Eight questions about China with Ken Wilcox of Silicon Valley BankMarch 05, 2010 San Francisco Business TimesSan Francisco Business Times reporter Mark Calvey spoke with Ken Wilcox, president and CEO of SVB Financial Group, about doing business in China. The parent of Silicon Valley Bank sees China as a land of opportunity for its strategy of providing financial services to venture capitalists and their po...
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SVB Quarterly News Digest - Winter 2010February 17, 2010 Company NewsSVB has fully repaid TARP Almost exactly a year ago, SVB Financial Group participated in the Treasury's TARP Capital Purchase Program. This was back in the good old days, when participating in the CPP was a sign that a bank was strong and intended to keep lending, despite the downturn. We’re pleased...
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Silicon Valley Bank's Haitian Relief Efforts February 10, 2010 American Bankers Association BlogSilicon Valley Bank The employees of Silicon Valley Bank and SVB Financial Group showed a tremendous outpouring of support for Haitian Relief through the donation of their own vacation days, raising more than $40,000. In total, the company and its employees raised $51,500 for Haiti Relief efforts by...
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Repealing climate bill would hurt Silicon Valley economyFebruary 10, 2010 San Jose Mercury NewsBy Ken WilcoxPresident and CEO, SVB Financial GroupOur state's landmark climate bill — the California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB32) — has put California squarely at the forefront of the fight against global warming by requiring the state to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by...
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