The global growth of the Shadow Banking (again)

THE GLOBAL GROWTH OF THE SHADOW BANKING (AGAIN)

While shadow banks (or nontraditional lending institutions) disappeared for a while after the global financial crisis (GFC), now they are back with full force.

…… in the aftermath of the GFC, regulators have been actively monitoring banks risk, causing banks to shy away from risky lending… giving the room for nonbanks again

… in 2013-2014, according to the Financial Times, nonbank lenders have taken over the leveraged loan market. They also appear to be active in Peer-to-Peer (P2PL) direct lending (reaching $5.5 billions in 2013) according to PWC …

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/98365f4e-20d6-11e5-ab0f-6bb9974f25d0.html#axzz3lhAUjpEZ