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Re:SVB shows that there are few libertarians in a financial ... by fisherjeff on Monday March 13, 2023 @11:12PM (#35146926)
It is not at all about risky investments! It’s about poorly managing risk, which is entirely different. The underlying instruments are among the lowest-risk securities on the planet, the risk that killed SVB was in the investment strategy.
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Re:SVB shows that there are few libertarians in a financial ... by yunwal on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @01:05AM (#35147642)
You can call it whatever you want. They lobbied to not be subject to liquidity stress tests, and then didn’t have liquid assets when customers came looking for their money. That was risky. They could have invested in shorter term contracts but they didn’t.
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