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T R O U B L E D C O M P A N Y R E P O R T E R
L A T I N A M E R I C A
Tuesday, April 7, 2015, Vol. 16, No. 067
Headlines
A N T I G U A & B A R B U D A
MARPIN TELECOMS: Union Wants Clarification Regarding Sale
A R G E N T I N A
ARGENTINA: Suspends US Bank Chief for Being 'Ignorant'
B R A Z I L
OI SA: S&P Affirms 'BB+' CCR and Revises Outlook to Negative
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO: Problems at Firm as Investors Seek Damages
C A Y M A N I S L A N D S
CALEDONIAN GROUP: Commences Liquidation Proceedings
CLARITUS M SPC II: Creditors' Proofs of Debt Due April 20
CORE-MALAYSIA: Creditors' Proofs of Debt Due April 20
HITS AFRICA: Creditors to Hold Annual Meeting on April 23
JIMILI INVESTMENTS: Creditors' Proofs of Debt Due April 30
LBA FUNDING: Creditors' Proofs of Debt Due April 29
MIDSHIPS OPPORTUNITY: Placed Under Voluntary Wind-Up
MIDSHIPS OPPORTUNITY MASTER: Placed Under Voluntary Wind-Up
NICHE AVE: Commences Liquidation Proceedings
OWF REAL: Commences Liquidation Proceedings
PICTET TRUST: Creditors' Proofs of Debt Due April 30
SAYBOLT MALAYSIA: Creditors' Proofs of Debt Due April 20
THALASSA LIMITED: Creditors' Proofs of Debt Due April 30
C H I L E
LATAM AIRLINES: Strike Threat at Chile Unit Pushed Back
J A M A I C A
* JAMAICA: IMF Urges Government to Step up the Pace of Reform
T R I N I D A D & T O B A G O
* TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Central Bank Says Interest Rate Hike Needed
X X X X X X X X X
* Large Companies With Insolvent Balance Sheets
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A N T I G U A & B A R B U D A
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MARPIN TELECOMS: Union Wants Clarification Regarding Sale
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The Daily Observer reports that the Waterfront and Allied Workers
Union (WAWU) says it is seeking clarification regarding the sale
of the television company, Marpin Telecoms and Broadcasting
(Marpin 2K4 Limited).
WAWU Secretary General Kertist Augustus confirmed that the union
had written to the company amid reports that the discussions with
the potential buyer was "well advanced," according to The Daily
Observe.
"The union held a meeting with the Marpin staff afternoon. We
were in fact discussing the whole question of the grape vine news
that the company is up for sale and in fact the process is at an
advanced stage with one of the buyers," the report quoted Mr.
Augustus as saying. "We were concerned because the company . . .
never indicated in any way to us that plan on their behalf and
since we consider ourselves as being partners in the whole process
that there was a certain degree of slightness being exerted
towards us."
The report notes that Mr. Augustus said the union had a
responsibility of securing and protecting the jobs of its members
and as a result "we felt it was necessary to let the company know
that . . . what our position is on that.
"Again because of the grape vine news we have been hearing certain
things and we do not know right or wrong what is in fact correct.
So we sent off a letter to the management . . . . reminding them
of a letter we sent to them on January 28 where we agreed in 2014
to certain conditions" including a 10 per cent wage cut across the
board," Mr. Augustus said, the report relays.
Last December, the Dominica Social Security (DSS) denied media
reports that it had sold the cash-strapped Marpin 2K4 Ltd
television company to the telecommunications company, LIME, the
report recalls.
The report discloses that DSS, which is the sole owner of the
company, said that it would make a public announcement if and when
the company is sold.
But a senior official of LIME, which is owned by the British
telecommunications giant, Cable and Wireless, had confirmed that
talks were at an advanced stage to acquire the television company,
the report adds.
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ARGENTINA: Suspends US Bank Chief for Being 'Ignorant'
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The Telegraph reports that Argentina has suspended the head of
Citibank's local subsidiary after the bank said it would stop
processing payments on Argentine bonds caught up in a messy US
court battle.
Gabriel Ribisich is no longer authorized to act as the bank's
legal representative in Argentina, the central bank said in a
statement, accusing him of "misconduct" and giving Citibank 24
hours to designate a new director general, according to The
Telegraph.
