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 ...

There’s a ton of talk these days among economists and investors about shadow banking in China. The whole subject might seem a confusing mess of econo-babble taking place in a far-away country. But ...

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 ...

Conducted outside the normal banking system, lending like this is at the heart of China's massive shadow banking industry. For China's rulers, the fear is that there may be more bad loans in the ...