shadow banking system

noun

Etymology

Coined by Paul McCulley in 2007. Parallel with earlier constructions such as shadow cabinet and shadow government as names for quasi-institutions running unofficially in parallel with the official institutions.

Definitions

  1. Non-bank financial institutions, that, like banks, borrow short and in liquid forms and…

    Non-bank financial institutions, that, like banks, borrow short and in liquid forms and lend or invest long in more illiquid assets.

    • Meronym: private credit
    • Given the Chinese banking sector's predominance in the economy, it seems surprising that China appears to need another, parallel, shadow banking system.

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