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by noobermin 1200 days ago
Assuming of course clients don't fucking pull out the moment they can when svb uk reopens.
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If you had deposits with SVB's UK arm before, congrats, you're now an HSBC customer.

There is a much lower chance HSBC experiences a bank run. Not to jinx it but the most likely outcome is that most customers are satisfied that HSBC is a well-capitalized bank and keep their money there, while HSBC gets to use their deposits and the bank's assets to sit comfy earning yield.

Um "client assets" are liabilities to a bank