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The ambitious long-term infrastructure development plans of Middle Eastern governments and related funding requirements, together with sustained low oil prices and the resulting volatility in regional liquidity, may finally have produced the right climate for Islamic securitisation to grow

The EU legislation is keeping market participants from New York to New Delhi up at night

On January 1 2017, the Swiss domestic legislation on the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) entered into force and the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (SFTA) published guidelines specifying the crucial aspects of the legislation for practical use. Under the AEOI, Swiss financial institutions (FI) will collect and exchange relevant financial information on 'reported persons' with Switzerland's partner states. By the same token, Switzerland will receive data collected on Swiss resident reported persons from Switzerland's partner states. The exchanged information will be used for domestic taxation purposes in the state of residence of the reported persons.

The Federal Council has proposed amendments to rules for companies limited by shares. But excessively complicated processes remain

Yes Cornerstones, which began in Hong Kong as a mechanism to attach prestigious names to new listings to generate interest and momentum, appear to have evolved into becoming security blankets to minimise the risk of failure, especially for deals launched in choppy waters.

Uzoma Azikiwe and Festus Onyia of UUBO review the Nigerian courts’ approach to foreign jurisdiction clauses in commercial contracts

Gönenç Gürkaynak and Öznur İnanılır of ELIG, Attorneys-at-Law assess the impact of recent changes made to Turkey’s competition law framework

Itır Sevim-Çiftçi and Kemal Aksel of Yegin Ciftci Attorney Partnership explore the main principles governing acquisitions in Turkey

Jesus Paolo Protacio, Jess Raymund Lopez and Lawrence Ortiz of C&G Law review Philippine law considerations in drafting forum-selection clauses