Funny Money or Legitimate Finance? Shadow Banking and Policy Impacts in China

2021 ◽  
pp. 000276422110200
Author(s):  
Sara Hsu ◽  
Xun Han
Keyword(s):  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Financial System ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Banking Regulation ◽  
Shadow Banking ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Money Flows ◽  
Shadow Banking System ◽  
The Impact

Government officials in China have taken different views regarding shadow banking. Some have seen the industry as overly risky, potentially undermining the formal financial system, while others have asserted that it is an increasingly important part of the financial system, filling a gap in finance provision to particular sectors and smaller firms. Do their views matter? Regulators have striven to crack down on the riskiest practices in shadow banking, but are the policies effective? In this article, we analyze the impact of government attitudes and actions on the shadow banking sector. Using a unique data set based on information collected from various sources in a difference-in-difference model, we find that shadow banking regulation plays a strong role in China’s financial sector, while contradictory government views (in the form of commentary in the People’s Daily) on shadow banking do not. This reveals that shadow banking is strongly affected by political authority when it is codified into regulation. Only some aspects of shadow banking can be legitimized through regulation, while the remainder of China’s financial system remains constrained due to state dominance over the financial sector. This underscores the “funny” nature of shadow banking’s money flows. This article is one of the first to study the effects of government views and regulations on the shadow banking system.

scholarly journals Shadow Banking, Bank Liquidity and Monetary Policy Shocks in Emerging Countries: A Panel VAR Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6(J)) ◽  
pp. 52-65
Author(s):  
Sheunesu Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Shadow Banking ◽  
Panel Var ◽  
Shadow Banking System ◽  
Monetary Policy Shock ◽  
Positive Shock ◽  
The Impact

The study provides an analysis of the relationships between monetary policy, shadow banking and bank liquidity in emerging market economies. It is aimed at broadening knowledge on the effect of shadow banking on monetary policy transmission. Furthermore, the study seeks to analyze the impact of changes in bank liquidity on the growth of the shadow banking sector. We employ panel VAR technique to analyse the dynamics of monetary policy, shadow banking and bank liquidity using data for 15 emerging economy countries. A contractionary monetary policy shock results in a decrease in shadow banking and a decrease in bank liquidity. We also find that a positive shock in bank liquidity increases shadow bank growth and a positive shock in shadow banking also increases bank liquidity. The results point to complementarity between shadow banking and bank liquidity; and the interconnectedness between the two markets in emerging economies. We suggest continuous monitoring of shadow banking activities to minimize transmission of risk from the shadow banking system into the banking sector.

Non-banking financial intermediation and phenomena of shadow money in modern economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 1694-1709
Author(s):  
Vladimir K. BURLACHKOV
Keyword(s):  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Financial Intermediation ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Banking Regulation ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Bank Credit ◽  
Shadow Banking ◽  
Economic Agents ◽  
Shadow Banking System ◽  
Lending Activity

Subject. The article addresses the non-banking financial intermediation (shadow banking system) as it is successfully expanding nowadays both in developed countries and emerging economics. Objectives. The study aims at conducting a comprehensive analysis of the specifics of non-banking financial intermediation, revealing its impact on economic agents’ activities, causes and consequences, and elaborating the methodological framework for effectiveness of modern monetary policy. Methods. I employ methods of scientific abstraction, induction, deduction, synthesis, and comparative analysis. Results. In the modern national economy, along with the money, created by the central bank and commercial banks, there are highly liquid financial instruments called shadow money. The scope of its application is shadow banking (financial intermediation) outside the banking system. The use of shadow money is caused by high demand for credit resources. Conclusions. The high activity of shadow banking and increased turnover of shadow money resulted from a transfer to Basel standards of banking regulation in the 1990s, which affected the lending activity of commercial banks. Under these conditions, the demand for loans provided by non-bank credit and financial institutions increased. The market of non-bank credit products was formed. However, the process of lending in the shadow banking is associated with high risks and non-stability of shadow money, widely used in this sphere.

Conclusion

2020 ◽  
pp. 335-356
Author(s):  
Arthur E. Wilmarth Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Financial System ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Shadow Banking ◽  
Financial Conglomerates ◽  
Shadow Banks ◽  
Regulatory Systems ◽  
Shadow Banking System ◽  
Investment Advisers

A new Glass-Steagall Act would break up universal banks and end the conflicts of interest that prevent universal banks from acting as objective lenders and impartial investment advisers. It would produce a more stable and resilient financial system by reestablishing structural buffers to prevent contagion between the banking system and other financial sectors. It would improve market discipline by preventing banks from transferring their safety net subsidies to affiliates engaged in capital markets activities. It would shrink the shadow banking system by prohibiting nonbanks from issuing short-term financial claims that function as deposit substitutes. It would remove the dangerous influence that large financial conglomerates exercise over our political and regulatory systems. It would end the current situation in which our financial system and our economy are held hostage to the survival of universal banks and large shadow banks. It would restore our banking system and financial markets to their proper roles as servants—not masters—of nonfinancial business firms and consumers.

