Most financial institutions are regulated. They offer transparency and there are restrictions that prevent them from implementing high-risk investment strategies with your money. However, there are ...

Shadow banking — a term coined in the U.S. in 2007 — refers to financial services offered outside the formal banking system, which is highly regulated. China's property sector, an estimated one-fourth ...

Shadow banking is back and bigger than ever. Financial experts compare the private credit boom to pre-2008 risks, with ...

Private credit and the shadow banking system could be the next subprime crisis, lacking regulation and transparency as their size and risk-taking grow. The sector's explosive growth, now rivaling the ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A global regulatory body tasked by the G20 with devising ways to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis says improving oversight of the "shadow banking" system will be one of ...

The Bank of England is rewarding lenders for their expanding role in financing hedge funds, private credit firms and other “shadow banking” players by cutting their capital demands. This creates a ...

BEIJING — China's real estate problems have again drawn attention to the world of shadow banking and the risks it poses to the economy. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Shadow banking — ...