SunTrust's STI Classic Funds Obtains No-Action Letter on Cheyne SIV. Fund news website
ignites.com informs us that
Trusco Capital Management, advisor to the
STI Classic money funds, has obtained a
"no-action" letter from the SEC to purchase a letter of credit from parent company
SunTrust Bank to protect its
minimal holdings (0.8%) of Cheyne medium-term notes. STI joins
Legg Mason and SEI in a growing list of fund firms that have obtained protections requested by
S&P and
Moody's to maintain AAA fund ratings. S&
P has previously said that about a
"dozen" funds that it rates hold Cheyne debt, which had been rated A-
1+ (
the highest short-
term rating) but is
currently one of the few money market securities in the recent turmoil to actually default.