scholarly journals Macroeconomic Determinants of Shadow Banking – Evidence from EU Countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teodora Cristina Barbu ◽  
Iustina Alina Boitan ◽  
Sorin Iulian Cioaca
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Stock Index ◽  
Shadow Banking ◽  
Investment Funds ◽  
Banking Regulations ◽  
Shadow Banking System ◽  
Macroeconomic Determinants

AbstractShadow banking is a topical, debated issue on the agenda of national and European macro-prudential regulatory and supervisory authorities. It is generally accepted that shadow banks and the traditional banking system have some core functions in common, such as credit and maturity transformation, and the exposure to similar risks. However, the tight banking regulations and the decreasing trend recorded by interest rates in the post-crisis period create prospects for shadow banking sector growth. Against this background, the present paper aims at investigating the particular impact that shadow banking activity exerts on macroeconomic fundamentals. The analysis covers 15 European Union countries, including Romania, during the period 2008 – 2015, using quarterly data. Shadow banking system is used as a proxy by monetary funds, due to breaks in the series or unbalanced number of observations across selected countries. By employing panel regression, it was found that the shadow banking total assets’ variation is negatively influenced by the GDP growth, short term interest rates, M2/GDP ratio and the ratio of investment funds’ assets in GDP, and positively determined by stock index dynamics and long term interest rates. The findings sustain the literature’s point of view

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Cost Efficiency in the Banking Sector of Kyrgyzstan

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dastan Aseinov
Keyword(s):  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Cost Efficiency ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Foreign Banks ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Domestic Banks ◽  
The Impact

Instabilities in the banking sector have had an adverse effect on the economy as a whole, since the largest share in the financial system and financial intermediation in Kyrgyzstan have been captured by banking sector. Economic efficiency in banking can be viewed as a source of financial stability of banking system. Economic efficiency of the banking is more important challenge not only for shareholders and managers of banks, and also for regulation and supervision authorities, and public and potential investors. The aim of this study is to examine factors affecting the banking cost efficiency for Kyrgyz banks. It is also important to choose the appropriate approach in measurement of banking cost efficiency, since there are many different methods. In this study preferred stochastic frontier approach which assumes random error term which captures sampling, measurement and specification errors. We adopted stochastic cost frontier model proposed by Battese ve Coelli (1995) which also allow to examine investigate the impact of variables on efficiency. We used unbalanced panel data set captured 17-23 Kyrgyz commercial banks for period of 2000-2013. Obtained results suggest that capitalization, foreign ownership, credit risk, liquidity risk and currency risk have most influence on cost efficiency scores of banks calculated averagely at level of 0,766. Overall results indicate that domestic banks more cost efficient than domestic private and foreign banks. Average cost efficiency scores of domestic banks, foreign and separately public banks are 0,848; 0,649 and 0,875, respectively.

scholarly journals When Brussels meets shadow banking – Technical complexity, regulatory agency and the reconstruction of the shadow banking chain

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 225-247
Author(s):  
Vanessa Endrejat ◽  
Matthias Thiemann
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Funds ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Money Market ◽  
Shadow Banking ◽  
Money Market Mutual Funds ◽  
High Maturity ◽  
Shadow Banking System ◽  
Bank Balance Sheets

At the heart of the last financial crisis stood the shadow banking system, a mesh of financial activities and entities that grew outside of bank balance sheets but with the support of the banking sector. These activities were not regulated or supervised like banks, and they were characterized by high maturity mismatches and leverage. Two prime elements were Money Market Mutual Funds and Asset-Backed Commercial Papers, which jointly performed bank-like functions. This paper sheds light on the fate of these entities post-crisis and the regulatory dynamics at play as policymakers shifted their focus from constraining their activities to drafting a European regulatory infrastructure that delivers both stability and growth. Based on expert interviews and document analysis, we show how European policymakers opened up to private experts during this shift to learn about the technical complexity of Money Market Mutual Funds and Asset-Backed Commercial Papers, but in the end were restricted in their efforts to craft such regulation due to competing national factions and the legislative time pressure at the European level. We argue that the process was heavily influenced by, first, nationally held visions about the future role of financial markets that came to the fore at pivotal moments during the negotiations, and, second, the specific European institutional set-up and its electoral cycle.

scholarly journals ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC OUTBREAK

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Danik ◽  
Kateryna Lohachova ◽  
Inna Grebenuk
Keyword(s):  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Financial System ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
National Bank ◽  
The Stability ◽  
As Stress ◽  
The Impact