Citibank has found itself embroiled in a dispute between Argentina
and two US hedge funds that have sued it for full payment on bonds
the country defaulted on during its 2001 economic crisis, the
report relates.
In the aftermath of the crisis, Argentina reached deals with most
of its creditors to swap their defaulted bonds for steeply
discounted "exchange bonds," the report recalls.
But U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa has blocked banks --
including Citibank -- from processing payments on the exchange
bonds until Argentina settles its dispute with the hedge funds,
which rejected the debt restructuring and are demanding the full
$1.3 billion due.
Argentina condemns the funds -- US billionaire Paul Singer's NML
Capital and Aurelius Capital Management -- as "vultures" for
buying its defaulted debt for pennies on the dollar then holding
out for full payment.
Citibank, which acts as trustee on a set of exchange bonds issued
in dollars under Argentine law, has found itself trapped between
Griesa, who has ruled the bonds are under his jurisdiction, and
Argentina, which insists its laws bind the bank to continue
processing payments, notes the report.
The report adds that Citibank announced that it would pull out of
its Argentine custody business after making two more payments, on
March 31 and June 30, in line with a court order the week before.
According to the report, Argentina's central bank said it was
suspending Ribisich because the announcement showed he was
"ignorant of Argentine legislation on the norms of sovereign debt
restructuring and the execution of agreements signed abroad in
violation of local laws".
The move came after Argentine regulators suspended Citibank
Argentina from conducting capital market operations, says The
Telegraph. The central bank said it had taken that into account,
as well as Ribisich's failure to meet "the minimum standard of
aptitude", in making its decision.
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The Troubled Company Reporter-Latin America, on Aug. 1, 2014,
reported that Argentina defaulted on some of its debt late July 30
after expiration of a 30-day grace period on a US$539 million
interest payment. Earlier that day, talks with a court- appointed
mediator ended without resolving a standoff between the country
and a group of hedge funds seeking full payment on bonds that the
country had defaulted on in 2001. A U.S. judge had ruled that the
interest payment couldn't be made unless the hedge funds led by
Elliott Management Corp., got the US$1.5 billion they claimed.
The country hasn't been able to access international credit
markets since its US$95 billion default 13 years ago.
As a result, reported the TCR-LA on Aug. 1, Standard & Poor's
Ratings Services lowered its unsolicited long-and short-term
foreign currency sovereign credit ratings on the Republic of
Argentina to selective default ('SD') from 'CCC-/C'.
The TCR-LA, on Aug. 4, 2014, also reported that Fitch Ratings
downgraded Argentina's Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating
(IDR) to 'RD' from 'CC', and its Short-Term Foreign Currency
Issuer Default Rating to 'RD' from 'C'.
Meanwhile, Moody's Investors Service affirmed Argentina's Caa1
issuer rating, which also applies to domestic law bonds, confirmed
the (P)Caa2 rating for its foreign law bonds, and affirmed the Ca
rating on the original defaulted bonds. The long-term issuer
rating was placed on negative outlook, reported the TCR-LA on Aug.
5, 2014.
On Aug. 8, 2014, the TCR-LA reported that Moody's Latin America
Agente de Calificacion de Riesgo affirmed the deposit, debt,
issuer and corporate family ratings on Argentina's banks and
financial institutions, both on the global and national scales.
The outlook on these ratings has been changed to negative from
stable. At the same time, the rating agency has affirmed the
banks' Caa2 foreign-currency deposit ratings and Not-
Prime short-term ratings. The banks' standalone E financial
strength ratings corresponding to caa1 baseline credit assessments
(BCA) have also been affirmed.
The TCR-LA, On Aug. 6, 2014, also reported that DBRS Inc. has
downgraded Argentina's long-term foreign currency issuer rating
from CC to Selective Default (SD). The short-term foreign
currency rating has been downgraded to Default (D), from R-5. The
long-term and short-term local currency issuer ratings have been
confirmed at B (low) and R-5, respectively. The trend on the
long-term local currency rating is Negative, and the trend on the
short-term local currency rating is Stable.
