Assets doubled in the past five years to $ 67 trillion ‧Global shadow banking intract
International Financial Stability Board (FSB) published the latest report, the so-called shadow banking in financial sector, twice the growth in the past five years. The estimated size of its assets in the last year has been increased to a record high of $ 67 trillion. Global financial markets could lead to more unrest.
Shadow banks, such as hedge funds or money market funds are not traditional banking institutions thus it is not subject to banking regulations limit, but by the high financial leverage to engage in complex financial products similar to the bank's lending business, could easily lead to the volatility of the financial markets and has always been considered to be one of the culprits leading to the deterioration of the global financial crisis. The FSB report not only confirmed the shadow banking growing trend, also make various financial regulatory units shudder.
International Financial Stability Board (FSB) published the latest report, the so-called shadow banking in financial sector, twice the growth in the past five years. The estimated size of its assets in the last year has been increased to a record high of $ 67 trillion. Global financial markets could lead to more unrest.
Shadow banks, such as hedge funds or money market funds are not traditional banking institutions thus it is not subject to banking regulations limit, but by the high financial leverage to engage in complex financial products similar to the bank's lending business, could easily lead to the volatility of the financial markets and has always been considered to be one of the culprits leading to the deterioration of the global financial crisis. The FSB report not only confirmed the shadow banking growing trend, also make various financial regulatory units shudder.
