Tag: Bank of New York Mellon

• Saturday, October 24th 2015 - 08:40 UTC

  Holders of Argentine Euro bonds demands BONY services debt or faces lawsuit

  

  Investors holding euro-denominated Argentine bonds, including billionaire George Soros, called on trustee Bank of New York Mellon yesterday (BONY) to turn over its duties to state-owned Banco Nación so they can get paid the 225 million euros currently frozen by United States District Judge Thomas Griesa’s orders.

• Tuesday, October 6th 2015 - 07:28 UTC

  Victory for Argentina in its ongoing battle with speculative funds

  

  The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York refused on Monday to force Bank of New York Mellon Corp to turn over to holders of defaulted Argentine bonds any of the $539 million the country deposited in 2014 to pay creditors who participated in its past restructurings.

• Thursday, March 19th 2015 - 08:01 UTC

  Argentina asks Citigroup how it will react to Judge Griesa' decision

  

  Argentine Economy Minister Axel Kicillof has revealed the government sent a letter to Citigroup asking how the bank will react, after New York district judge Thomas Griesa decided not to kill an injunction that blocked Citi from processing interest payments on 2.3 billion dollars of Argentina bonds, under Argentine law.

• Sunday, March 15th 2015 - 00:54 UTC

  Argentina blasts Judge Griesa ruling blocking Citigroup from paying bonds issued under local law

  

  A release from the Argentine Economy Ministry considered US Judge Thomas Griesa's ruling issued on Thursday “a shameful excess of jurisdiction”. Judge Griesa blocked Citigroup Inc from processing interest payments by Argentina on some bonds issued under the country's law.

• Saturday, February 14th 2015 - 06:52 UTC

  London court rules English law applies to Euro-denominated Argentine debt

  

  A London court ruled on Friday that English law applies to a disputed case involving interest payments on Euro-denominated Argentine debt, making a payout more likely in spite of conflicting orders from a US court.

• Friday, November 28th 2014 - 06:17 UTC

  Griesa rejects payment request from investors holding Argentine bonds in Euros

  

  US Federal judge Thomas Griesa has rejected a request by European investors seeking payment on Argentine titles currently blocked in New York, despite an ongoing parallel court battle over the issue in London.

• Friday, November 7th 2014 - 23:08 UTC

  English court involved in Argentine bonds dispute with hedge funds

  

  A London court gave Argentine “holdout creditors” in New York a two-week window on Thursday to challenge declarations sought by a powerful group of investors in a dispute over interest payments worth about 226 million Euros. The payments involve Euro-denominated Argentine bonds which were issued under English law.

• Wednesday, November 5th 2014 - 03:43 UTC

  Argentina appeals Judge Griesa's 'contempt of court' ruling

  

  Argentina on Monday asked the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a federal judge’s finding that it is in contempt of court for taking steps to evade his orders that bondholders who agreed to debt restructurings can only be paid if holdout hedge funds are also compensated.

• Wednesday, October 29th 2014 - 07:01 UTC

  Griesa invokes Foreign sovereign immunities act in Argentine bonds dispute

  

  US judge refused on Tuesday to require Bank of New York Mellon Corp to turn over to holders of defaulted Argentine bonds any of the 539 million dollars the country deposited to pay creditors who participated in its past restructurings.

• Saturday, October 25th 2014 - 10:02 UTC

  Argentina's bonds dispute: Judge Griesa delays a week a Citigroup hearing

  

  U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa has delayed by a week a December hearing to consider whether Citigroup Inc should be allowed to process an interest payment by Argentina on bonds issued under its local laws following its 2002 default.