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Asset-backed deals in Austria remain a complex process, although banks and Austrian securitization firms are lobbying for changes that will unleash the country’s potential. By Martin Ebner of Schönherr Rechtsanwälte

Russia needs to resolve the conflict between corporations carrying out transfer pricing deals and disgruntled minority shareholders if it wants to attract investors says Dmitry Davydenko of Monastyrsky Zyuba Stepanov & Partners

The Russian state is loosening its grip on land transactions. Anna McDonald of Salans outlines the real estate title rules

Russia's new law on currency regulation and control provides unprecedented opportunities and flexibility in structuring cross-border transactions and investments. Sergey B Komolov and Peter J Pettibone of Hogan & Hartson outline the changes

Italian company law reform has addressed corporate governance issues for the first time. Maurizio Delfino of Delfino e Associati - Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP describes how corporate groups will be regulated

Bruno Bartocci and Paolo Iemma of Gianni, Origoni, Grippo & Partners outline how the Bank of Italy's approach to security offer notification procedures is changing to protect retail investors

Malaysia has set a clear path for how it wishes to build and improve its financial industry and its capital markets. The country's 300-page Capital Markets Masterplan lays out improvements and recommendations some of which have been achieved already, others of which require further attention. In key areas such as Islamic finance, the government has entered the market as an issuer to aid progress. Meanwhile, in mergers and acquisitions, as in many other areas of financial and corporate activity, Malaysian authorities are lowering barriers to foreign investors. The articles on the following pages examine some of these issues in detail.

The Real Estate Securitization Law creates a solid base for Taiwan’s nascent Reits market. Abe Tien-Shiang Sung and Sherry Shiou-Ling Lin of Lee and Li explain how the legislation works

Up to now, quasi-Reits have operated in China but not without limitations. New legislation should lift some of the restrictions holding the market back. By David Yu and Richard Nie of Llinks Law Office

France has introduced a tax regime that will allow the country's new non-listed real estate collective investment schemes to flourish. By Frédéric Nouel of Gide Loyrette Nouel