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Alasdair Robertson and Mark Matthews of Maples and Calder outline the key features and benefits of a Cayman Islands special purpose vehicle

Dr Ismail G Esin and Duygu Turgut of Baker & McKenzie/Esin Attorney Partnership in Istanbul describe the impact of recent changes to Turkey’s commercial law

Luis R Pellerano of Pellerano & Herrera on the features that make the Dominican Republic such an attractive regional investment destination

The Consolidated Rules and Regulations 2011 of the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission permit companies to act as custodians of investors in the Nigerian capital market. The Rules define a custodian of securities as a "person who has custody, as a bailee, of securities or certificates issued in the investor's name with the investor's name appearing in the issuer's register as the beneficial owner of the securities." It states that such a custodian also includes "persons having custody of dematerialised and other securities on behalf of its clients." These provisions, among others, assume that an investor is better protected under the doctrine of bailment and is therefore worthy of consideration.

Yingxi Fu-Tomlinson and Niping Wu of Kaye Scholer ask what the future holds for the variable interest entity in China following the New Oriental and Walmart decisions

There are new issues to be considered by banks and senior management regarding money laundering risks in the UAE

Self-reporting is an option – not an obligation – in many jurisdictions. And the benefits of making a disclosure are far from guaranteed

Construction risk in Peruvian PPPs is being minimised through a unique financing structure. Here’s how it works

The financial crisis had started when the revamp of rule 12g3-2(b) was finalised. How has the market responded?

Europe’s first CMBS to default at maturity has been restructured. Here’s how to resolve the next defaults