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US Fed Announces Result of Review of Supervision and Regulation of Silicon Valley Bank by Barr Vice Chair Supervision

April 28, 2023/US Federal Reserve The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the results from the review of the supervision and regulation of Silicon Valley Bank, led by Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr. The review finds four key takeaways on the causes of the bank’s failure: Silicon Valley […]

The Markets in Review: An Imminent Default in the US?

April 26, 2023/Coronation Research Investors have begun to raise concerns about an approaching US debt ceiling deadline. Do we see an imminent default in the US? While we do not envisage a default, investors face increasing risks in financial markets as the deadline approaches. The uncertainty created by this situation […]

African Development Bank Rolls Out New Whistleblowing Policy

New policy brings retaliation by contractors, consultants and suppliers under the Bank’s sanctions regime April 26, 2023/AfDB The African Development Bank Group (http://www.AfDB.org) has launched a six-month campaign to sensitize its internal and external stakeholders on its new Whistleblowing Policy, approved by the Boards of Directors in January this year. […]