The rapid growth of the market-based financial system since the mid-1980s has changed the nature of financial intermediation. Within the system, “shadow banks” have served a critical role, especially in the run-up to the recent financial crisis. Shadow banks are financial intermediaries that...

1. Introduction -- 2. The Typology of Shadow Banking -- 3. Financial Intermediation: A Further Analysis -- 4. Securities Lending and Repos -- 5. Central Counterparties and Systemic Risk -- 6. Identifying Non-bank, Non-insurer Global Systemically Important Financial Institutions -- 7.The Policy...

1. The Macroeconomic Dimensions of Shadow Banking -- 2. Shadow Banking Around the Globe -- 3. The EU Shadow Banking Market -- 4. Shadow Banking in the Americas -- 5. Shadow Banking in Asia -- 6. Shadow Banking in (South) Africa -- 7. Future Directions -- 8. Statement of Principal Conclusions.