The article considers the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the regulatory activities of the National Bank of Ukraine. The interdependence of the banking and economic systems and the impact of their inefficient interaction on banking in general and each individual commercial bank in particular are analyzed. It is established that before the onset of the pandemic crisis in the world, the banking system of Ukraine was characterized as stress-resistant, taking into account the reforms of liquidity and recapitalization. The stability of the banking system is affected by economic pressures caused by the spread of coronavirus and lower oil prices. According to one of the world’s three reputable rating agencies, Fitch Ratings, the level of pressure on banks depends on the depth and duration of the economic downturn, specific risks to the national economy and external finances (for example, tourism revenues or remittances), national government measures and individual banks. The implementation of anti-crisis measures developed by the National Bank of Ukraine as tools to increase financial and economic security in the country as a whole, and financial institutions in terms of increasing banking risks caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The spread of this infection also has negative consequences for the economy and financial system of Ukraine. Therefore, the National Bank of Ukraine has introduced a system of anti-crisis measures during quarantine in the country. The NBU covers information about events in the economy through its own website, social media pages, and the media. These measures are implemented to mitigate the impact of coronavirus disease on citizens and businesses, and to ensure the quality and smooth operation of the financial system. The banking system continues to operate, without imposing any restrictions on the operation of banks and their operations. As a result of the study, a system of measures of national support for the banking sector by the National Bank of Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund was proposed through the prism of a number of guidelines and regulatory points, which are supporting instruments rather than control and regulatory ones.

Uncertainty and the Shadow Banking Crisis: Estimates from a Dynamic Model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Tian
Keyword(s):  
Banking Sector ◽  
The United States ◽  
Parameter Estimates ◽  
Shadow Banking ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Asset Return ◽  
Shadow Banks ◽  
Uncertainty Shocks ◽  
Maturity Mismatch ◽  
The Impact

Shadow banks play an important role in the modern financial system and are arguably the source of key vulnerabilities that led to the 2007–2009 financial crisis. I develop a quantitative framework with uncertainty fluctuations and endogenous bank default to study the dynamics of shadow banking. I argue that the increase in asset return uncertainty during the crisis results in a spread spike, making it more costly for shadow banks to roll over their debt in the short-term debt market. As a result, these financial institutions are forced to deleverage, leading to a decrease in credit intermediation. The model is estimated using a bank-level data set of shadow banks in the United States. The parameter estimates imply that uncertainty shocks can explain 72% of asset contraction and 70% of deleveraging in the shadow banking sector. Maturity mismatch and asset fire-sales amplify the impact of the uncertainty shocks. First-moment shocks to bank asset return, financial shocks, or fire-sale cost shocks alone cannot reproduce the large interbank spread spike, dramatic deleveraging, or contraction in the U.S. shadow banking sector during the crisis. The model also allows for policy experiments. I analyze how unconventional monetary policies can help to counter the rise in the interbank spread, thus stabilizing the credit supply. Taking bank moral hazard into consideration, I find that government bailout might be counterproductive as it might result in more aggressive risk-taking among shadow banks, especially when bailout decisions are based on bank characteristics. This paper was accepted by Gustavo Manso, finance.

scholarly journals The effects of shadow banking on the traditional banking system in Zimbabwe

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 605-611
Author(s):  
Virimai Mugobo ◽  
Misheck Mutize
Keyword(s):  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Good Alternative ◽  
Bank Loan ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
Shadow Banking ◽  
Shadow Banks ◽  
The Face ◽  
Shadow Banking System ◽  
Market Needs

The growth of shadow banks changed the face of banking in Zimbabwe. Their inconsistent product nature and complexity of form has been a cause for concern to regulatory authorities. The interrelationship between their financial intermediary role and that of formal banks has made them good substitutes to formal banking. This study conducts a statistical analysis of the country’s monetary aggregates and the total formal bank loan-to-deposits balances. The findings of this analysis show that the shadow banking system has always been a critical element of the formal banking sector which resulted from market needs and it completes the banking system. The shadow banking system does not pose direct threat to the formal banking system but it was a result of failure to attract savers who found shadow banks as a good alternative.

scholarly journals Shadow Banking in India: Nature, Trends, Concerns and Policy Interventions

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-46
Author(s):  
Sashi Sivramkrishna ◽  
Soyra Gune ◽  
Kasturi Kandalam ◽  
Advait Moharir
Keyword(s):  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Shadow Banking ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Shadow Banks ◽  
Massive Growth ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Systemic Risks ◽  
Credit Cycle ◽  
Shadow Banking System

AbstractWhile the origin of shadow banks may be traced to the 1970s, developing countries have witnessed a massive growth of shadow banks in more recent decades. India too has seen a similar growth in shadow banks; however, the recent 2018 collapse of IL&FS Group, a major shadow bank, disrupted the credit cycle, stalled investment and even affected overall GDP growth. With experts warning that shadow banks are susceptible to systemic risks and crisis, it becomes imperative to understand the shadow banking system better. In this paper, we use exploratory data analysis – both quantitative and qualitative – to draw attention to the need for definitional clarity in the concept of shadow banks and how they operate. Trends in Indian shadow banking are discussed using data drawn from secondary sources. Systemic risks in India’s shadow banking sector are identified and policy interventions are discussed. The study is imperative for highlighting the importance of shadow banking in India, its growth and the evolving policy interventions regulating this important component of the financial system.

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