Regulating China's Shadow Banks

This book focuses on the regulation of shadow banks in China and provides crucial information to demystify China’s shadow banking and associated regulatory challenges. China’s shadow banking has become a prominent issue over the past few years, as a result of which researchers, policymakers and professionals around the world are now seeking deeper insights into the subject. This book defines “shadow banking” in the Chinese context, analyzes its impact on the Chinese economy, presents an extensive analysis of the current status of Chinese financial regulations and provides valuable advice on how to regulate China’s shadow banks.

A Basic Theory of Shadow Banking.- The Emergence of Chinese Shadow Banking and its Current Stage.- Financial Institutions Supervised by the "Three Commissions" and Their Businesses.- Research on Quasi-Financial Institutions and Their Businesses: Regulation by Ministries, Commissions and Local Governments.- Currently Unregulated Institutions and New Businesses in Financial Markets.- The Impact of Shadow Banking on the Macroeconomy and Financial System.- Recommendations for the Regulation of Shadow Banking.- Conclusion.​