News in Systemic Risk: Wednesday, August 18, 2021 (10 a.m. ET) August 18, 2021 Could corporate credit losses turn out higher than expected? (Mikael Juselius, Nikola Tarashev; Bank for International Settlements) Insurance Companies and the Growth of Corporate Loans' Securitization (Fulvia Fringuellotti, João A.C. Santos; Federal Reserve Bank of New York) Monetary policy and inequality (Ethan Ilzetzki; VoxEU) China’s Corporate Crackdown Adds to Junk-Bond Distress (Serena Ng; Wall Street Journal)