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New EU legislation for structured products will impact non-EU distributors. They need to prepare now

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.

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.

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.

Urs Feller and Marcel Frey from Prager Dreifuss examine the scope and limits to sovereign immunity in Switzerland and the recognition and enforcement of decisions against a foreign state

Yozua Makes and Prawidha Murti of Makes & Partners examine the practical challenges found when a party attempts to enforce a foreign arbitral award in the Indonesian courts

Gary Born, president of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and chair of WilmerHale’s international arbitration group, looks at some of the latest developments in international arbitration

Companies wishing to boost the price paid for them have several options at their disposal to reach that objective

While uncertainties remain as to the new rules, they could have some wide ramifications for companies doing business in the country

As financial institutions tackle their never ending to-do lists of regulation readiness, the realisation that much of the EU's incoming legislation will affect far more parts of the business than originally thought is crystallising.