SME Funding: The Role of Shadow Banking and Alternative Funding Options

Oricchio, Gianluca; Crovetto, Andrea; Lugaresi, Sergio; Fontana, Stefano

This book explores current financing options for small and medium size enterprises (SMEs), with particular insight into the European market. The authors position SME funding within a risk-averse lending environment with high regulatory costs on business loans, which has arisen from the recent financial crisis and new European bank capital regulations. Chapters in the book demonstrate how and why SMEs may be forced to leave the market and posit that shadow banking and other alternative funding options are viable channels for raising funds. A new and innovative SME credit risk model is also presented. This book will appeal to all who share an interest in sustainable solutions to issues in SME financing.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2016-12-27

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137586070

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-58608-7

Dimensions: 210.0cm x148.0cm

Pages: 259.0