FDIC and First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company also agreed on a “loss-share transaction” for commercial loans that were acquired from the former Silicon Valley Bridge Bank. Under this agreement, any losses or recoveries on loans covered by the loss-share agreement will be shared between the two parties. The purpose of this arrangement is to ensure…
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According to securities filings, Mr Becker, SVB’s Chief Executive, and Mr Beck, the Chief Financial Officer, sold shares the week before the bank’s collapse. Becker sold $2.3 million worth of shares and Beck sold more than $575,000 worth of shares, which amounts to one third of his holdings in the company. SEC Chair Gary Gensler…
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Noel Quinn, the CEO of HSBC Group, commented: This acquisition makes excellent strategic sense for our business in the UK. It strengthens our commercial banking franchise and enhances our ability to serve innovative and fast-growing firms, including in the technology and life-science sectors, in the UK and internationally. The UK Financial Conduct Authority issued a…
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FX management solutions company, Kantox, has announced today that it has partnered with Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) to offer FX management software to SVB’s corporate clients across the United Kingdom. Dynamic Hedging, a micro-hedging solution developed by Kantox, fully automates FX risk management to create greater efficiencies for treasurers. The technology provides better visibility over…
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Institutional FX exchange provider LMAX Exchange Group has announced that it has completed an equity purchase of Paddy Power Betfair plc’s remaining stake in the business. The 31.35% stake (or 187,811 shares) was bought from Paddy Power Betfair for £21.945 million, valuing LMAX Exchange at £70 million. The buyback brings 95% of the company under the control…
Read moreConfirming our earlier post on the matter, retail forex broker eToro has successfully raised $27 million from units of China’s Ping An and Russia’s Sberbank. Current investors Spark Capital and BRM also participated in the financing. The round also includes a credit facility from Silicon Valley Bank. Industry sources tell LeapRate that the financing was done at…
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