India’s Reliance Industries Ltd has agreed to purchase a controlling stake in Mandarin Oriental New York, a five-star hotel in midtown Manhattan, through the purchase of its Cayman Islands-based parent for $98 million. In a stock exchange filing on Saturday, Reliance… 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 ›
DOJ begins investigation into Archegos Capital Management’s collapse
The U.S. Department of Justice has begun an investigation on the collapse of Bill Hwang’s Archegos Capital Management, which cost large global banks more than $10 billion in losses. To this end, federal prosecutors in Manhattan have sent requests for… Read More ›
New York-area based banks gear up coronavirus preparations
Financial firms in New York City are already testing work-from-home capabilities, implementing travel restrictions and canceling or modifying upcoming events even as China’s coronavirus, which landed on the finance capital’s doorstep, showed little signs of abating. Grand Central Station headquartered… Read More ›
Oregon join coalition against T-Mobile-Sprint merger
15 U.S. States, headed by the Attorney General of New York and California, have filed a lawsuit against the merger saying it is anti-competitive and will raise costs by more than $4.5 billion annually for residents. In a significant development,… Read More ›
NY fund manager pleads guilty to Belize airport scam
Brent Borland, 48, a principal at Borland Capital Group, has pleaded guilty to ripping off dozens of investors to the tune of $21.9 million. As per a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice, Brent Borland, 48, a NY-based investment… 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 ›
NY office rent market hits new high: Collier International
The year has begun on a strong note with the office leasing segment in New York touching a new high in the first quarter itself. Brokerage firm Colliers International has disclosed that the average rent being paid to landlords for… Read More ›