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The $52.5 million shariah-compliant deal could kickstart a new market in the GCC country

A public-private partnership of sorts, it’s the first UK Reit to offer LSE investors direct exposure to social housing

The issuer says it sees appetite among investors, but others are less enthusiastic about the potential scale of the new market

Proposed rules to prevent public clearing house bailouts were well overdue. But uncertainties remain on how they will resolve potential defaults in practice

The combination provides the template for a successful Africa exit by a financial investor as multinationals bet on the region’s growing middle class

In case you missed it, here's how Libor, the Fed and more have impacted corporates in 2016

IFLR's poll this month asks which legislation is set to have the biggest impact on the EU asset management sector

Joseph Condo In a major shakeup in central America, global law firm DENTONS announced a proposal to open offices in central America through a combination with MUÑOZ GLOBAL. The Costa Rican-based Muñoz brothers, José Antonio Muñoz and Pedro Muñoz, have split from leading firm Arias & Muñoz, which will now be known simply as ARIAS. Muñoz Global will also have offices in Panama and Nicaragua. Gisela Alvarez de Porras will act as managing partner of the Panama office, having previously acted as managing partner of Arias & Muñoz's Panama office, but left the firm in April 2016 to serve on an Advisory Committee of Independent Experts for the Government of Panama to review financial practices. The partnership for the Nicaragua office is yet to be announced.

New York state's proposed cyber security regulation for financial services companies is by far the most comprehensive set of digital security rules in the US. It has been met with scepticism by some though.

The European Commission's proposals for the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD V) have been deemed by some as a retaliatory response to US regulatory standards. But Clifford Chance's Simon Gleeson believes the proposals will not substantially damage US banks with operations in the EU.