About InvestArab | Company & CMA Kuwait Operator

Regulatory perimeter

InvestArab is a trading name of Arab Investment Company K.S.C.C. (AIC), which holds a licence from the Capital Markets Authority of Kuwait — licence AP/2016/0001 — covering custody, securities brokerage (not exchange-registered), portfolio management, collective investment schemes, investment advice, investment control and subscription agency. Scope note: the CMA has not licensed virtual-asset services in Kuwait (Circular No. 10 of 2023, 17 July 2023); the digital-asset features therefore sit outside the CMA's virtual-asset perimeter and are not covered by a dedicated virtual-asset licence.

Covered by the CMA securities licence

• custody
• securities brokerage (not exchange-registered)
• portfolio management
• CIS management
• investment advice
• investment control
• subscription agency

Not covered by the CMA securities licence

• spot crypto trading (not covered by the CMA securities licence)
• custodial crypto wallets (not covered by the CMA securities licence)
• P2P crypto escrow (not covered by the CMA securities licence)
• AUSD (withdrawn 2026-10-20 — no longer issued or sold)
• precious-metals vault (not covered by the CMA securities licence)

Kuwait CMA Circular No. 10 of 2023 (17 July 2023) prohibits virtual asset activities within Kuwait. The platform operator asserts regional cross-border servicing; however, no cross-border exemption exists under Kuwait CMA rules for virtual assets, and providing digital-asset services across borders sits outside the CMA licence perimeter and requires qualified legal review in each client jurisdiction.

CMA Kuwait Circular No. 10 of 2023 (17 July 2023)

What InvestArab is

InvestArab is the consumer-facing trading brand of Arab Investment Company K.S.C.C. (AIC), a Kuwaiti Shareholding Company established in 2006. InvestArab is a trading name of Arab Investment Company K.S.C.C. (AIC), which holds a licence from the Capital Markets Authority of Kuwait — licence AP/2016/0001 — covering custody, securities brokerage (not exchange-registered), portfolio management, collective investment schemes, investment advice, investment control and subscription agency. Scope note: the CMA has not licensed virtual-asset services in Kuwait (Circular No. 10 of 2023, 17 July 2023); the digital-asset features therefore sit outside the CMA's virtual-asset perimeter and are not covered by a dedicated virtual-asset licence.

Arab Investment Company K.S.C.C. (AIC) is a Kuwaiti Shareholding Company established in 2006, Commercial Registration 117720, capital >USD 50,000,000. Registered office: Ahmad Al-Jaber Street, Emad Commercial Center, 4th Floor, Building 64, Block 6, Sharq, Kuwait City, Kuwait. AIC states that securities client assets are held 1:1 in segregated custody under CMA Kuwait Book 5. Actual segregation has not been independently attested; this securities licence does not cover custodial crypto wallets.