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Silicon Valley Bank: Clouds spread to Credit Suisse

First Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, and now Swiss giant Credit Suisse looks unsteady on its feet. Our Chief Risk Officer, Ana Giraldo, explains why.

An eagle owl on the wing (Banks under scrutiny: The view from Thomas Murray's Risk Committee)
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Banks under scrutiny: The view from Thomas Murray's Risk Committee

Thomas Murray’s Risk Committee placed On Watch Outlooks over some of the banks we cover.

A microchip on a glowing neon background (The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: Will the chips turn to cracks?)
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The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: Will the chips turn to cracks?

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) marks the world’s largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis.

An Imperial Amazon (or sisserou) parrot, national bird of the Dominican Republic
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Thomas Murray sets CSD risk assessment for CEVALDOM S.A. at ‘A+’ with outlook ‘On Watch’

Thomas Murray has upgraded the Central Securities Depository (CSD) risk assessment for the Dominican Republic’s CSD.

A small red squirrel in a tree: Are your cash correspondent banks segregating client cash?
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Are your cash correspondent banks segregating client cash?

Do you understand what your bank does with client money?

Close-up of a hawk: Thomas Murray upgrades CSD risk assessment for Astana International Exchange CSD
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Thomas Murray upgrades CSD risk assessment for Astana International Exchange CSD

Thomas Murray has completed the second CSD risk assessment of Astana International Exchange Central Securities Depository (AIX CSD).

A view of a city at night from under a bridge
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Do bank network managers need to be cyber experts?

50% of cyber attacks originate through a third party, but network management teams are not doing enough to protect their banks.

A seal sleeping on a beach: The high risk of dormant accounts: Are you monitoring yours?
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The high risk of dormant accounts: Are you monitoring yours?

A dormant account is an account that has had no financial activity for an extended period (typically two years), except for the posting of interest.

Water droplet: Update: Impact of Russian invasion of Ukraine on capital markets of Ukraine and Russia
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Update: Impact of Russian invasion of Ukraine on capital markets of Ukraine and Russia

Since our update last week, the Russian market has remained closed except for a few transactions that are permitted.