The debit and credit of the private lending boom: podcast
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LONDON, March 11 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Loans supplied by funds have swelled to some $2 trln, disrupting regular banks. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Huw van Steenis of Oliver Wyman explores the drivers of the industry's rapid growth, how much bigger it could get, and what risks it might be storing up.
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