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Of course, the circumstances are different to the 2008 Banking Crisis days, and there is probably a low risk of the banking system collapsing, but the story is compelling.   As it has been well publicised, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was declared bankrupt on Friday, 10th March 2023. They were the 16th largest bank in the US. What allowed a bank of such scale to fail so rapidly? The key distinction lies in the prevalence of social media, which enabled the downfall to play out in real-time on Twitter within a single day.   The uniqueness of SVB is that it specialised in providing banking to many venture-backed technology and life sciences companies in the US and was a personal banker to entrepreneurs and underwriting company listings. At the height of the low-interest rate era in 2021, SVB got flooded with money seeking higher returns, creating a situation of excess liquidity. To satisfy shareholders, SVB invested massive amounts of these excess funds in government-backed securities carrying a high (for that time) interest rate of about 1.64% pa. However, the funds were locked in for an extended period, ten years and more. This improved the profitability of SVB in the short term but exposed them to potential risks in case interest rates rose quickly, which at that time was unthinkable. Rapid interest rate hikes in 2022 devalued this securities portfolio, with mark-to-market losses apparently exceeding SVBs total capital.  ](https://blog.stateofflux.co.uk/blog/silicon-valley-bank-collapse) #### [18 Jan 2023 APRA's tightening up on supply chain accountability Are you ready?](https://blog.stateofflux.co.uk/blog/apras-tightening-up-on-supply-chain-accountability) #### [5 Jul 2022 Supplier cheats on ethics exam Can you trust a supplier that cheats on an ethics exam...?](https://blog.stateofflux.co.uk/blog/supplier-cheats-on-ethics-exam) #### [12 May 2022 The Rise of Ghosting Suppliers Why you should never ghost suppliers](https://blog.stateofflux.co.uk/blog/the-rise-of-ghosting-suppliers) #### [1 Mar 2022 Influence of Ukraine on Supply Chains and Supplier Management In one swift move, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted European supply chains and the repercussions are expected to be felt across global networks. The assault on the country means supply chains that depend on it for the production of everything from food, to chemicals, metals and gas; as well as those who rely on supplies coming out of Russia, are set to be affected. And, without supply chain mapping, companies might not even know it yet.](https://blog.stateofflux.co.uk/blog/influence-of-ukraine-on-supply-chains-and-supplier-management) #### [13 Aug 2020 What are your suppliers thinking?  ](https://blog.stateofflux.co.uk/blog/what-are-your-suppliers-thinking) [1](https://blog.stateofflux.co.uk/blog/tag/suppliers/page/1) [2](https://blog.stateofflux.co.uk/blog/tag/suppliers/page/2) ![State_of_Flux](https://blog.stateofflux.co.uk/hubfs/State_of_Flux_February2019%20Theme/Images/logo.png) London HQ phone: +44 (0)2078 420 600 Email: [enquiries@stateofflux.co.uk](mailto:enquiries@stateofflux.co.uk) © 2022 State of Flux - - - - [Site map](https://www.stateofflux.co.uk/information/site-map) - [Privacy policy](https://www.stateofflux.co.uk/information/privacy-policy) - [Terms and conditions](https://www.stateofflux.co.uk/information/terms-and-conditions)