Other leading firms are Linklaters, Slaughter and May, King and Spalding and Clifford Chance. Firms with relationships with HSBC and Standard Chartered are likely to do well as they are the leaders in this area in issues outside Malaysia - a trend which is expected to continue.

African issues

The issuance areas are expanding. Although the main areas remain South East Asia and the Gulf, issues were made last year in Europe, Africa and East Asia. Source: Sukuk