{"id":22482,"date":"2026-06-28T09:29:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T09:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/how-ai-boom-exposes-investors-to-risk-while-a-downturn-could-see-a-fast-crash\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T09:29:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T09:29:53","slug":"how-ai-boom-exposes-investors-to-risk-while-a-downturn-could-see-a-fast-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/how-ai-boom-exposes-investors-to-risk-while-a-downturn-could-see-a-fast-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"How AI boom exposes investors to risk, while a downturn could see a fast crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/og_image_scmp_generic\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/06\/23\/184e57b1-d323-41c8-9ff2-4401a1b15b24_bd5d120d.jpg?itok=AQxnXEYs&amp;v=1782183012\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"12.611464968153\">As the global financial system struggles to keep pace with the <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">artificial intelligence investment boom<\/span> and capital flows surge through loosely regulated, non-bank channels, a key international organisation has warned that an <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">AI downturn<\/span> could develop into a sharper, faster crash than a traditional banking crisis.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"11.405405405405\">In its annual economic report released on Sunday, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said funding for AI was increasingly channelled through <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">hedge funds<\/span>, private credit vehicles and other non-bank intermediaries.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">These firms commonly operated with less oversight than conventional lenders, which could create blind spots, according to Zhang Tao, BIS chief representative for Asia and Pacific regions.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">BIS, a Switzerland-based institution that is often dubbed the &ldquo;bank of central banks&rdquo;, said in its report that the system could unwind far more rapidly in a downturn.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">&ldquo;If the market has any sort of correction, the interconnectedness of the financial system and interplay of vulnerabilities could mean the speed of a correction could be much faster than previous banking crisis episodes,&rdquo; Zhang said in an interview with the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"9.2685185185185\">Such a rapid unwind, he warned, would ripple through <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">financial markets<\/span> and raise broader stability concerns.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>How AI boom exposes investors to risk, while a downturn could see a fast crash<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the global financial system struggles to keep pace with the artificial intelligence investment boom and capital flows surge through loosely regulated, non-bank channels, a key international organisation has warned that an AI downturn could develop into a sharper, faster crash than a traditional banking crisis. 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