On Nov. 3, 2014, the TCR-LA reported that Fitch Ratings downgraded
Argentina's rating on Par Bonds issued under Foreign Law to 'D'
from 'C' as Argentina has not been able to cure the missed coupon
payments on its par bonds issued under foreign law after the
expiration of the 30-day grace period on Oct. 30. According to
Fitch's criteria, this constitutes an event of default and Fitch
has downgraded the affected securities to 'D'. In addition, Fitch
has affirmed:
-- Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'RD';
-- Local Currency IDR at 'CCC';
-- Short-term Foreign Currency IDR at 'RD';
-- Country Ceiling at 'CCC'.
-- Performing Foreign Law Exchanged Securities (Global 17) at
'C';
-- Local Currency exchanged bonds under Argentine Law at 'CCC';
-- Foreign and Local Currency non-exchanged securities under
Argentine Law at 'CCC';
-- Discount Bonds issued under Foreign Law at 'D'.
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OI SA: S&P Affirms 'BB+' CCR and Revises Outlook to Negative
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Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on Oi S.A.
to negative from stable. At the same time, S&P affirmed all the
ratings on the company, including the 'BB+' global scale and
'brAA+' national scale corporate credit ratings.
The negative outlook reflects S&P's view that the company may fail
to significantly improve its profitability, and consequently,
credit metrics, as previously expected. This stems from
challenging macroeconomic conditions and market competition. The
outlook revision follows S&P's reassessment of Oi's financial risk
profile to "aggressive" from "significant."
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO: Problems at Firm as Investors Seek Damages
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Madison Marriage and Joe Leahy at The Financial Times report that
problems for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), the Brazilian
oil company embroiled in what is believed to be the biggest
corruption scandal in the country's history, show no sign of
abating.
In the past two weeks it has emerged that several large
institutional investors, including Dimensional Fund Advisors, the
US fund house, and six New York City pension funds, are
independently suing Petrobras for losses suffered as a result of
corporate embezzlement alleged to have taken place at the company
since 2004, according to The Financial Times.
AP1, the $30 billion Swedish government pension scheme, also
confirmed to The Financial Times that it will take legal action
against the state-owned oil company, which was once considered the
pride of Brazil.
The company has suffered a sudden fall from grace. Allegations
took hold last year that former directors conspired with
politicians, mostly from the ruling coalition led by President
Dilma Rousseff, and private-sector contractors to funnel billions
of dollars out of the company, the report notes.
The report relays that about 40 executives from Brazil's largest
construction companies and former Petrobras directors have been
arrested in recent months as a result. In March, the heads of
Brazil's two houses of Congress, former ministers and an ex-
president were named by Brazil's Supreme Court in a list of 54
individuals who will be investigated in relation to the
allegations, the report relays.
The report notes that the investor suits claim that the company
misstated the value of its assets and made misleading statements
about its anti-corruption policies and internal financial
reporting controls.
Petrobras stock was consequently sold at artificially inflated
prices, according to the legal filings, which claim that the
multibillion-dollar bribery scheme is largely to blame for a 43
per cent drop in the company's share price last year, the report
says.
The lawsuits filed in the New York court system are a fresh blow
to Petrobras, against which a number of class action lawsuits have
been filed since December, the report recalls. Last month the
claims were consolidated into one group class action with the
Universities Superannuation Scheme, the GBP40 billion UK pension
fund, selected as the lead plaintiff, notes the report.
Claudinor Roberto Barbiero, coordinator of the law course at the
Mackenzie Presbyterian University Campinas in Sao Paulo, describes
the class action suit as unprecedented in Brazilian legal history,
the report notes.
"I have been lawyering for 40 years and I have never been
acquainted with a case of such magnitude," the report quoted Mr.
Barbiero as saying. "You might sometimes see this type of case
involving individuals, but not a multinational company."
It is not just the Brazilian company that is in the line of fire.
Pomerantz, the law firm representing US, amended the class action
lawsuit to name US accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Petrobras' auditor since 2012, as a defendant for the first time,
the report relates.
Several former executives are also named as individual defendants.
The New York City pension funds named several of the banks that
underwrote the oil company's securities in 2013 and 2014 as co-
defendants in their claim, the report relays.
According to the Financial Times, Jeremy Lieberman, a partner at
Pomerantz, said in a statement: "The complaint alleges an
unprecedented bribery and money laundering scheme that pervaded
every corner of Petrobras. It is inconceivable that the company's
senior executives, directors and auditor were unaware of the
nature of the misrepresentations made to unsuspecting investors."
