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4  Second, a size problem also exists in the case of non-bank financial institutions, albeit of a different nature than in that of banks. Asset managers, insurers and pension funds provide agency services and hence they bear little credit, market or liquidity risks on their balance sheets compared with banks; the risks are borne by their clients.