The second-largest bank collapse in US history just happened. Should Australia be worried?
California-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which specialised in financing tech startups, has collapsed, reportedly after a flawed capital raise and deposit withdrawals. The bank held $209bn in assets and $175.4bn in deposits. Nearly half of all tech and life sciences firms in the US that received funding were said to bank with SVB. The bank\’s collapse […]