Adeva Insights

FIG in Focus is a collection of topical insight pieces from Adeva Partners. In this edition we focus on the Silicon Valley Bank Failure.

The failure of Silicon Valley Bank left many asking how a bank which a few weeks before had reported exemplary asset quality, strong capital ratios, and an apparently highly liquid balance sheet could fail so spectacularly.

Adeva Risk Specialist Andy Berry looked at SVB’s December 2022 annual report (10-K) and found some familiar themes with a couple of new twists.

FIG in Focus is a collection of topical insight pieces from Adeva Partners. In this edition we focus on ESG risk: What is being done and what we must learn to assess the risk.

What we will cover:

• Regulation: Can regulators force change?
• Climate-related and environmental risk drivers
• Next steps on Climate-related financial disclosures

Download our FIG in Focus: Embracing ESG today and let us know your thoughts and opinions.

Crises tend to have similar impacts on markets: fear overtakes greed as the motor of the market, and there is a rapid flight to quality (buy US dollar, US treasuries, Bunds, Gold, etc, etc). Market liquidity seizes up as everyone sells risky assets, hoards liquidity and tightens their risk management standards:  these factors reinforce each other and cause a downward liquidity spiral. All these features were present in March 2020, and necessitated massive central bank and regulatory intervention,

In our Sovereign Debt guide, we shall explore:

• Bank’s risk weighting methodology applied to sovereign debt exposures
• Case Study: Lebanon ‘a reminder of how risky sovereigns can be’
• 5 things to consider for sovereign debt

Download our FIG in Focus: Sovereign Debt guide today and join in the discussion on LinkedIn.

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Adeva Partners require an experienced corporate credit trainer to join our expanding team

We are seeking a highly experienced corporate banker/ credit risk manager to join us as a part-time trainer, working 15 – 18 days per month in the South East Asia time zone.

Essential skills

• 10+ years corporate credit experience in a senior role as a banker, credit risk professional, investor or rating analyst.

What is the true impact of digitalisation, and how should credit analysts tackle analysing banks of the future?

In our Analysing Banks of the Future guide, we shall explore

• How to consider digitalisation during credit analysis
• What factors are working in a bank’s favour
• DBS ‘Bank of the Future’ Case Study
• What other factors to consider

Download our FIG Bank of the Future guide today and join in the discussion on LinkedIn.

Adeva is well known for the expertise of our trainers. We want to lift the lid on some of the other roles within Adeva, that allow us to deliver a great service to our clients.

Claire Williams, course administrator at Adeva shares what is involved in her role.

My role is to make learning as accessible as possible

The trainers and digital learning designer work together to create eLearning materials for participants,

Adeva is well known for the expertise of our trainers. We want to lift the lid on some of the other roles within Adeva, that allow us to deliver a great service to our clients.

We asked Elizabeth Heib to share more about her role as a Digital Learning Designer at Adeva.

My role is to design a straightforward way for people to think

I work in collaboration with the Adeva Trainers,

Adeva is well known for the expertise of our trainers. We want to lift the lid on some of the other roles within Adeva, that allow us to deliver a great service to our clients.

At Adeva we have a small team of highly skilled Virtual Producers. We asked Linda McNamara to share more about her role as a Virtual Producer at Adeva.

My role is to create an exceptional learner experience

This allows the trainer to concentrate on engagement and delivering the content to participants.

Welcome to the third edition of our regular briefing on news and views on the FIG (financial institution group) world.

These are the stories and insights that have captured our attention in recent months.

You can download a pdf version of the newsletter here.

Why it Pays to Pay Attention 

Exploring why “there is no substitute for fundamental research” when looking for early warning distress signs.