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The Credit Suisse Collapse and the Regulation of Banking

Harvard Corporate Governance

Credit Suisse, one of the world’s largest 30 banks with assets exceeding $500 billion, melted down earlier this month. How this collapse quickly unfolded raises serious questions about the regulatory actions preceding it and the future of banking regulation. ” SNB also pledged to provide CS with liquidity if necessary.

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Breach of Trust: Decoding the Banking Crisis

Musings on Markets

In March 2023, the fall of Silicon Valley Bank shocked investors not only because it was unforeseen, but also because of the speed with which it unfolded. That failure has had a domino effect, with Signature Bank falling soon after, followed by Credit Suisse in April 2023 and by First Republic last week.

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Good (Bad) Banks and Good (Bad) Investments: At the right price.

Musings on Markets

I also used the banking framework to argue that good banks have stickier deposits, with a higher precent of these deposits being non-interest bearing, that they invest in loans and investment securities on which they earn interest rates that cover and exceed the default risk in these investments. All Equity, All the time!

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Dissecting the Long-Term Performance of the Chinese Stock Market

Harvard Corporate Governance

The A share market is the second largest in the world in terms of total market capitalization, trailing only the US equity markets. In terms of cumulative, ‘buy and hold’ returns, the performance of the A share market is the worst among the group of large countries (see Figure 1). more…)

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MercadoLibre: Dominating Latam’s Digital Space

Valutico

This substantial gain has propelled the Company past Petrobras, establishing it as the largest company by market capitalization in the Latin American market. Venture into Banking MercadoLibre is seeking a banking license for ‘Mercado Pago’ to become Mexico’s largest digital bank.

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Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. and Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. Announce a Merger of Equals to Create a Premier Pennsylvania and Maryland Community Banking Franchise

Benzinga

Orrstown") (NASDAQ: ORRF ), the parent company of Orrstown Bank, and Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. Transaction Highlights : Merger of Equals transaction creating a premier Pennsylvania and Maryland community bank with approximately $5.2 " name, and the combined bank will operate under the "Orrstown Bank" name.

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First National Corporation Completes Acquisition of Touchstone Bankshares, Inc.

Benzinga

01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First National Corporation (NASDAQ: FXNC ) (the "Company" or "First National"), the one-bank holding company of First Bank, announced today that it has completed the acquisition by merger of Touchstone Bankshares, Inc. was merged with and into First Bank. STRASBURG, Va., billion in assets, $1.5

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