A spokesperson for PwC Brazil says: "We have not been served with
any complaint, and do not believe there is any basis for a
complaint," the report discloses.
Investors are spreading the net wide in their attempt to recoup
losses, notes the report. By January, Brazilian prosecutors
identified $800 million had been stolen from the company, but the
final amount could amount to $10 billion, according to Andre
Gordon, vice-president of Amec, the Brazilian shareholder
association, and founder of GTI, the Sao Paulo-based asset
manager, the report relays.
Mr. Gordon's estimate is based on the court testimony of several
former Petrobras directors, who claimed that roughly 3 per cent
was skimmed off the company's contracts over a 10-year period,
says the report.
The class action lawsuit estimates the bribery scheme may have
diverted up to $28 billion from the company's coffers.
Petrobras stated in January that it was unable to calculate how
much might have been stolen, the report relays.
The fact that institutional investors are choosing to opt out of
the class action suit and pursue their own claims is a sign of
their confidence that the potential rewards outweigh the financial
risks of funding a lawsuit, according to several legal experts,
the report discloses. The additional claims could also mean
greater financial damage for Petrobras.
John Coffee, professor of law at Columbia Law School, said: "Large
institutional investors are increasingly opting out of the class
[action] because they do better settling on an individual basis,"
the report discloses.
Petrobras has not yet filed to dismiss any of the lawsuits,
although it is widely expected to do so within the next two weeks,
The Financial Times relates.
The consensus among several legal experts is that a multiyear
court battle awaits, says the report. "Petrobras is deeply mired
in a scandal and that makes it less likely that it can obtain a
quick dismissal. If it is not dismissed, settlement will probably
follow, but not for three or four more years in a large case like
this," the report quoted Mr. Coffee as saying.
If Petrobras previously asserted that it had adequate financial
controls in place when it sold bonds and stock to investors in the
US, then the investors behind the lawsuits could have a
"reasonable" claim, according to Sam Aguirre, senior managing
director of corporate finance at FTI Consulting, the business
advisory firm, in Sao Paulo, the report relays.
Mr. Aguirre adds that investors might need to consider shifting
the case to Brazil, where the oil company has the majority of its
assets, although he warns that "claiming against a quasi-sovereign
would be a very complicated litigation in Brazil".
While the lawsuits travel through the courts and the corruption
investigation continues, investors are unlikely to rush back into
buying the stock, according to Nick Butler, visiting professor at
King's College London and former vice-president for policy at BP,
the UK energy company, the report relays.
Large institutions including BlackRock and Aberdeen have been
among the biggest sellers of the company in recent months,
according to FT news service FundFire, the report notes.
"I think the plaintiffs have a very strong case. The investor
relations statements from the company over several years have
clearly been misleading," the report quoted Mr. Butler as saying.
"The Brazilian government is clearly up to its neck in the
corruption that has occurred. Anyone buying [Petrobras stock] is
taking a big risk," Mr. Butler added.
About Petroleo Brasileiro
Based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. --
Petrobras (Brazilian Petroleum Corporation) -- explores for oil
and gas and it produces, refines, purchases, and transports oil
and gas products. The Company has proved reserves of about 14.1
billion barrels of oil equivalent and operates 16 refineries, an
extensive pipeline network, and more than 8,000 gas stations.
* * *
As reported in the Troubled Company Reporter-Latin America on
March 12, 2015, Moody's Investors Service said the corruption
investigation into Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) will
negatively affect parts of the public and private sectors, but
government support for the company is likely to help contain the
credit-negative impact.
On March 6, 2015, the TCLRA reported that the deepening
investigation into the alleged kickback scheme at Petrobras has
triggered concerns for the Brazilian banks with exposures not only
to the state-controlled oil company, but also to its large base of
suppliers, as well as the broader oil and gas (O&G) and
construction industries, says Moody's Investors Service.
Moody's Investors Service downgraded all ratings for Petrobras,
including a downgrade of the company's senior unsecured debt to
Ba2 from Baa3, and assigned a Ba2 Corporate Family Rating to the
company, the TCRLA reported on Feb. 27, 2015. Its failure to
estimate its losses from the alleged corruption scheme and produce
audited third-quarter results prompted Moody's to cut its rating
to junk, the report said.
