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The Impact of Current Events in the US Financial Industry

On Friday, March 10th 2023 trading in shares of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was halted as state regulators in California closed the struggling bank and appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as the Receiver. All of SVB’s deposits and assets were placed under

MARKET BRIEF

” Successful investing is about managing risk, not avoiding it” — Benjamin Graham INTERNATIONAL MARKETS 2022 started with a bang as growing optimism for a global post Covid recovery quickly panned towards a scramble to pare losses, as markets plunged to decade lows. While inflation

MARKET BRIEF | Q3 2022

“Successful investors demonstrate caution in frothy markets and steadfast conviction in panicky ones” — Seth Klarman. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Equity markets sank during the quarter as the Federal Reserve remained steadfast in its approach to raising interest rates. European stocks, especially, underperformed. Yields climbed, with the

MARKET BRIEF | Q2 2022

“There will always be bull markets followed by bear markets followed by bull markets” — John Templeton. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS 2022 has been nothing short of volatile and Q2 2022 was no different as recession risks loom. Global markets felt the pain of sky-high inflation, war,