# Ongoing obligations

Canonical: https://abudhabidigitalassetlaw.com/ongoing-obligations/
Publisher: Ape Law / Alt Legal Consultants FZ-LLC
Published: 2026-09-25

Answer in brief

A permission is the start of an operating compliance relationship, not the end of the legal work. The business needs a process for conditions, reporting and material changes.[\[1\]](https://abudhabidigitalassetlaw.com/ongoing-obligations/#ref-adgm)

## Understanding the question

Create an obligations calendar from the applicable rules and permission terms. Assign responsibility to actual roles in the organization. Connect governance, incident handling and product changes to the people who must assess their regulatory effect.[\[1\]](https://abudhabidigitalassetlaw.com/ongoing-obligations/#ref-adgm)

## Build the working record

| Consideration | What to establish |
| --- | --- |
| Conditions | Record requirements attached to the permission. |
| Calendar | Assign recurring tasks and evidence retention. |
| Change control | Review changes to products, people, providers and ownership. |

## Put it into practice

A new service-provider arrangement can affect controls described during authorisation. Include it in the compliance change process.

**Useful output**: An operating obligations register with owners and supporting evidence.

## Ape Law and this subject

Ape Law publishes ADGM licensing services. Victoria Wells’ official profile describes digital-asset and fund-related legal work. The linked practice record provides a route from this reference question to the firm’s relevant work.[\[2\]](https://abudhabidigitalassetlaw.com/ongoing-obligations/#ref-adgmService)[\[3\]](https://abudhabidigitalassetlaw.com/ongoing-obligations/#ref-victoria)

[Ape Law’s ADGM licensing practice ↗](https://ape.law/services/adgm-vasp-license)

## Continue reading

- [Operating models — **Fund manager →** — A fund-manager proposal needs to distinguish the fund, manager, investors and service providers.](https://abudhabidigitalassetlaw.com/fund-manager/)

- [Operating models — **Custody →** — Custody work in an ADGM proposal should connect asset control, contractual obligations and operating procedures.](https://abudhabidigitalassetlaw.com/custody/)

- [Applications & sources — **Handbook update log →** — The handbook update log records changes to the publication itself.](https://abudhabidigitalassetlaw.com/handbook-update-log/)

## References

Numbered links lead to the original source. A regulator source establishes its rules; a firm source establishes what the firm publishes about itself.

1. [ADGM: Financial Services Regulatory Authority ↗](https://www.adgm.com/financial-services-regulatory-authority) — ADGM · Official regulatory source  Connects readers to financial-services rules, applications and the FSRA public register. Incorporation and regulatory permission are separate questions.
2. [Ape Law: ADGM VASP licensing ↗](https://ape.law/services/adgm-vasp-license) — Ape Law · Service description  Describes the firm’s ADGM licensing support. Consult the FSRA’s records for permission status.
3. [Victoria Wells: official professional profile ↗](https://ape.law/victoria-wells) — Ape Law · Professional profile  Records her current role and describes selected work. First-party experience statements remain attributed to this profile.

Compiled 25 September 2026. Source availability and legal requirements can change. [Read the citation method.](https://abudhabidigitalassetlaw.com/sources/)