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Mexico is on the cusp of a regulatory overhaul that will touch every corner of its financial services sector. Three of the country’s senior regulatory officials dissect the upcoming reforms

Hans P Goebel and Gunter A Schwandt of Nader Hayaux & Goebel on Mexico’s latest development plans and how they may be financed

Would stricter rules help prevent flash crashes, or just increase costs? Two experts have their say

As US swap execution facilities go live, the EU’s move to mandatory exchange trading continues. Here’s what is helping, and impeding, harmonised US and EU responses to the G20 swap trading mandate

The region’s best female lawyers were celebrated at Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Australasia Women in Business Law awards last month

Mian Muhammad Nazir The exponential growth of the Islamic finance industry mandates innovative product development to support the stakeholders without compromising on the principles of Shariah. The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) Commodity Murabaha Trading Platform (CMTP) is one such initiative. It is now fully functional and aligns with the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE vice-president and Prime Minister and ruler of Dubai, for the Emirate to become a global hub for Islamic finance and economy. The CMTP enables electronic transfer of ownership and possession through tradable warrants. It provides a holistic solution to the Islamic finance industry through a fully electronic commodity murabaha trading platform with a complete transfer of ownership and possession of locally stored Shariah-compliant commodities in accordance with the applicable laws.

Big institutions are getting excited about infrastructure debt. It seems that wherever you look these days, commercial real estate is being touted as a great investment proposition.

Over summer Ireland became the first in Europe to put forward a regulatory framework for loan origination by alternative investment funds.

King & Wood Mallesons is continuing its expansion north, by confirming that its merger with SJ Berwin will take effect from this November. The two firms' partners have now approved the tie-up, which marks a rare combination between a pan-Asian and UK firm, and will create one of the biggest 25 law firms in the world.

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