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Regulators are struggling to assess shadow bank contagion risk

A lack of data is obscuring the true systemic danger
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Regulators are struggling to assess shadow bank contagion riskImage: Christophe Morin/Bloomberg

Banks are becoming increasingly interconnected with non-bank financial institutions, but to what extent is unclear.

While data on interconnectedness between banks and NBFIs has improved over the past few years, it remains challenging to obtain a comprehensive picture of the exposure, says Jean-Paul Servais, chair of the International Organization of Securities Commissions.

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Barbara Pianese is the Latin America editor at The Banker. She joined from Mergermarket, where she spent four years covering mergers and acquisitions across Europe with a focus on the consumer sector. She holds an MA in International and Diplomatic Affairs from the University of Bologna having studied in Brazil and France as well.
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