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Academics warn that social media is a new “catalyst” for bank runs and argue that venture capitalists bear some of the blame for Silicon Valley Bank’s downfall.

Social media-fueled bank runs are a new risk to the financial system, and regulators don't know yet how to manage them.

Ahead of the first official postmortem on its collapse, bankers, regulators and executives admit that it was a crisis hiding in plain sight

While the recent banking debacle in the US and Europe sparked fears about a contagion spreading worldwide, the head of Thailand's Deposit Protection Agency (DPA) said since the agency's establishment in 2008, Thailand has never been close to requiring action to protect deposits.

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We are now in the early stages of a slow-moving process of markets, companies and governments adapting and readjusting to that reality.

Oaktree Capital Management’s Howard Marks says “the similarities between 2008 and 2023 are limited” and he isn’t worried about systemic risk.

The abrupt failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and subsequent concerns about the stability of other banks have reignited a fierce debate among lawmakers, the financial industry, the Biden administration and former government officials about an array of banking reforms and regulatory changes.

Former SVB bankers Jake Moseley and Matt Trotter talk about their decision to join Stifel and the gaping hole left by SVB in venture lending.

Mason discusses the regional bank turmoil but also shares how an earlier crisis shaped his career.

An important source of funding for startups is harder to come by, and while private loans are an alternative they’re much more expensive.