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1. Global Financial Crisis

   Linked via "Repurchase Agreements (Repos)"

   The Shadow Banking System
   Much of the risk accumulation occurred outside the traditional, regulated banking sector within the "shadow banking system." Institutions such as investment banks, money market funds, and Structured Investment Vehicles (SIVs) relied heavily on short-term wholesale funding, especially Repurchase Agreements (Repos). This created a severe maturity mismatch: long-term, illiquid assets funded by very short-term, runnable liabilities. When conf…