Rival agency Standard & Poor's delivered a further blow on March
23 when it revised its outlook on the company from stable to
negative, the TCRLA reported on March 26, 2015.
On Feb. 10, 2015, TCRLA said Fitch Ratings has downgraded the
foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) and
outstanding debt ratings of Petrobras to 'BBB-' from 'BBB'.
Concurrently, Fitch has placed all of Petrobras' international and
national scale ratings on Rating Watch Negative.
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CALEDONIAN GROUP: Commences Liquidation Proceedings
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On March 24, 2015, the sole shareholder of Caledonian Group
Services Limited resolved to voluntarily liquidate the company's
business.
Creditors are required to file their proofs of debt to be included
in the company's dividend distribution.
The company's liquidators are:
Keiran Hutchison
Claire Loebell
Ernst & Young Ltd.
62 Forum Lane, Camana Bay
P.O. Box 510, Grand Cayman KY1-1106
Cayman Islands
CLARITUS M SPC II: Creditors' Proofs of Debt Due April 20
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The creditors of Claritus M SPC II are required to file their
proofs of debt by April 20, 2015, to be included in the company's
dividend distribution.
The company commenced liquidation proceedings on March 10, 2015.
The company's liquidators are:
Susan Craig
Lorna Carroll
CDL Company Ltd.
P.O. Box 31106 Grand Cayman KY1-1205
Cayman Islands
CORE-MALAYSIA: Creditors' Proofs of Debt Due April 20
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The creditors of Core-Malaysia Holdings Ltd. are required to file
their proofs of debt by April 20, 2015, to be included in the
company's dividend distribution.
The company commenced liquidation proceedings on March 3, 2015.
The company's liquidators are:
Susan Craig
Lorna Carroll
CDL Company Ltd.
P.O. Box 31106 Grand Cayman KY1-1205
Cayman Islands
HITS AFRICA: Creditors to Hold Annual Meeting on April 23
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The creditors of Hits Africa Ltd. will hold their annual meeting
on April 23, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.
The company's liquidator is:
Mr. Keiran Hutchison
c/o Steve Bull
Ernst & Young Ltd.
62 Forum Lane, Camana Bay
P.O. Box 510 Grand Cayman KY1-1106
Cayman Islands
Telephone: (345) 814 9060
Facsimile: (345) 949 8529
JIMILI INVESTMENTS: Creditors' Proofs of Debt Due April 30
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The creditors of Jimili Investments Ltd. are required to file
their proofs of debt by April 30, 2015, to be included in the
company's dividend distribution.
The company commenced wind-up proceedings on March 9, 2015.
The company's liquidator is:
Eagle Holdings Ltd.
c/o Barclays Private Bank & Trust (Cayman) Limited
FirstCaribbean House, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 487 Grand Cayman KY1-1106
Cayman Islands
Telephone: (345) 949-7128
LBA FUNDING: Creditors' Proofs of Debt Due April 29
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The creditors of LBA Funding (Cayman) Limited are required to file
their proofs of debt by April 29, 2015, to be included in the
company's dividend distribution.
The company commenced liquidation proceedings on March 9, 2015.
The company's liquidator is:
K.D. Blake
P.O. Box 493 Grand Cayman KY1-1106
Cayman Islands
c/o Georgina Lowry
Telephone: +1 (345) 914-4398/ +1 (345) 949-4800
Facsimile: +1 345-949-7164
MIDSHIPS OPPORTUNITY: Placed Under Voluntary Wind-Up
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On March 20, 2015, the sole shareholder of Midships Opportunity
Fund Ltd. resolved to voluntarily wind up the company's
operations.
Creditors are required to file their proofs of debt to be included
in the company's dividend distribution.
The company's liquidator is:
Hilltop Park Associates LLC
c/o Justin Savage
Telephone: +1 (345) 949 9876
Facsimile: +1 (345) 949-9877
Ogier
89 Nexus Way, Camana Bay
Grand Cayman KY1-9007
Cayman Islands
MIDSHIPS OPPORTUNITY MASTER: Placed Under Voluntary Wind-Up
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On March 20, 2015, the sole shareholder of Midships Opportunity
Master Fund Ltd. resolved to voluntarily wind up the company's
operations.
