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Silicon Valley Bank execs, parent company sued after collapse

Silicon Valley Bank collapsed and its assets were seized by the US government late last week after a mass withdrawal of funds by customers [Brian Snyder/Reuters]

Silicon Valley Bank’s parent company and two senior executives are facing a class-action lawsuit in the United States, where shareholders have accused the financial institution of failing to disclose the risks that anticipated interest rate hikes would have on its business.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in the Northern District of California on Monday, is seeking unspecified damages from SVB Financial Group and its Chief Financial Officer Daniel Beck, as well as the bank’s Chief Executive Officer Greg Becker.

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