Episode 105: Why did the Silicon Valley Bank fail? With Lisa Dukes

Welcome to the Corporate Treasury 101 podcast!This is the first snippet of our conversation with Lisa Dukes, where we talk about what happened with the Silicon Valley Bank, and the importance of Financial Risk Management Lisa has had almost 20 years of experience in complex corporate organizations amassing endless experience in innovation within treasury corporate finance and derivatives.In 2020 she was invited to join the United kingdom ’s Foreign exchange Committee chaired by the Bank of England and last year was also appointed as the UK private sector representative to the Global FX committee.Last but not least… Lisa has also co-founded Dukes & King, a corporate finance and risk management boutique using that innovation to help more corporates achieve their strategic objectives.In this episode, expect to learn:What is the series of events that led to the Silicon Valley Bank to failA fresh reminder of what Financial Risk Management is What happened with the interest rates over the last yearWhat are the consequences for Corporate & Corporate Treasurers And much more! If you are very new to Treasury, we highly recommend you to listen first to the following episodes, so you can have a better understanding of the different terms we tackle in this episode Episode 8 to 14 of the Corporate Treasury 101 podcastThey are short episodes and provide a high level overview of what is Financial risk management, the different types of risk, where they come from and how to mitigate themLast note, we are now on Linkedin! If you would like to reach out, suggest a topic, ask a question, or simply say hi, we would be happy to have you! Just look for Corporate Treasury 101, that is us ;) Links & references:Lisa's Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisadukes/Dukes & King: https://dukesandking.com/The London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/london-foreign-exchange-joint-standing-committee#:~:text=The%20Bank%20of%20England%20chairs,the%20wholesale%20foreign%20exchange%20market.FX Global Code of Conduct: https://www.globalfxc.org/fx_global_code.htmLink to the Corporate Treasury 101 Linkedin Profile:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/corporate-treasury-101/___________________________Learn the fundamentals of corporate treasury by downloading your FREE copy of the Corporate Treasury eBook Here!Follow us on Instagram @corporatetreasury101If you have any questions or topics you want us to tackle in the future, reach out to us on Instagram or email us at [email protected]