Pacific Western Bank faced ‘elevated’ withdrawals after bank failures

(Reuters) – Pacific Western Bank, a unit of PacWest Bankcorp, said on Friday it had witnessed ‘elevated’ withdrawals following the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, but deposit movements had stabilized since Monday. The Los Angeles-based bank gave no details on the sum of the withdrawals but said they were mainly from its…

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Five trades from hedge funds to navigate US-China tensions

By Nell Mackenzie, Carolina Mandl and Summer Zhen LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds are watching growing U.S.-Chinese geopolitical tensions and have spotted ways to trade them. U.S. authorities on Thursday told TikTok’s Chinese owners to divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a possible U.S. ban, Reuters reported. Britain, this week, described…

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Bridgewater, Millennium, and Marshall Wace in bearish bet on Europeans banks

By Nell Mackenzie and Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro LONDON (Reuters) -Investment managers Bridgewater Associates, Millennium Management and Marshall Wace added to short positions on European banking shares after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sparked contagion fears across global banks, according to data from Breakout Point. Hedge funds including Citadel, Wellington Management, Capital Fund Management and…

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Swiss central bank throws financial lifeline to Credit Suisse after shares pummelled

By Noele Illien, John Revill and Tom Sims (Reuters) – Swiss regulators pledged a liquidity lifeline to Credit Suisse in an unprecedented move by a central bank after the flagship Swiss lender’s shares tumbled as much as 30% on Wednesday. In a joint statement, the Swiss financial regulator FINMA and the nation’s central bank sought…

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U.S. consumer finance watchdog opens inquiry into data brokers

By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – The U.S. consumer finance watchdog launched an inquiry on Wednesday to examine companies that track and collect personal data, requesting public feedback about the business models and practices data brokers use. The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s request for information marks the latest move from the regulator to explore how…

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A new surprise for U.S. savers: Turn 529s into retirement money

By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – When financial planner Larry Pon started reading about the SECURE 2.0 Act that overhauls retirement saving, he was shocked at the provision about college funds. “Hey, this applies to me!” the certified public accountant from Redwood Shores, California, said. The new legislation lets savers roll over unused funds…

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Silicon Valley Bank is largest failure since 2008 crisis, billions stranded

By David French, Echo Wang and Alun John (Reuters) – Startup-focused lender SVB Financial Group became the largest bank to fail since the 2008 financial crisis on Friday, in a sudden collapse that roiled global markets, left billions of dollars belonging to companies and investors stranded. California banking regulators closed the bank, which did business…

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