Bernanke Sees Need for More Curbs on Shadow Banking
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke called on regulators to stem risks from “shadow banking” operating beyond traditional oversight and favored steps to promote the “resiliency” of money market funds.
“An important lesson learned from the financial crisis is that the growth of what has been termed ‘shadow banking’ creates additional potential channels for the propagation of shocks through the financial system and the economy,” Bernanke said today in a speech in Stone Mountain, Georgia.