Creditors are required to file their proofs of debt to be included
in the company's dividend distribution.
The company's liquidator is:
Hilltop Park Associates LLC
c/o Justin Savage
Telephone: +1 (345) 949 9876
Facsimile: +1 (345) 949-9877
89 Nexus Way, Camana Bay
Grand Cayman KY1-9007
Cayman Islands
NICHE AVE: Commences Liquidation Proceedings
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On March 3, 2015, the sole shareholder of Niche Ave Fund, Ltd.
resolved to voluntarily liquidate the company's business.
The company's liquidator is:
Fabian Schonenberg
Tromino Financial Services Ltd.
P.O. Box HM 458, Hamilton HM BX
Bermuda
OWF REAL: Commences Liquidation Proceedings
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On March 17, 2015, the sole shareholder of OWF Real Return Fund
Ltd. resolved to voluntarily liquidate the company's business.
Creditors are required to file their proofs of debt to be included
in the company's dividend distribution.
The company's liquidators are:
John G. MacDonald
Steven L. Williamson
David Rossmiller
c/o Maples and Calder, Attorneys-at-law
P.O. Box 309, Ugland House
Grand Cayman KY1-1104
Cayman Islands
PICTET TRUST: Creditors' Proofs of Debt Due April 30
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The creditors of Pictet Trust (Cayman) Ltd are required to file
their proofs of debt by April 30, 2015, to be included in the
company's dividend distribution.
The company commenced liquidation proceedings on March 2, 2015.
The company's liquidator is:
Ian D. Stokoe
c/o Sarah Moxam
Telephone: (345) 914 8634
Facsimile: (345) 945 4237
P.O. Box 258 Grand Cayman KY1-1104
Cayman Islands
SAYBOLT MALAYSIA: Creditors' Proofs of Debt Due April 20
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The creditors of Saybolt Malaysia Holdings Ltd. are required to
file their proofs of debt by April 20, 2015, to be included in the
company's dividend distribution.
The company commenced liquidation proceedings on March 3, 2015.
The company's liquidators are:
Susan Craig
Lorna Carroll
CDL Company Ltd.
P.O. Box 31106 Grand Cayman KY1-1205
Cayman Islands
THALASSA LIMITED: Creditors' Proofs of Debt Due April 30
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The creditors of Thalassa Limited are required to file their
proofs of debt by April 30, 2015, to be included in the company's
dividend distribution.
The company commenced wind-up proceedings on March 9, 2015.
The company's liquidator is:
Eagle Holdings Ltd.
c/o Barclays Private Bank & Trust (Cayman) Limited
FirstCaribbean House, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 487 Grand Cayman KY1-1106
Cayman Islands
Telephone: (345) 949-7128
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LATAM AIRLINES: Strike Threat at Chile Unit Pushed Back
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Reuters reports that the union representing cabin crews at LATAM
Airlines' Chilean unit have asked for government mediation in
contract talks, pushing back the threat of a strike at the
region's largest carrier.
The 881-member union at LAN Express, which mostly covers routes
within Chile and also has some flights to other South American
destinations, rejected LATAM's contract offer earlier last week
and had set a strike date for April 6 if a deal was not reached by
then, according to Reuters.
With the government-mediated talks, the threat of a strike now has
been pushed back to the weekend of April 11-12, the report notes.
The union is seeking a 15 percent salary increase, plus better
working conditions and benefits, recalls the report.
"We don't want to go on strike but the company is pushing us into
that corner," union general secretary Eric Arce told Reuters.
Mr. Arce said that by extending the negotiations a potential
strike would fall on a weekend, leaving LATAM with little room to
maneuver, the report notes.
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (LATAM Airlines) is a Chilean-based
airline holding company formed by the business combination of LAN
Airlines S.A. of Chile and TAM S.A. of Brazil in June 2012, which
remain operating as two separate brands. LATAM Airlines is the
larger airline group in South America with local presence in seven
countries (Brazil, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, Colombia and
Paraguay). The company provides intra-regional and international
passenger services and it also has a cargo operation that is
carried out through the use of belly space on passenger flights
and dedicated freighter service. In 2014, LATAM Airlines generated
around USD12 billion in net revenues and carried over 67.8 million
passengers and 1.1 million tons.
