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SHADOW BANKING SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial Institutions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shadow banking system
1, record 1, English, shadow%20banking%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The shadow banking system is a term for the collection of non-bank financial intermediaries that provide services similar to traditional commercial banks but outside normal financial regulations. 1, record 1, English, - shadow%20banking%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Institutions financières
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système bancaire parallèle
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20bancaire%20parall%C3%A8le
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'utilisation du terme «système bancaire parallèle» s'est répandue dans le contexte de la crise financière mondiale pour désigner une large gamme d'entités et d'activités opérant en dehors du système bancaire classique et utilisées pour effectuer des fonctions de type bancaire. Le Conseil de stabilité financière (CSF) définit le «secteur bancaire parallèle» dans son sens large comme «un système d'intermédiation de crédit qui implique des entités et des activités extérieures au système bancaire classique». 1, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20bancaire%20parall%C3%A8le
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instituciones financieras
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sistema bancario paralelo
1, record 1, Spanish, sistema%20bancario%20paralelo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El término "sistema bancario paralelo" comenzó a usarse en forma generalizada a partir de la crisis financiera global para hacer referencia a una gran variedad de entidades y actividades que operaban fuera del sistema bancario regular, pero que tenían funciones parecidas a las de los bancos. El Consejo de Estabilidad Financiera (FSB) define al "sector bancario paralelo" en un sentido más amplio como "la intermediación crediticia conformada por entidades y actividades que están fuera del sistema bancario regular". 1, record 1, Spanish, - sistema%20bancario%20paralelo
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