Could Silicon Valley Bank collapse affect European banks? Experts say…
Hindustan TimesThe failure of Silicon Valley Bank isn’t a blueprint for similar issues at European lenders, which remain attractive for investors as interest rates rise, according to Deutsche Bank AG and Citigroup Inc. Police officers leave Silicon Valley Bank's headquarters in Santa Clara, California. European banks also mainly hold such assets in cash and government bonds, with securities portfolios typically a smaller component, Citi said. Most bond portfolios at European lenders are held to maturity “and hence are not exposed to interest rate risk,” Deutsche Bank analyst Benjamin Goy wrote in a note. The Citi analysts also said they’re “not aware” of any European banks that rely as heavily on a small group of large depositors as SVB did, with its focus on large deposits from commercial clients such as early-stage technology and life science or health care companies.