Zhongzhi won’t be the last shadow bank to run into trouble. Others are also suffering from mounting losses on their assets and a funding squeeze as cautious investors shift money into deposits and government bonds. But shadow banking isn’t as important to China’s financial system as it once was and doesn’t pose as big a systemic threat as some fear.
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