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People Moves Monday: A series of senior appointments

The TRADE

He also spent several years at Goldman Sachs in a risk management and product control role. Previously, Williams served as an investment account manager at Northern Trust. Fixed income investment banking boutique KNG Securities appointed Fernando Ortega as its new head of emerging market sales.

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The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: The Start of Great Financial Crisis 2.0?

Mergers and Inquisitions

government bonds: In doing so, however, the bank and its “risk managers” made two key mistakes: Long-Term vs. Short-Term – Rather than putting these funds in shorter-term bonds that are less affected by interest rates , SVB invested mostly in longer-term, 10-year bonds whose prices drop significantly when interest rates rise.

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UBS and Credit Suisse: The Next Shoe to Drop in the Financial Crisis of 2023?

Mergers and Inquisitions

I explained the reasons for Silicon Valley Bank’s failure in last week’s article : incompetent risk management, massive losses on HTM securities, and a run on the bank that created the need to sell securities at a loss and get cash to cover the withdrawals. By contrast, Credit Suisse barely had any HTM securities. Klein & Co.

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The 4 Types of Real Estate Investments (Land, Residential, Commercial, Industrial)

Peak Frameworks

Hotels and Hospitality Lodging and tourism-related properties, from boutique hotels like The NoMad in New York City to global chains like Marriott. Each category offers distinct opportunities for growth, risk management, and wealth creation.