UK finance minister and Bank of England work to contain SVB fallout

LONDON (Reuters) -Britains finance ministry and the Bank of England are working to minimize the disruption that could arise from a collapse of the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank, which has been seized by U.S. regulators, the ministry said on Saturday.

伦敦（路透社）——英国财政部和英格兰银行周六表示，英国财政部和英格兰银行正在努力将硅谷银行英国分支机构倒闭可能造成的破坏降到最低，硅谷银行已被美国监管机构接管。

Talks were scheduled for Saturday to discuss the issues faced by British tech companies affected by the collapse, the ministry said in a statement. The Bank of England on Friday said it was seeking a court order to place SVB UK into an insolvency procedure.

该部在一份声明中表示，定于周六举行会谈，讨论受倒闭影响的英国科技公司面临的问题。英格兰银行周五表示，它正在寻求法院命令将 svb uk 置于破产程序中。

“The government recognises that tech sector companies are often not cashflow-positive as they grow, and that they rely on cash on deposits to cover their day to day costs,” the statement said.

声明说：“政府认识到，科技行业的公司在成长过程中往往不会产生正现金流，而且它们依靠现金存款来支付日常成本。”

Advisory firm Rothschild & Co is exploring options for SVB UK as insolvency looms, two people familiar with the discussions told Reuters.

两名知情人士告诉路透社，咨询公司 rothschild & co 正在为 svb uk 探索破产迫在眉睫的选择。

More than 250 UK tech firm chief executives signed a letter addressed to Jeremy Hunt, the British chancellor of the exchequer (finance minister), calling for government intervention, a copy seen by Reuters shows.

路透社看到的一份副本显示，超过 250 名英国科技公司的首席执行官签署了一封致英国财政大臣（财政部长）杰里米·亨特的信，呼吁政府干预。

“The recent news about SVB going into insolvency represents an existential threat to the UK tech sector,” the letter said. “This weekend the majority of us as tech founders are running numbers to see if we are potentially technically insolvent.”

“最近有关 svb 破产的消息代表了对英国科技行业的生存威胁，”信中说。 “这个周末，作为技术创始人的我们中的大多数人都在运行数字，看看我们是否可能在技术上资不抵债。”

“Most businesses are operating on very fine margins in the current economy and the contagion from the initial insolvencies will be vast and impact the economy far beyond the tech sector,” the letter said.

信中说：“在当前经济中，大多数企业的利润率都非常高，最初破产的蔓延将是巨大的，对经济的影响将远远超出科技行业。”

Sky News had reported earlier on Saturday that a British clearing bank, the Bank of London, was considering a rescue bid for the UK arm of SVB.

周六早些时候，天空新闻报道称，英国清算银行伦敦银行正在考虑对 svb 的英国分支机构进行救助。

Under insolvency proceedings for banks in Britain, some depositors are eligible for up to 85,000 pounds ($102,000) of compensation for cash held at lenders, or 170,000 pounds for joint accounts.

根据英国银行的破产程序，一些储户有资格获得高达 85,000 英镑（102,000 美元）的现金补偿，用于存放在贷方的现金，或 170,000 英镑的联名账户。

Britains Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is also talking to the affected tech firms. A further statement will be issued after the talks on Saturday.

英国科学、创新和技术部也在与受影响的科技公司进行对话。周六会谈后将发表进一步的声明。

Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at the investment firm Hargreaves Lansdown, said in an emailed note that there would be aftershocks in the tech sector next week.

投资公司 hargreaves lansdown 的货币和市场主管苏珊娜·斯特里特 (susannah streeter) 在一封电子邮件中表示，下周科技行业将出现余震。

“Urgent talks regarding potential takeovers will be ongoing, with regulators under pressure to negotiate bailouts to avoid further damaging fallout,” Streeter said.

“关于潜在收购的紧急谈判将继续进行，监管机构面临着谈判救助以避免进一步破坏性后果的压力，”streeter 说。

The ministry said Britains banking system remained strong and resilient. The issues affecting Silicon Valley Bank were specific to it and did not have implications for other banks operating in the UK, the ministry said.

该部表示，英国的银行体系依然强劲且富有弹性。该部表示，影响硅谷银行的问题是它特有的，对在英国经营的其他银行没有影响。

(Reporting by Sarah Young and Elizabeth Howcroft; Additional reporting by Amy-Jo Crowley, Pablo Mayo and Elisa Martinuzzi;Editing by Tomasz Janowski, David Holmes and Grant McCool)

（sarah young 和 elizabeth howcroft 的报道；amy-jo crowley、pablo mayo 和 elisa martinuzzi 的补充报道；tomasz janowski、david holmes 和 grant mccool 的编辑）