'The Research Handbook brings a heavyweight group of contributors to the disparate group of financial activities called ''shadow banking''. Under the distinguished editorship of Professors Chiu and MacNeil, it provides an analysis of issues relating to financial regulation, the law, and policy making, which is both contemporary and of the highest quality.'--The Hon Sir William Blair, Queen Mary, University of London, UK'In the ten years since the financial crisis, we have seen a broad spectrum of the functions traditionally performed by banks being taken up by other players. This is one of the most fascinating fields of economics and regulation in the world of financial intermediaries. The books covers the entire spectrum of this new field, both wholesale as well as retail: a truly valuable contribution to this important topic.'--Katja Langenbucher, Goethe Universitat Frankfurt, Germany