SVB Financial Group’s Silicon Valley Bank on Friday become the first major bank since the global financial crisis in 2008 to be taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in a sudden demise for a once-mighty lender to technology
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Even after Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, WaMu’s is still the biggest
In the hours since the surprise collapse of Silicon Valley Bank with its roughly $209 billion in assets, the U.S. financial system is reeling from the second-largest bank failure in the country’s history. The rapid failure of Silicon Valley Bank left a
Silicon Valley Bank just imploded. Here’s what it means for your money
The words “bank run” evoke images of panicked investors pounding on the doors of an august institution, demanding their money for fear it will vaporize. Metaphorically, that’s what happened at Silicon Valley Bank, which collapsed Friday morning just two days after
Mideast spymaster’s hot AI plays rely on related-party sales
Two high-flying AI companies backed by an influential Middle Eastern royal have been opening up to the public markets for the first time. Behind the scenes, their rise has been predominantly powered by business with connected parties. Cordell Eminent Scholar
UF teams place 2nd and 3rd at Texas stock pitch
Two teams from UF Warrington placed among the top three in the University of Texas Stock Pitch competition (TSP) held in Austin, Texas. TSP is the largest stock pitch competition in the Southern United States and provides students from all
UF MSF students place 3rd at ENGAGE conference
Four students from the William R. Hough Master of Science in Finance program recently attended the Engage Undergraduate Investment Conference and competed in the stock pitch competition. The students, James Donnelly (MSF ‘24), Veer Raxwal (MSF ‘24), Blake McCoy (MSF
Alumni on the Rise – Ali Thompson Welch
Ali Thompson Welch (BSBA ‘13) is a problem solver. She believes in helping the consumer, discovering an issue and facing it head on. Welch grew up in Lakeland and earned her bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Florida
Investors avoid ESG when times get tough
Sehoon Kim‘s recently published academic study found that individual investor demand for socially responsible investing “is highly sensitive to income shocks” and economic stress. Read more in this story from Nasdaq.
Investors are all for ESG. Except, that is, when times are tough.
A study from Assistant Professor Sehoon Kim finds that the appetite for ESG investing goes down when there is an economic shock such as Covid-19 lockdowns. Read more in this story from the Wall Street Journal.
Direct listings expansion creates another go-public option
Now that companies have regulatory approval to raise capital through a direct listing without being limited by tight pricing restrictions, the yet-unused alternative to a traditional initial public offering could find more takers once market conditions improve. “The relaxation of
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