systemic risk
noun
: the risk that the failure of one financial institution (such as a bank) could cause other interconnected institutions to fail and harm the economy as a whole
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Banks compete fiercely across jurisdictions, connected in real time, with systemic risk from terrorism financing and financial crime that no single institution can contain.
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Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 30 May 2026
It is widely seen as a source of systemic risk.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
The biggest systemic risk in private credit markets comes from the asset-liability mismatch.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026
Portfolios of private credit facilities are often concentrated, subjecting lenders like CalPERS to systemic risk.
—Marc Joffe, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
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Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 30 May 2026
It is widely seen as a source of systemic risk.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
The biggest systemic risk in private credit markets comes from the asset-liability mismatch.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026
Portfolios of private credit facilities are often concentrated, subjecting lenders like CalPERS to systemic risk.
—Marc Joffe, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
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systemic risk
noun
sys·tem·ic risk
sis-ˈte-mik- 
: the risk that the failure of one financial institution (as a bank) could cause other interconnected institutions to fail and harm the economy as a whole
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