As reported in the Troubled Company Reporter-Latin America on
April 6, 2015, Fitch Ratings has downgraded LATAM Airlines Group
S.A.'s (LATAM) foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to
'BB-' from 'BB'. In addition, Fitch has downgraded TAM S.A.'s
(TAM) foreign and local currency IDRs to 'BB-' from 'BB' and its
national long-term rating to 'A(bra)' from 'A+(bra)'.
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* JAMAICA: IMF Urges Government to Step up the Pace of Reform
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RJR News reports that the Executive Board of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the government to step up the pace
of reforms to boost growth and employment.
The urging came as the Fund approved the seventh review of
Jamaica's performance under its four year program, according to
RJR News. However, it said bold efforts are needed to reform the
energy sector, improve the business climate and advance investment
in critical infrastructure, the report notes.
The IMF also praised the Government's commitment to the program
demonstrated in the recent budget and said the effort must be
maintained while containing public sector wage costs, the report
relates
With the passage of the seventh IMF test, Jamaica now has access
to a further US$39 million to add to the Net International
Reserves (NIR), the report relays.
* * *
As reported in the Troubled Company Reporter-Latin America on
Feb. 23, 2015, Fitch Ratings has affirmed Jamaica's long-term
foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'B-'.
The issue ratings on Jamaica's senior unsecured foreign and local
currency bonds are also affirmed at 'B-'. The Rating Outlooks on
the long-term IDRs are revised to Positive from Stable. The
Country Ceiling is affirmed at 'B' and the short-term foreign
currency IDR at 'B'.
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* TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Central Bank Says Interest Rate Hike Needed
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The Daily Observer reports that Trinidad and Tobago Central Bank
of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) said it will continue with an
aggressive programme to absorb excess liquidity so as to
strengthen the impact higher interest rates are expected to have
throughout the financial system.
The bank said it had also agreed to raise the "repo Rate" for a
fourth consecutive time to 3.75 per cent, according to The Daily
Observer.
"Central Bank's aggressive liquidity management program
contributed to a significant reduction in commercial banks' excess
reserves in the first quarter 2015. Tighter liquidity levels
prompted inter-bank activity in February 2015, the first time
since 2013. The Bank will maintain this program to keep banking
system liquidity at an appropriate level to support the monetary
transmission of increases in the Repo rate," the CBTT said in a
statement obtained by the news agency.
It said that since it has noted the domestic economy appears to be
approaching full capacity and that this situation remains
unchanged, even though headline inflation slowed for the third
consecutive month in February 2015 to just over six per cent from
six per cent in November 2014, the report notes.
"The slowdown in food inflation, as a result of higher food supply
and favorable weather conditions, contributed to the deceleration
in headline inflation. This easing in headline inflation may be
short lived, as inflationary pressures are expected to pick up in
the rest of 2015 due to a number of factors," CBTT said, the
report relays.
The report discloses that the CBTT said growth of consumer credit
remains robust, increasing by nearly 8.5 per cent in January 2015,
suggesting consumers are still willing to spend despite negative
sentiment surrounding falling oil prices.
"Current and expected settlement of wage negotiations for
teachers, civil servants and other public sector workers with
considerably large retroactive payments and salary increments will
boost consumer spending and further stoke inflationary pressures,"
CBTT said, the report relays.
But the bank said that the expansionary fiscal stimulus remains on
track and that Central Government's spending on its capital
program was higher by seven per cent in the first four months of
the financial year 2014/2015 when compared to the corresponding
period one year ago, notes the report.
"Over the final quarter of 2014, economic growth was buoyed by
further positive momentum in the non-energy sector, even as
activity in the energy sector was marred by maintenance work.
Discussions with upstream energy producers suggest there was no
carry-over of maintenance-related activity into early 2015 and the
start-up of BGTT's Starfish well is expected to provide a fillip
to upstream gas production in 2015," CBTT said, the report notes.
The CBTT said that both natural gas and crude oil output were
higher by almost two per cent and 12.5 per cent, respectively, in
January 2015, the report relays. The near-term outlook for the
non-energy sector is for continued steady performance, albeit at a
slower pace than in 2014, the report adds.
