The UAE is firmly established as the world's premier destination for wealth migration. With an estimated 9,800 millionaires projected to relocate to the UAE in 2025 alone—the highest net influx globally—the region has solidified its status as a safe haven for long-term wealth planning and residency.

However, this rapid influx of high-net-worth (HNW) families creates a critical operational reality: as wealth increases, so does vulnerability. For families establishing multi-generational structures and purchasing high-value residences in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the focus must immediately shift from financial planning to holistic risk management and personal security.

Conflict Advisory Group specialises in providing the comprehensive Risk Management, Security Advisory, and Vetting Services necessary to secure the family's assets, their personnel, and their personal safety against the unique threats of cross-border migration.

The Triple-Layered Threat to Relocating HNW Families

The movement of significant wealth and high-profile individuals introduces three distinct layers of operational risk that must be addressed proactively:

1. Personal Security and Risk Management

Relocating a family to a high-visibility environment requires anticipating threats to personal safety, particularly for executives and their children.

The Vulnerability: High-value individuals become immediate targets for kidnap-for-ransom, opportunistic crime, and targeted harassment.
Conflict Advisory Group’s Solution: We provide expert Risk Management assessments and Security Advisory services. This ensures the family, their residences, and their travel are secured by discreet, highly trained personnel who understand the local security landscape in the UAE and internationally.

2. Personnel Risk and Insider Threat

New residences require hiring a wide array of new private and domestic staff—from chauffeurs and nannies to private chefs and executive assistants. These staff gain access to highly sensitive information, finances, and private lives.

The Vulnerability: A single bad hire poses an immense risk of theft, data breach, or even direct collusion with external criminals (insider threat).
Conflict Advisory Group’s Solution: We perform rigorous Pre-Employment Checks on all prospective household staff. This vetting goes far beyond basic references to verify credentials, identify undisclosed employment gaps, and screen for adverse financial histories or links to adverse media in their countries of origin.

3. Investment Vetting and Asset Protection

While the UAE offers stability, investment fraud remains a persistent global threat (as demonstrated by recent warnings regarding unlicensed firms).

The Vulnerability: Families risk partnering with investment advisors or asset managers who have undisclosed conflicts of interest or adverse financial histories, risking the capital that has just been relocated.
Conflict Advisory Group’s Solution: We conduct discreet, detailed Enhanced Due Diligence on all new local partners, managers, and fund principals before any capital is committed. Furthermore, in the event of fraud, our Asset Tracing and Recovery specialists are positioned to move immediately, tracking funds across international banking and digital currency networks.

A Holistic Security Strategy

For millionaire families making the critical move to the UAE, security is the foundation of long-term planning. By integrating physical security, staff vetting, and investment due diligence, Conflict Advisory Group ensures the family's life, wealth, and integrity are protected against the unique complexities of their new global home.

Secure your family and your assets during your move to the UAE. Contact Conflict Advisory Group for confidential Risk Management and Security Advisory services.