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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/business/global/greece-in-talks-with-creditors-on-debt-deal.html
....Greece will try to impose the onerous terms on all investors by writing collective action clauses into the contracts of its old bonds. By doing this, the hope is that the holdouts, estimated to sit on 10 percent to 15 percent of the 206 billion euros ($272 billion) in outstanding securities, will exchange their old bonds for new bonds — preferring the new discounted bonds to their old ones, which may become worthless.
Some hedge funds that have bought at rock bottom prices may decide to pursue legal action, although such a process could take years with small certainty of success.
Also undecided is what the European Central Bank, which owns 55 billion euros of Greek bonds will do. Despite growing public pressure that it, along with investors, accept a loss on its bonds, the bank has refused to budge.
Talks are currently ongoing between Greece and European officials on a scheme that would allow the bank to swap its Greek bonds for a different form of Greek debt that, unlike the bonds it currently holds, would not be eligible for a hair cut.
If such a swap were to occur, the central bank would not be effected if Greece were to invoke the collective action clauses and force a loss on all bond holders.
....Greece will try to impose the onerous terms on all investors by writing collective action clauses into the contracts of its old bonds. By doing this, the hope is that the holdouts, estimated to sit on 10 percent to 15 percent of the 206 billion euros ($272 billion) in outstanding securities, will exchange their old bonds for new bonds — preferring the new discounted bonds to their old ones, which may become worthless.
Some hedge funds that have bought at rock bottom prices may decide to pursue legal action, although such a process could take years with small certainty of success.
Also undecided is what the European Central Bank, which owns 55 billion euros of Greek bonds will do. Despite growing public pressure that it, along with investors, accept a loss on its bonds, the bank has refused to budge.
Talks are currently ongoing between Greece and European officials on a scheme that would allow the bank to swap its Greek bonds for a different form of Greek debt that, unlike the bonds it currently holds, would not be eligible for a hair cut.
If such a swap were to occur, the central bank would not be effected if Greece were to invoke the collective action clauses and force a loss on all bond holders.