article thumbnail

Q&A: Recent Bank Failures Do Not Mean It’s 2008 All Over Again

UVA Darden

Smith: The Silicon Valley Bank, or SVB, invested heavily in relatively “safe” assets, in that the investments had little or no likelihood of default. But the assets wouldn’t pay back for a long time, mostly 10 years or more. The bank also had long-dated assets. Once the run started, the FDIC had to step in and close the bank.

Banking 52
article thumbnail

Q&A: Recent Bank Failures Do Not Mean It’s 2008 All Over Again

UVA Darden

Smith: The Silicon Valley Bank, or SVB, invested heavily in relatively “safe” assets, in that the investments had little or no likelihood of default. But the assets wouldn’t pay back for a long time, mostly 10 years or more. The bank also had long-dated assets. Once the run started, the FDIC had to step in and close the bank.

Banking 59
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

M&A Special Report: The Great Deal Reset

Chief Executive

Fueled by near-zero interest rates and federal stimulus money, public companies amassed a war chest of cheap capital to chase risky assets, strategies and yield. Despite stiff economic headwinds, robust M&A opportunities are there for the taking, with many companies enjoying steady cash flows and strong balance sheets. “In

article thumbnail

Blending Disciplines to Create Powerful Thought Leadership | Selena Rezvani

Peter Winick

And while that was great for problem solving and looking at people issues, I couldn’t really speak the language of my clients who were looking at spreadsheets and balance sheets and things like this. So not all women, not women entrepreneurs and women in government, right? And so I got an MBA, and. Yeah, right.

Sales 294