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Funds which diversify across multiple entities and jurisdictions could be well placed to respond to the uncertainty surrounding the future of London’s financial hub status

Jan Haizmann, of Corregio Consulting and the European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET), contrasts Turkey’s ambitions to become a regional hub with its strategy to attract investment

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.

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

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.

Following a series of changes to the makeup of the group, pan-Baltic firm Tark Grunte Sutkiene announced it will be rebranding all its offices as TGS BALTIC.

The recent news of Puerto Rico's default was a long time coming – it borrowed too much and for too long, and ended up being unable to repay some nearly $70 billion to its numerous creditors.

The Brazilian government has been making concerted efforts to eliminate red tape and generally improve the country's business environment. A new package of measures aims to eliminate bureaucratic procedures to reduce the so-called Brazilian cost - the set of structural and economic difficulties that make doing business in Brazil so expensive. The new rules simplify legal requirements for the creation of security interests in Brazil and improve institutional and legal stability.

Mobeen Rana, partner at MR Legal Inn, examines the structure of the international arbitration laws in Pakistan and the attitude of the local courts in interpreting them