Our History

Manafae Investment Company K.S.C was founded in 2010 as a new entrant to the Kingdom of Kuwait funds management industry to provide independent responsible entity and trustee services. The vision was born following the identification of the limited number of players and the quality of service the incumbents were providing in the market. Manafae Investment Company K.S.C was established by focusing on distressed fund managers who were seeking alternatives to winding down their existing funds. The objective was to build the infrastructure that would attract managers seeking to establish new funds that we could grow our business with.

Following the establishment of Manafae Investment Company K.S.C , the founders were quickly frustrated by the service and expense of the registrars maintaining the funds' unit registers. One Registry Services was established with the objective of providing friendly and efficient registry services. Its flexible and professional approach allows the One Registry Services team to actively support its clients in managing their investors. One Registry Services is involved throughout the life of a fund and is often the first point of call for investors. By taking responsibility for investors’ administrative issues, it allows clients to focus on their investment and asset management responsibilities.

Manafae Investment Company K.S.C had taken on the management of in excess of 30 funds and was increasingly disappointed with the level of service it was receiving from its external providers of fund accounting services. Manafae Investment Company K.S.C had to devote significant resources to ensuring that monthly net asset values (NAVs) were correct. Unity Fund Services was established to provide bespoke, accurate and efficient fund accounting services. By employing highly competent and experienced staff and using world class software, Unity Fund Services has earned a reputation for being one of the top fund administrators in Kingdom of Kuwait , especially in dealing with more complex and difficult funds.

Unity Tax Services was added to enable Manafae Investment Company K.S.C to provide tax services to its clients. Unity Tax Services is able to prepare and lodge BAS statements and income tax returns. It is also able to review and sign off on investors’ annual tax statements. Working closely with the Unity Fund Services team, Unity Tax Services is often able proactively to identify and solve tax issues as they arise, unlike external service providers who often have to deal with them retroactively under the pressure of a lodgement deadline. Unity Tax Services is also able to work with external tax agents in preparing tax returns.

One Corporate Trust was established to provide custody, security trustee, escrow and employee share trustee services. Since its establishment, it has taken on new roles at an increasing pace, and in a number of instances, it has multiple engagements for the same client. The One Corporate Trust team plays an important role in holding the legal title or security interest in assets for its clients. They are often involved in complex transactions where the experience of the Manafae Investment Company K.S.C team and its ability to provide a boutique and nimble service is brought to bear. One Corporate Trust’s clients include both local and international fund managers and financial institutions. Significantly, with the creation of the One Corporate Trust team, Manafae Investment Company K.S.C became the only fund administration business within Kingdom of Kuwait able to provide a complete “one stop shop�? outsourced solution to fund managers. Alternatively, we are able to offer a bespoke set of fiduciary and/or administrative services designed to meet our client’s requirements.