· Crisis cannot Undermine the Growing Role for Mutual Funds in Japan's Asset Management Sector Masahiko Igata · The Financial Crisis and the Future of the J-REIT Market Yuta Seki · Japan's Life Insurance Industry Gains Strength by Overcoming Financial Crisis Takeshi Inoue · Rethinking Securitization from an Asian Perspective Tetsuya Kamiyama · Evolution of General Shareholders' Meetings in Japan Masanobu Iwatani and Toshio Taki · Property Rights Exchanges in China Takeshi Jingu · Trends in Japanese Household Portfolio: Flight to Safety, Setback to Investments Toshio Taki and Takahiro Hattori · Shanghai Market Turning the Corner C. H. Kwan · The Fifth US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue and Action to Combat the Global Financial Crisis Eiichi Sekine