Riksbank research gives alternative finance a cautious welcome

Alternative finance brings new benefits but new risks as well

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A paper published today by Sveriges Riksbank highlights the major benefits that alternative finance could bring to the economy, but urges supervisors to pay close attention to new risks that may emerge.

The Riksbank study, Structural changes in the Swedish financial system by Reimo Juks, says the current financial system in Sweden is highly "bank-oriented", but the non-bank sector is growing.

"The development of alternative forms of funding for the real sector, as well as alternative ways to

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