(wenn ich alles richtig verstehe.)
Die Banken bestreiten die Haftung: [quote]09-12-2010 14:19 =DJ UPDATE: [b]Natixis Denies Allegations In Madoff Trustee Complaint[/b]
CS GROUP N 39.47 0.62 (1.60 %)
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NATIXIS ORD 3.752 0.047 (1.27 %)
By Elena Berton and Maarten van Tartwijk
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
PARIS (Dow Jones)--French bank Natixis (KN.FR) Thursday denied allegations made by a trustee seeking to recover assets for victims of Bernard Madoff's $65 billion investment fraud. A lawsuit filed late Wednesday is seeking around $1.4 billion from seven U.S. and European banks, including Natixis. The trustee accused them of overlooking warning signals about Madoff's fraud while transferring money through "feeder funds" that was invested with him. Natixis said it hasn't yet received the complaint filed by the Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC trustee, adding that it plans to take all steps to defend itself against the claims. "Natixis has acted in good faith at all times and has not benefited from, nor did it assist in or have knowledge of, the fraud carried out by Bernard Madoff," the bank said in a statement. At the end of last year, Natixis set aside EUR463 million to cover all of its exposure to Madoff, net of insurance. The trustee, Irving H. Picard, is seeking $425 million from Citigroup Inc. (C) and $400 million from Natixis. He also filed complaints seeking smaller amounts from Merrill Lynch, part of Bank of America Corp (BAC), ABN Amro, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (BBVA), Nomura Holdings Inc. (8604.TO) and Fortis. ABN Amro Bank, which is owned by the Dutch government, is facing a claim of $270 million, while its hedge fund services unit Prime Fund Solutions (PFS) is being sued for $230 million. A spokesman said that ABN Amro hasn't received the complaint yet but that the bank will "strongly defend" itself. [b]The spokesman also said that the lawsuit isn't likely to impact the planned sale of PFS to Credit Suisse (CS), which was delayed earlier this year and is now scheduled to be completed in the second half of 2011. [/b] Credit Suisse isn't likely to be hurt either because the sale only involves the clients of PFS, the spokesman said. PFS is a former unit of Fortis Bank Nederland, which is now being merged with ABN Amro. In 2008, Fortis booked a EUR922 million provision related to its exposure to the Madoff fraud. Citibank has said it will "vigorously defend against these claims by the trustee as they are without merit and entirely untrue," while Nomura and Merrill Lynch declined to comment. The trustee Wednesday said he is seeking an additional $555 million from Swiss banking giant UBS AG (UBS), bringing the total recoveries and damages sought from the bank to around $2.5 billion. UBS denied the allegations. Picard has filed more than 100 lawsuits against Madoff customers and is seeking to recover funds from banks such HSBC Holdings PLC (HBC) and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM), which all have denied wrongdoing. He has a Dec. 11 deadline under federal bankruptcy law to sue to recover funds. Madoff's Ponzi scheme was uncovered in December 2008 as the biggest investment fraud in U.S. history, in which investors reportedly lost around $65 billion. Madoff is serving a 150-year sentence. [/quote] |
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