Tag: pari passu clause

• Wednesday, February 10th 2016 - 07:24 UTC

  Argentina still has uphill battle with holdouts: a stay of pari-passu is next round

  

  While investors cheered progress on last week's arduous negotiations in New York between Argentine government officials and litigant investors, the administration of president Mauricio Macri still faces an uphill battle as it works to bring other holdouts on board.

• Saturday, June 13th 2015 - 06:40 UTC

  Brussels Declaration with references to sovereign debt and 'territorial integrity' satisfies Argentina

  

  Argentina expressed satisfaction with the Brussels Declaration at the end of the two-day European Union/Celac summit because it included strong backing to the country's efforts to change international rules regulating restructuring of sovereign debt and also there was a mention to territorial integrity, a tangent statement referred to the ongoing dispute over Falkland Islands sovereignty.

• Tuesday, May 12th 2015 - 06:25 UTC

  Argentina reacts to hedge funds attempt to block a fresh debt emission

  

  Argentina has launched a stinging attack on hedge funds attempting to block payment on last month's Bonar 24 debt issuance, stating that the petition shows the 'vulture funds' desperation following the successful auction.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2015 - 08:54 UTC

  Griesa rules hedge funds entitled to details of recent Argentine bond offering and banks must comply

  

  U.S. judge on Wednesday ruled that hedge funds suing over unpaid debt stemming from Argentina's 2002 default are entitled to details of a recent bond offering by Buenos Aires.

• 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.

• Tuesday, November 11th 2014 - 07:25 UTC

  Griesa authorizes Citibank to pay restructured bonds under Argentine law

  

  New York District judge Thomas Griesa has authorized Citibank to complete the transfer of 85 million dollars to holders of restructured Argentine bonds under Argentine law, meeting debt services that expire on December 31.

• 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.

• Tuesday, October 7th 2014 - 06:04 UTC

  IMF urges changes in sovereign bonds' contracts, following Argentina's case

  

  The International Monetary Fund on Monday urged changes in sovereign bond contracts as Argentina remained mired in a US court battle with holdouts or “vulture funds” years after its massive debt restructuring.

• Saturday, September 27th 2014 - 09:24 UTC

  Argentina lashes Griesa for not making a final decision on the Citibank dispute

  

  Argentina's Economy minister Axel Kicillof lashed out at US Judge Thomas Griesa after he authorized Citibank a one-off payment of Argentine bonds' coupon next Tuesday saying he once again failed to address the heart of the issue and also in fact recognized that bonds under Argentine law do not belong to his jurisdiction.