Examples of ERS Bonds in a sentence
The funds hold significant amounts of both COFINA and ERS Bonds and the defaults on interest payments are expected to adversely affect dividends from the funds.
In May and June 2017, the oversight board placed the GO, COFINA and ERS Bonds, among others, into a bankruptcy-like proceeding under the supervision of a Federal District Judge as authorized by the oversight board's enabling statute.
In 2015, certain agencies and public corporations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Commonwealth") defaulted on certain interest payments, in 2016, the Commonwealth defaulted on payments on its general obligation debt ("GO Bonds"), and in 2017 the Commonwealth defaulted on payments on its debt backed by the Commonwealth's Sales and Use Tax ("COFINA Bonds") as well as on bonds issued by the Commonwealth's Employee Retirement System ("ERS Bonds").
Most of the ERS Bonds were sold to individual residents of the Commonwealth and to local businesses.
In May and June 2017, the oversight board placed the GO, COFINA and ERS Bonds, among others, into a bankruptcy-like proceeding under the supervision of a Federal District Judge as authorized by the oversight board’s enabling statute.
Of course, the Committee has not assumed any obligation of ERS with respect to the ERS Bonds.
In the Commonwealth Court Action, the individual plaintiffs and the ERS seek the recovery of damages caused by the tortious misconduct of UBS, in connection with the underwriting and issuance of the ERS Bonds in 2008, irrespective of whether the ERS Bonds are legal and binding obligations of the ERS and irrespective of the validity of such bonds.
In that Motion for Summary Judgment, there is not one single allegation that puts the validity of the ERS Bonds at issue to attach liability upon UBS.
In other words, the Commonwealth Court Action is grounded on misconduct by UBS that occurred prior the issuance of the ERS Bonds which UBS underwrote, irrespective of the validity of said bonds.
In 2011, the Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly stated that the issuance of the ERS Bonds “was illegally made by [ERS] even though such transaction was submitted to the LegislativeAssembly for approval and rejected by the House of Representatives for deeming it detrimental to the System.” Act 116-2011 at Statement of Motives (emphasis added).