Labuan fund authorisation License in Labuan
Level 1
Labuan0
People viewed this LicenseLicense Type
Labuan fund authorisation
RegulatorLFSA
Share CapitalN/A
Deadlines
2 to 5 months(approx.)
Estimated Market Price
From €75,000
Level 1
LabuanEstimated Market Price
From €75,000
0
People viewed this LicenseLicense Type
Labuan fund authorisation
RegulatorLFSA
Share CapitalN/A
Deadlines
2 to 5 months (approx.)
Level 2
License Details
Explore full requirements, allowed activities, taxation, and operational scope.
Permitted Activities
Offer interests in a Labuan private or public fund
Invest across permitted asset classes per IM/PPM
Appoint/operate with fund administrator, custodian, manager
Cross-border offering subject to target jurisdiction rules
Frequently Asked Questions
Clear, concise info to help you understand the process!
It depends which kind. A Labuan private fund requires lodgement of an information memorandum and written notification to Labuan FSA through a licensed entity under section 28 of the LFSSA 2010 — no prior approval. A Labuan public fund must be registered with Labuan FSA under section 33(1)(a) before it may carry on business. A fund qualifies as private where it has not more than 50 investors each making a first investment of at least RM 250,000 equivalent, or an unlimited number of investors each investing at least RM 500,000 equivalent.
Paid-up capital unimpaired by losses of RM 300,000 or foreign-currency equivalent, maintained at all times, plus additional capital of 0.2% of assets under management above RM 150 million, plus professional indemnity insurance of not less than RM 1 million maintained throughout. A Labuan fund manager is licensed under Part III of the LFSSA 2010, or Part IV of the Labuan Islamic FSSA 2010 for the Islamic equivalent, and must have at least two directors.
Yes, and there is no de minimis. Labuan FSA's prior approval is required for any change in ownership, shareholding and appointment of directors of a Labuan fund manager — the guidelines state the requirement without a percentage threshold, so every shareholding change should be treated as approval-triggering. That is stricter in form than the EU's 10% qualifying-holding test, and it means a buyer cannot structure below a threshold to avoid the gate.
Two fit-and-proper full-time employees in Labuan and RM 100,000 of annual operating expenditure in Labuan for a fund manager, under the First Schedule to P.U.(A) 423/2021. The 2025 amendment, P.U.(A) 325/2025 gazetted 2 September 2025, re-characterised employees as fit and proper full time employees with five conditions — work aligned to the entity's activity, adequate competency, no conflicting personal interest, permanent or contractual employment, and physical performance of the work in Labuan. The headcount and spend figures did not change.
In, from or through Labuan, with a registered office maintained there. Marketing offices in Kuala Lumpur or Iskandar Malaysia are permitted only under separate Labuan FSA guidelines, so a structure run from the peninsula with a Labuan nameplate is not compliant. Note also that the substance obligations attach to the fund manager and the fund administrator rather than to the fund itself — a self-managed fund's position needs checking against the First Schedule directly.
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