Organisation: Silicon Valley Bank

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<p>The International Monetary Fund staffers warned: 'Our recent review of supervisory approaches found that the ability and will to act remain critical—and can suffer from unclear mandates or inadequate legal powers, resources, and independence as well as powerful financial sector lobbies. Policymakers need to better empower banking supervisors to act early and with authority if needed.'</p>

economy

IMF warns regulators to heed lessons about 'too big to fail' banks

IMF staffers push back against the notion from regulators and politicians that the lessons have been fully learned from the failure of US banks and UBS a year ago

<p>The Central Bank was looking at 'the channels of potential spillover' to the Irish financial sector, including to credit institutions and funds. Picture: RollingNews.ie</p>

technology

Officials were optimistic Irish banks insulated from SVB collapse

<p>At roughly $800m, First Republic has by far the smallest market cap in the US equity benchmark after wiping out more than $21bn in market value. Pic: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg</p>

companies

First Republic’s $21bn rout puts S&P status in question

Glass jar with coins and euros with the inscription PENSION. Pen, leather wallet and note paper.

economy

Few safe havens for your investment after poor year for pensions

economy

Investors bet on US Fed easing rates

Merkel Meets With International Economic Institutions Leaders

economy

Markets brace for banking chaos to extend into third week

Silicon Valley Bank Collapses In Biggest Failure Since 2008

Eamon Quinn: Bank collapses and corporate failures - haven’t we seen this all before?

Any ambitions to reform Ireland’s dysfunctional banking market have gone out the door in the wake of the recent global banking crisis, as Irish households and businesses continue to pay some hefty margins on their loans, writes Business Editor Eamon Quinn

Sat, 25 Mar, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Consumer loses out

Sale of Credit Suisse

Wed, 22 Mar, 2023

Eamon Quinn: Remedy for bank turmoil means bad news for customers

Prof Stephen Kinsella says there are parallels with the onset of the financial crisis in 2007, but the speed of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has been extraordinary by any measure

Tue, 21 Mar, 2023

Irish Examiner view: The banks have always had it both ways

Amid the current turmoil, Ireland's banks ought to do more to win our loyalty — for instance by offering fairer rates to savers

Mon, 20 Mar, 2023

Jim Power: As well as banking, SVB turmoil reveals vulnerability of the tech sector

As Warren Buffett once said, it is only when the tide goes out that you learn who has been swimming naked

Sun, 19 Mar, 2023

Businesswoman Shouts Through Megaphone Towards Much Larger Businessman

John Whelan: Banking crisis may hinder Irish women-led companies blazing a trail across Europe

'Ambitious start-up businesses had been unable to pursue growth at all costs and were scrambling for funds to keep their scaling plans on track'

Sun, 19 Mar, 2023

General Economy And Retail As Ireland Prepares For Bailout Exit

Shares in AIB and Bank of Ireland drop all gains made since start of year

Irish banks' stocks caught up in the global banking turmoil as ECB moves to reassure markets that eurozone lenders are safe

Fri, 17 Mar, 2023

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde Rates Decision News Conference

ECB between 'rock and hard place' to get it right on rate hikes as bank crisis deepens

The banking contagion which has spread from the US to Europe was caused by the huge increases in official interest rates

Wed, 15 Mar, 2023

Credit Suisse shares plummet 30% as banks from Germany to Ireland are hit hard

Shares in Credit Suisse — one of Europe's largest lenders — plummeted as much as 30% today, a sign of the worsening banking crisis as German, British, and Irish banks also suffered sharp stock market falls.

Wed, 15 Mar, 2023

‘A Huge disruption’: Startups worldwide face new funding uncertainty after SVB failure

Quang Hoang, the co-founder of a startup called Birdly, spent his Monday refreshing the website of Silicon Valley Bank every hour.

Wed, 15 Mar, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Familiarity with financial failure

Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Wed, 15 Mar, 2023

Rate hikes back on agenda as banking turmoil eases

A rally in global bank shares and, significantly, for eurozone government bond yields, may signal that hefty official hikes in interest rates are back on the cards.

Tue, 14 Mar, 2023

Joseph E. Stiglitz: Another predictable bank failure

The bank’s collapse proves systemic failings of US regulatory and monetary policy, writes Joseph E Stiglitz

Tue, 14 Mar, 2023

Eamon Quinn: Parallels between SVB collapse and 2008 banking crisis are very real

In other echoes of 2008, regulators and politicians in the US and Europe rallied to reassure that the emergency measures had worked.

Tue, 14 Mar, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Banks and tech firms get the jitters

Silicon Valley Bank's failure will cause pessimists among us to recall the way the financial crisis of 2008 unfolded

Mon, 13 Mar, 2023

Irish tech firms await news of their deposits following SVB collapse

Department of Finance says it is monitoring developments as a buyer is sought for the bank

Sun, 12 Mar, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank's fall widens systemic cracks as cheap money vanishes

Cracks are appearing in the global financial system as the decade-long era of cheap money ends, with some investors worrying the shock collapse of signals world markets may be on the cusp of a reckoning.

Sun, 12 Mar, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank Headquarters As Shares Sink

Silicon Valley Bank collapses in biggest failure since 2008

The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund says the State's $100m investment will not be impacted

Fri, 10 Mar, 2023

Why is everyone talking about Silicon Valley Bank?

What does SVB bank do and why has it sparked panic?

Fri, 10 Mar, 2023

Small Business Q&A: Philip Cox, Silicon Valley Bank

In this week’s column, Kehlan Kirwan has a special interview with Philip Cox from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Last week, SVB announced a further $100m investment into Ireland. Philip explains why they decided to invest again in Ireland and what they are looking for in companies.

Mon, 16 May, 2016

Bank of Ireland won’t take mortgage rate ‘risk’

Bank of Ireland looks set to resist pressure to cut its most expensive mortgage rates despite growing political pressure and significant moves by its biggest competitor earlier this week.

Thu, 12 May, 2016

AMCS agrees €8.25m financing facility with Silicon Valley Bank

Limerick-based specialist software company AMCS Group has agreed an €8.25 million financing facility with niche lender, Silicon Valley Bank, with the funds set to be used for acquisition-led growth.

Thu, 03 Jul, 2014

Noonan wants Finance boss by July

Minister for Finance Michael Noonan said he would like a new secretary general of the department in place by the end of July.

Fri, 16 May, 2014

Dramatic solution for mortgage arrears ‘vital’

More dramatic solutions to the mortgage arrears problem, including debt write-off, will have to form part of the banks’ strategy in the future, the Secretary General of the Department of Finance, John Moran, told the Irish Banking Federation conference yesterday.

Wed, 17 Oct, 2012