seeks to educate investors on the significance of careful estate and trust planning.

A testament to STEP Arabia’s short but successful history is the now annual STEP Arabia Conference. The conference showcases the reputation STEP Arabia has acquired for extremely well-planned and executed conferences with nearly 100 delegates on average attending from Canada, Cyprus, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Jersey, the Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland and the UK, as well as STEP members resident in the UAE. The conference has the trimmings of a regional conference, despite being put together by a single branch.

STEP ARABIA DIFC WPR PRACTITIONERS’ GUIDE 2016