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BOTUCATU TEXTIL STRP3 BZ 27663605.3 -7174512.12
STAROUP SA STARON BZ 27663605.3 -7174512.12
BOTUCATU-PREF STRP4 BZ 27663605.3 -7174512.12
STAROUP SA-PREF STARPN BZ 27663605.3 -7174512.12
TECTOY TOYB3 BZ 27114628.6 -8215580.95
TECTOY SA TOYBON BZ 27114628.6 -8215580.95
TECTOY-PREF TOYB4 BZ 27114628.6 -8215580.95
TECTOY SA-PREF TOYBPN BZ 27114628.6 -8215580.95
TEC TOY SA-PREF TOYB5 BZ 27114628.6 -8215580.95
TEC TOY SA-PF B TOYB6 BZ 27114628.6 -8215580.95
TECTOY TOYB13 BZ 27114628.6 -8215580.95
TECTOY-RCPT PF B TOYB12 BZ 27114628.6 -8215580.95
TEKA TEKA3 BZ 313948165 -395261073
TEKA TEKAON BZ 313948165 -395261073
TEKA-PREF TEKA4 BZ 313948165 -395261073
TEKA-PREF TEKAPN BZ 313948165 -395261073
TEKA-ADR TKTPY US 313948165 -395261073
TEKA-ADR TKTQY US 313948165 -395261073
F GUIMARAES FGUI3 BZ 11016542.2 -151840378
FERREIRA GUIMARA FGUION BZ 11016542.2 -151840378
F GUIMARAES-PREF FGUI4 BZ 11016542.2 -151840378
FERREIRA GUIM-PR FGUIPN BZ 11016542.2 -151840378
VARIG SA VAGV3 BZ 966298048 -4695211008
VARIG SA VARGON BZ 966298048 -4695211008
VARIG SA-PREF VAGV4 BZ 966298048 -4695211008
VARIG SA-PREF VARGPN BZ 966298048 -4695211008
WIEST WISA3 BZ 34107195.1 -126993682
WIEST SA WISAON BZ 34107195.1 -126993682
WIEST-PREF WISA4 BZ 34107195.1 -126993682
WIEST SA-PREF WISAPN BZ 34107195.1 -126993682
ELEC ARG SA-PREF EASA6 AR 948261051 -148983927
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LOJAS ARAPUA LOARON BZ 37959788.7 -3613691912
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HOPI HARI SA PQTM3 BZ 129077627 -2031408.69
HOPI HARI-PREF PQTM4 BZ 129077627 -2031408.69
PARQUE TEM-DV CM PQT5 BZ 129077627 -2031408.69
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PARQUE TEM-RT CM PQTM1 BZ 129077627 -2031408.69
PARQUE TEM-RT PF PQTM2 BZ 129077627 -2031408.69
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CIA PETROLIFERA MRLM3B BZ 377592596 -3014215.1
CIA PETROLIF-PRF MRLM4B BZ 377592596 -3014215.1
CIA PETROLIFERA 1CPMON BZ 377592596 -3014215.1
CIA PETROLIF-PRF 1CPMPN BZ 377592596 -3014215.1
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VARIG PART EM-PR VPTA4 BZ 49432119.3 -399290357
VARIG PART EM SE VPSC3 BZ 83017828 -495721697
VARIG PART EM-PR VPSC4 BZ 83017828 -495721697
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Monday's edition of the TCR-LA delivers a list of indicative
prices for bond issues that reportedly trade well below par.
Prices are obtained by TCR-LA editors from a variety of outside
sources during the prior week we think are reliable. Those
sources may not, however, be complete or accurate. The Monday
Bond Pricing table is compiled on the Friday prior to publication.
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for actual trades are probably different. Our objective is to
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issuers' public debt and equity securities about which we report.
Tuesday's edition of the TCR-LA features a list of companies with
insolvent balance sheets obtained by our editors based on the
latest balance sheets publicly available a day prior to
publication. At first glance, this list may look like the
definitive compilation of stocks that are ideal to sell short.
Don't be fooled. Assets, for example, reported at historical cost
net of depreciation may understate the true value of a firm's
assets. A company may establish reserves on its balance sheet for
liabilities that may never materialize. The prices at which
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than a balance sheet solvency test.
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