Insights

As fast-growing, innovation companies expand into foreign markets, letters of credit are seen as a key tool for facilitating sales transactions. In this interactive discussion, our experts explained the benefits of using letters of credit and how to most effectively structure transactions.

High yield (or is it?), student loans, mortgage improvements, and lower deficits.

SVB Analytics completed an in-depth analysis of the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT refers to everyday objects — like cars, food, pets and toys — that are connected to the Internet via smart chips which sense and share information about themselves and their surroundings.

Many growing companies find it hard to determine how to navigate international business. During this session we will discuss strategies and solutions to help you successfully expand overseas while managing risk. Adriel Lares, a former CFO of 3PAR, will guide you through his experience and the finance solutions applied along the way. He will also discuss how foreign exchange hedging early can reduce risk and increase profitability.

For the higher stock market to translate into a stronger economy, investors and consumers must "believe" the valuations are here to stay.  Do they?

Job improvement, steady FOMC, and possible negative euro-rates.

This week, President Obama nominated Congressman Mel Watt to be the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).  This likely marks a significant change in government's approach to delinquent borrowers.