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José Francisco Meier Traditionally, Peruvian project finance structures have used trusts (fideicomisos) either as passive collateral trusts or cash-flow trusts, to serve as collateral and/or debt service payment mechanisms. Approximately 10 years ago, Peruvian trusts began to be used in a unique manner in project financing structures involving payment certificates for advancement of works issued by the Peruvian government (such as CRPAOs or CR-RPIs). In these structures, the referenced certificates were conveyed by the project developer to a special purpose vehicle, which would securitise or use such certificates as collateral for international securities issuances. In these transactions, payments under such certificates were made through trust structures, which additionally included a private registry of certificate holders to ensure payments were properly made to the applicable certificate holder.

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.

Miguel Jáuregui Rojas and Patricia Juliana Schroeder Radecke of Jáuregui y Navarrete provide an overview of two important areas for investors in Mexico: property and taxes

Regulatory coordination and foreign authorities’ crackdown suggest the sector should pay closer attention to corporate governance and compliance risks

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

Jennifer Wheater, Duane Morris Partner moves among US firms dominated London's laterals market over summer, with the funds sector being a particular hotspot. DUANE MORRIS hired Proskauer Rose corporate partner Jennifer Wheater in July. Wheater specialises in structuring private equity, venture capital, and other funds including holding companies, carried interest and deal structures. In August WHITE & CASE's European private equity capabilities were boosted by the arrival of Ross Allardice. He joins the firm's London office after an 11-year tenure with Kirkland & Ellis. The same month saw Ropes & Gray announce that it had lured Michelle Moran to its London office. Formerly a partner with Dechert, her practice focuses on investment management and financial services.

Recent judgments have brought to the fore differences between how UK and US courts approach piercing the veil of incorporation

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

One of Europe’s biggest commercial mortgage backed securities originators has warned that the asset class may lose ground to unsecured bonds and bonds secured by property

An August 1 announcement from Hong Kong's SFC is set to change the way issuers and investors look at placing shares in the city-state. But the SFC is yet to clarify what market protection concerns prompted the move