According to a source familiar with the matter at hand, Reddit Inc has tapped Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group for its initial public offering. In December, Reddit had confidentially filed for an IPO aiming for a valuation of over $15 billion…. Read More ›
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US Appeals Court revives Libor rigging claims against big banks
In a significant development a U.S. appeals court has revived a litigation wherein large banks had been accused of conspiring to rig the Libor interest rate benchmark, including during the 2008 financial crisis, to boost their profits at investors’ expense… Read More ›
JPMorgan exploring potential opportunities for add-on acquisitions
In a statement Mary Callahan Erdoes, the head of asset and wealth management at JPMorgan Chase & Co said, her division of the bank is “looking into possible opportunities for add-on acquisitions”. “I wouldn’t assume we haven’t done anything,” said… Read More ›
JPMorgan Chase & Co names Filippo Gori as its new Asia Pacific CEO
On Thursday, JPMorgan Chase & Co named veteran Filippo Gori as its new Asia Pacific CEO; he will oversee strategy and operations across seventeen markets in the region. Gori, who has stuck with the bank for the last twenty years,… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia’s PIF hedged its 4.9% stake in Tesla Inc: FT
Saudi Arabia’s PIF used an equity collar to reduce its exposure to price movements of Tesla’s shares. As per a report by the Financial Times, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has reduced its exposure to Tesla Inc. Saudi Arabia’s… Read More ›
Large group of institutional investors drag 16 major banks to court over rigging forex market
The 221 page complaint alleges that these 16 major banks had colluded to rig the roughly $5.1 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market. In a significant development, a group of big institutional investors, which includes BlackRock Inc and Allianz SE’s Pacific Investment… Read More ›
Activist investor Hudson Executive Capital LP takes 3.1% stake in Deutsche Bank
Hudson Executive Capital LP led by former JPMorgan Chase’s CFO Douglas Braunstein feels that Deutsche Bank is “misunderstood and undervalued”. On Thursday, as per a report from the Wall Street Journal, New York-based hedge fund Hudson Executive Capital LP has… Read More ›
JPMorgan applies to set up majority-owned securities business in China
The U.S. bank is one of several foreign banks, including UBS Group AG and Nomura Holdings Inc who have applied to set up majority-owned securities businesses in China, following relaxation of rules. On Monday, JPMorgan Chase & Co stated it… Read More ›
Goldman Sachs’ CFO to detail the company’s bond trading strategy in September
This comes in the wake of the bank reporting a spectacular drop of 40% in its bond-trading revenues, which naturally has unnerved investors. In the wake of increased pressure from big investors who have grown frustrated by Goldman Sachs’ vague… Read More ›
Matt Zames JPMorgan Chase’s CIO retires from the bank
Zames was the leading contender for replacing Jamie Dimon,61, at the helm of the bank. On Thursday, JPMorgan Chase & Co disclosed Matt Zames, its Chief Operating Officer who was once seen as a successor to Jamie Dimon, its CEO,… Read More ›