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  • The last few months have seen a resurgence in mortgage real estate investment trusts (Reits), with over $1.3 billion in mortgage Reit initial public offerings. And it looks like there's more to come. This is just the latest chapter in the long and chequered history of mortgage Reits that dates from the late sixties. By the way, a mortgage Reit is an investment vehicle that is designed to permit investors to pool capital to invest in mortgages and interests in mortgages.
  • The fallout from minibonds arranged by Lehman Brothers shocked Hong Kong, and brought retail structured products to a halt. But now it's making a tentative return
  • Private equity houses including Blackstone, Carlyle and Citadel gathered in Hong Kong to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the industry
  • Banks will have to weigh up products against leverage ratios The US Treasury's liquidity proposal, designed to prevent risk build-up, will force banks to reconsider which products they offer.
  • How to avoid fighting banking disputes in foreign jurisdictions. And whether it is worth the effort
  • The tweaks and changes from the Swedish presidency for the regulation of alternative investment in Europe. And why the US reforms would be easier to live with
  • Regulatory and jurisdictional arbitrage are the flavour of the month for politicians. Private equity funds need to know the options they have
  • If regulators can streamline the bidding process, the new rules letting private equity buy troubled banks will help save the US deposit insurance fund
  • The effects of the financial crisis on banking are now familiar; primarily risk aversion and slow lending. Paulo Câmara of Sérvulo & Associados looks at how the Portuguese government reacted to mitigate the situation
  • Hungarian insolvency law has been amended to deal with the impact of the economic downturn. Csilla Andrékó and Gábor Antal of Kinstellar look at how the changes work