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An amazing and scary month

March was a month for the history books, marked by the collapse of a systemically important financial institution and a bond market wipeout. Caution may be the need of the hour

SVB lessons

Inflation management versus public debt management - the RBI's two roles are at odds with each other

First Citizens buys Silicon Valley Bank following a run on the lender

The lender said it will assume $56 billion in deposits and 17 legacy branches will begin operating Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First Citizens

Govt's steps ensured Indian startups were not impacted by SVB: Vaishnaw

Immediate action by the government to help Indian startups in the aftermath of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse ensured they were not adversely impacted by the "minor crisis", Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday. He also exhorted the entire startup community to think of the Indian banking sector as their trusted partner. Vaishnaw, Minister for IT and Communications, also noted the rapid strides taken by India in areas of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and quantum computing. Speaking at India Global Forum event, the Minister said while there was a time when India was only seen as a consumer of technology, today "many global developers like to have Indian start ups, entrepreneurs and academicians as their partners, as technology gets developed". "... In these two technologies, we would like use of Indian talent for developing solutions for India and for the world," he said. To a question on whether India can produce something equivant to ChatGPT, the Minister said "wait f

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