shadow banks

China starts bankruptcy liquidation of shadow bank Zhongzhi

As markets tank again in response to Trump’s tariffs, there is a real risk of a crisis of faith in the US as a reliable world power – and crucially in its Treasury bonds, which underpin shadow banking.

Shadow banks are too big to stay in the shadows

More than three quarters of investor cash would be lost, with just 100 billion yuan (S$18.7 billion) being recovered from debt of as much as 460 billion yuan at Zhongzhi Enterprise Group.

China investors face tens of billions in losses over Zhongzhi

The flow of aggregate financing, a broad measure of credit, was 1.85 trillion yuan (S$345.3 billion), says the People’s Bank of China on Monday (Nov 13).

China’s credit growth still weak in October with low loan demand

Trust firms like Zhongrong are an arm of the shadow banks that sell investment products to Chinese companies and wealthy individuals.

Real estate crisis triggers new alarms over China’s shadow banks

Zhongrong has missed payments on at least 22 products since Jul 28, with an outstanding value of about 160 billion yuan to 200 billion yuan and involving nearly 30,000 investors, according to the letter sent to regulators.

Furious Chinese investors lodge complaints over trust firm’s missed payments

A building which houses the headquarters of Zhongzhi Enterprise Group in Beijing. The company has hired KPMG to review its balance sheet amid a worsening liquidity crunch.

Zhongzhi Enterprise Group plans debt restructuring, taps KPMG

A reporter who visited the Zhongrong office on Wednesday (Aug 16) afternoon didn’t see any protesters, but there was an unusually heavy police presence around the building.

China shadow bank crisis sparks protest by angry investors

Shadow banks, such as investment funds or insurance companies, now have 31 trillion euros (S$45.4 trillion) in assets, equalling 80 per cent of the supervised bank sector.

ECB calls on lenders to manage growing risk from shadow banks