Investment companies a systemic risk
Issue 855
- 13 Jun 2009
| 2 minute read
ICs – whose numbers almost doubled to 99 in 2005-08 – have on- and off-balance sheet assets equivalent to more than 100% of the banking system’s assets. This makes the ICs “systemically important” – posing a systemic risk if their solvency deteriorated further.
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