S4EP4: A Year in Review–Banking & Finance Edition

As crazy as it sounds, this is the final episode of The Firm Analyst this year. I was joined by Waheed Kalungi, a contracts paralegal at UserTesting Inc. and aspiring Trainee Solicitor. Together, we discussed a range of business stories and how they featured throughout the year. As a lot has happened in 2023, we decided to split this massive two-hour long episode into a few parts, releasing one every few days. In this part, we discussed some of the biggest banking & finance stories of the year, which included: the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and other major regional US banks; UBS' merger with Credit Suisse; and the rise of the mysterious 'private credit' sector. I hope you enjoy the podcast and have a good winter break!