Research Zeitgeist: Top Posts and Hot Topics
There is little doubt that one of the consequences of the subprime mess will be an increase in lawsuits. So it comes as no surprise that the topic of shareholder lawsuits was one of the most widely read on Research Recap this week. What is perhaps surprising is that financial firms are not (yet) high on the list of those most likely to be sued by shareholders. According to Audit Integrity, technology and healthcare firms are most likely to be sued.
Still, the financial sector made a (dis)respectable fourth place showing. As legal action is typically a lagging indicator, it will be interesting to see how this list looks a year from now.
Visitors also demonstrated continuing interest in the broader real estate market, as evidenced by the popularity of Ernst & Young’s Global Real Estate Trends for 2008. Primers on Credit Default Swaps and Structured Investment Vehicles again drew strong interest as did Securitization Prime Suspect in Subprime Meltdown.
And while the fate of the monoline bond insurers hangs in the balance, the main issue is not whether, but how, the industry will be “restructured.” FT Alphaville has a handy summary of latest developments, including the FT’s interview with recently returned chief executive Jay Brown of MBIA, who has been involved with the company since its inception.
The Economist opines that the fears over the municipal-bond market in America look overdone. “For the moment, the government should resist the urge to intervene.”
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