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Venture capitalists ask startups to keep money with new SVB amid crisis

High-profile investors have voiced their support for Silicon Valley Bank. In an interview with Bloomberg Television, investor Vinod Khosla said he was encouraging companies to keep funds with the bank

How Indian tech cos banded together to help each other during SVB crisis

The SVB collapse has alerted hundreds of Indian investment and tech companies. They came together to help each other and share knowledge to deal with the impact

Silicon Valley Bank Financial must wait to get back $2 billion from FDIC

The FDIC's decision to lock down the $2 billion creates jeopardy in the bankruptcy case, said Tom Lauria, a lawyer representing a large bondholder, Appaloosa LP

Silicon Valley Bank's loans to insiders tripled to $219 mn before it failed

The surge in loans to high-up figures may draw scrutiny as the Federal Reserve and Congress investigate the breakdown of Silicon Valley Bank, the biggest US bank collapse in more than a decade

Banking crisis triggers oil price fall; temporary phenomenon, say analysts

Crude Oil prices declined by 10 per cent in the last 7 days - from $80.6 per barrel (Brent oil) on March 13

Avoiding contagion

Credit Suisse collapse shows need to focus on stability

FDIC to break up Silicon Valley Bank, seeks separate sale of private unit

It will seek bids for Silicon Valley Private Bank until March 22 and for the bridge bank until March 24

Sensex crashes over 900pts intra-day: 5 factors behind Monday's market rout

Analysts attribute fallout in domestic equities due to investors' fear of a domino effect after the collapse of big financial institutions in the US, and Europe

Lesson for India from the Silicon Valley Bank collapse

The rules of the games are not the same on the US and Indian banking turfs but if risks are mispriced, the fallout could be similar

First Citizens considering to make an offer to buy collapsed SVB: Report

As Wall Street giants move to end the spiralling banking crisis in the US, First Citizens BancShares Inc is reportedly considering making an offer to acquire the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank

Silicon Valley Bank collapse: Banking sector mutual funds lost 6% in a week

Banking mutual funds have lost up to 6 per cent in the last week following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank that dented investors' sentiment in the banking and financial services space. The failure of the two US-based banks sent shockwaves across the global financial system and weakened the sentiments in the banking sector in India too, wherein shares took a beating and declined in the range of 3-13 per cent in the week under review. However, experts believe that the direct impact on the Indian banking sector was negligible to low. The incessant selling in the bank stocks is clearly reflected in the banking sector mutual funds, as evident from the short-term performance returns of the 16 schemes under the category. Of the 16 banking sector mutual funds, all of them have given negative returns to investors in the range of 1.6 per cent to 6 per cent in the week ended March 17, according to an analysis of data compiled by ACE MF Nxt. So far this year, these fund

Was the Fed too late on SVB even though it saw problem after problem?

As the upgraded crew took over, it fired off a series of formal warnings to the bank's leaders, pressing them to fix serious weaknesses in operations and technology

SVB Financial seeks bankruptcy protection as banking turmoil persists

Shares of big US banks fell between 1.5% and 2% in premarket trading on Friday

Banks borrow $164.8 billion from US Fed in rush to backstop liquidity

The data also showed $11.9 billion in borrowing from the Fed's new emergency backstop known as the Bank Term Funding Program, which was launched Sunday

Silicon Valley Bank looking for a buyer after dragged-out FDIC sale failed

It's left a mess that government officials, banking agencies and potential bidders are still trying to work out as they also navigate a deal for Signature Bank and try to bolster First Republic Bank

SVB collapse exposes rifts in typically chummy venture capital world

There's no clear consensus on whether to celebrate or blame VCs who told founders to pull out their money

Crypto firms see no long term impact of fall of US banks, investors unsure

SVB crisis: After the SVB was shut down by US regulators on Friday, the crypto market plunged deep into the red, but they had largely recovered by Tuesday

BofA gets more than $15 bn in deposits after Silicon Valley Bank collapse

The inflows offer a first glimpse into deluge of deposits that made its way to the country's largest banks as customers fearful of a spreading crisis sought refuge in the firms seen as too big to fail

SVB fall: Nazara Tech says Rs 60 cr successfully shifted to other accounts

Nazara Technologies on Wednesday said that out of Rs 64 crore held by its two step down subsidiaries in Silicon Valley Bank, Rs 60 crore has been successfully transferred to bank accounts outside of SVB. The balance Rs 4 crore remains in SVB accounts for unrestricted operational use, the company said in a regulatory filing. Nazara informed that both the companies -- Kiddopia Inc and Mediawrkz Inc -- have been given unrestricted access to the entire amount of USD 7.75 million (Rs 64 crore) that was held at SVB. "From this amount, a sum of USD 7.25 million (Rs 60 crore) has been transferred to bank accounts outside of SVB and the balance amount of USD 0.5 million (Rs 4 crore) remains in SVB accounts for unrestricted operational use," the company said.

Despite SVB-triggered turmoil, European central banks hint rate hike

The European Central Bank is still leaning towards a half-percentage-point rate hike on Thursday, despite turmoil in the banking sector, given high inflation