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First of many IRB InvIT’s IPO was the first in India to test Sebi’s guidelines on the classification of a trust

The regulator has recently amended its general method for imposing financial sanctions, sending a signal that compliance is key

Following months of a political vacuum at the top of South Korea's political chain, the world's 11th economy has elected a human rights lawyer-turned-politician candidate to head a country increasingly resentful towards the chaebol, or family-owned conglomerates. Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party of Korea, who served as chief of staff to the late president Roh Moo-hyun, has been widely touted as the first liberal president in South Korea after nine years of conservative rule.

The finances of some of China’s main banks are triggering red flags China has in recent years been battling excessive leveraging and the high levels of non-performing loans (NPLs), with the People's Bank of China having taken firm action to tackle the issues. The central bank has, among other things, diversified the maturity structure of open market operations and imposed tighter prudential rules on off-balance sheet wealth management products (WMPs) – high-yield savings products issued by banks or financial institutions.

There have been several recent legislative developments designed to facilitate establishing and doing business, and taking security interests in Thailand.

C-suite pay is getting a rise out of shareholders Like much of 2017, Europe in May can be characterised by at times nail-biting general elections. This time it was France's turn in the polling booth and for international investors, a brief sigh of relief as the country opted for centre-left candidate Emmanuel Macron, seeing off a challenge from the far right. And with never a dull moment on the continent, next up will be the UK (yes, again) in early June.

In early March of this year, Indonesia's president, Joko Widodo, issued a new regulation laying out his administration's view of the nation's long-term energy policies and priorities. The plan's detail was formulated by the National Energy Board, and was adopted in the prevailing regulation signed by Mr Widodo.

Ireland's banking regulator, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), recently levied a substantial fine on a major Irish banking institution by way of sanction for breach of anti-money laundering/counter terrorist financing requirements (AML). AML has consistently been a primary focus of the CBI's supervisory functions in recent years, including annual themed inspections across the industry to check AML compliance. With the impending implementation in June 2017 of the EU's Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (4AMLD), compliance with AML will continue to be a key issue for banks and financial institutions in Ireland.

Robert Lighthizer was sworn in as the next US trade representative in May, sounding the starting gun for the long awaited renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta). The 1994 agreement created a trilateral trade bloc in North America consisting of Canada, Mexico and the US. It has been hotly disputed since inception: while GE backed Nafta and threw its weight behind Mexico, senator Bernie Sanders has been a fierce adversary for more than two decades.

On April 11 2017, the Prime Minister issued Decision No 11/2017/QD-TTg on the mechanism to encourage the development of solar power projects in Vietnam (Decision 11). Under Decision 11, Vietnam Electricity Group or its authorised member (EVN) is responsible for purchasing the entire power output from solar power projects, including (i) projects with a licence for electrical operations relating to power generation from grid-connected solar power plants; and, (ii) projects that involve structures installed on roofs or attached to construction works (articles 3 and 9.1 of Decision 11).