Laying the foundations

The advent of Asia's first property derivatives deal has led some to predict the swift growth of synthetic property transactions in the region. But there are some fundamental issues that may hinder the process, finds Pamela Tang

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The property markets in Asia are booming, and property price appreciation has proven a vital source of wealth generation for some of the region's biggest corporations, as well as consumers. But real estate has remained a largely untapped asset class for derivatives dealers, despite the market's potential - in Hong Kong, for example, a total of HK$315 billion ($40.3 billion) in property changed hands in 2006, according to the territory's land registry, a figure that accounts for all building

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