Silicon Valley Bank

US bank regulator considering legal action against former SVB executives

THE chairman of a leading US banking regulator said on Tuesday his agency is considering legal action against six former officers and eleven former directors of Silicon Valley Bank.

Banks are asked to set aside an additional 5 per cent ‘run-off factor’ on digitally accessible retail deposits to better manage risks in case of quick and heavy withdrawals via internet or mobile banking.

India central bank to stick to higher digital deposit buffer proposal

The Indian Banks’ Association wants to reduce the run-off to 2% or 3%

Silicon Valley Bank's Chinese joint venture is seeking to change its name to Shanghai Innovation Bank after the buyout deal.

Silicon Valley Bank's Chinese partner buys out stake in joint venture

SILICON Valley Bank’s (SVB) Chinese joint venture will become a wholly owned unit of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, following approval to change its name to Shanghai Innovation Bank, a Chinese fina...

SVB is holding on to some assets, including equities research firm MoffettNathanson, which will be owned by a restructured company out of Chapter 11.

SVB bankruptcy plan approved, but US$2 billion FDIC fight lingers

A JUDGE approved SVB Financial Group’s restructuring deal but dealt the company a setback in its fight with federal regulators to recover about US$2 billion it had at its Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) sub...

The battle over the seized funds will play out in a California federal court.

Silicon Valley Bank’s former owner gains approval to end bankruptcy

SVB Financial Group, the former owner of failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), received a US judge’s permission on Friday (Aug 2) to turn over its assets to creditors and end its bankruptcy.

HSBC has countered that it “lawfully extended job offers” to former SVB workers whose employment status was up in the air after the First Citizens acquisition.

HSBC gains edge against US$1 billion SVB banker-poaching suit

A FEDERAL judge expressed doubt about the merits of a US$1 billion lawsuit by First Citizens Bank & Trust accusing HSBC Holdings of stealing trade secrets when it recruited dozens of bankers who had j...

Silicon Valley Bank’s inability to access the Federal Reserve's discount window in March of last year in the face of massive and rapid withdrawals by its uninsured depositors contributed to the bank’s sudden collapse.

Less than half of US banks ready to borrow from Federal Reserve in emergency

A YEAR after Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, less than half of US banks have established borrowing capacity by pledging collateral at the Federal Reserve’s emergency lending facility, according to Fed ...

The failures of SVB and Signature Bank in March 2023 have left the FDIC with a large portfolio of assets.

FDIC offloads US$10.5 billion of SVB loans that hung over market

A RISK that is been hanging over an illiquid corner of the United States credit market since last year’s banking crisis seems to have been quietly taken off the table.

The bank’s collapse almost a year ago represented the biggest US bank failure in more than a decade and marked the start of a crisis in the sector.

US seeks about US$1.4 billion from collapsed SVB for taxes

THE United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seeking to recover about US$1.4 billion in taxes it claims are owed by Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the regional lender that failed last year.

HSBC has said it was not barred from hiring the former SVB employees.

HSBC bosses were aware of plan to steal SVB secrets, First Citizens alleges

SENIOR executives at HSBC Holdings were aware of an alleged plan by a US unit to poach employees and steal trade secrets from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) shortly after First Citizens Bank & Trust bought...