List of investors in Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities

Investors in Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC lost billions of dollars in the Madoff investment scandal, a Ponzi scheme fraud conducted by Bernard Madoff. The amount missing from client accounts, over two thirds of which were fabricated gains, was almost $65 billion.[1] The court-appointed trustee estimated actual losses to investors of $18 billion and some of that money has been returned.[2]

The 162-page list of clients (without investment amount), filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, was made public on February 4, 2009.[3][4][5] Some of the clients profited.[6] Thousands of individual investors of Fairfield Greenwich, J. Ezra Merkin's Ascot Partners, and Chais Investments are not included.[7]

Several newspapers and news services, including Bloomberg News, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, compiled lists of these investors during the first few months of the scandal, including fabricated gains in the amounts lost. These lists may include double-counting; for example, they may count investments by feeder funds into Madoff Securities, as well as investments made into the feeder funds.

Madoff investorinvestor typepotential exposuresource
Fairfield Sentry (Fairfield Greenwich Group)US investment firm; Madoff feeder fund$7,500,000,000.00firm statement/Wall Street Journal (WSJ)[8]
Grupo SantanderSpanish bank$3,500,000,000.00El Pais
Kingate ManagementBermuda hedge fund; Madoff feeder fund$3,500,000,000.00Bloomberg
Rye Investment Management (Tremont Group)US hedge fund; Madoff feeder fund$3,100,000,000.00WSJ[8]
Bank Medici of AustriaAustrian bank$2,800,000,000.00Bloomberg
Ascot PartnersUS hedge fund; Madoff feeder fund$1,800,000,000.00WSJ[8]
Access International AdvisorsUS hedge fund; Madoff feeder fund$1,400,000,000.00Bloomberg
Fortis Bank NederlandDutch bank$1,350,000,000.00firm statement/WSJ[8]
Thema FundIrish hedge fund; Madoff feeder fund$1,100,000,000.00media reports
HSBCBritish bank$1,000,000,000.00firm statement/WSJ[8]
Genevalor Benbassat & CieSwiss bank; Madoff feeder fund$935,000,000.00Le Temps
Aurelia FinanceSwiss bank; Madoff feeder fund$800,000,000.00Le Temps
Union Bancaire PrivéeSwiss bank$700,000,000.00WSJ[8]
NatixisFrench bank$600,000,000.00Bloomberg
Royal Bank of ScotlandBritish bank$600,000,000.00published reports
Sterling Equitiesinvestment firm$500,000,000.00New York Post
BNP ParibasFrench bank$475,300,000.00Bloomberg
BBVASpanish bank$404,000,000.00Reuters
Fix Asset ManagementUS alternatives firm$400,000,000.00firm statement
Ruth and Carl J. ShapiroUS individuals$400,000,000.00WSJ
RMF (Man Group)UK hedge fund$360 millionfirm statement/WSJ[8]
NomuraJapanese broker$358.9 millionWSJ[8]
Reichmuth MatterhornSwiss private bank$330 millionBloomberg
Normal Holdings$302 millionStreetInsider.com
Pioneer Alternative InvestmentsIrish alternatives firm$280 millionBloomberg
Maxam Capital ManagementUS fund of hedge funds; Madoff feeder fund$280 millionWSJ[8]
J.P. Jeanneret Associatesinvestment adviser$250 millionThe Post Standard (www.syracuse.com)
EIM GroupEuropean bank$230 millionLe Temps/WSJ[8]
Ira RennertUS individual$200 millionFINalternatives
Bank AustriaAustrian bank$192.1 millionDer Standard
Tremont Capital Management (Tremont Group)US fund of hedge funds$190 millionfirm statement
M&B Capital AdvisersSpanish money manager$187.9 millionEl Mundo
Jerome Fisher (Nine West founder)individual$150 millionmedia reports
Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundationcharity$145 millionBoston Globe
Yeshiva UniversityUS Jewish university endowment$140 millionBloomberg
Aozora BankJapanese bank$137 millionWSJ[8]
AXAFrench insurerless than $135 millionReuters
Crédit MutuelFrench bank$124 millionBloomberg
DexiaFranco-Belgian bank$106.9 millionfirm statement
UniCreditItalian financial firm$100 millionBloomberg
HadassahJewish charity$90 millionWSJ[8]
Unione di Banche ItalianeItalian bank$84.9 millionBloomberg
NordeaSwedish bank$65 millionReuters
Hyposwiss Private Bank GenèveSwiss private bank$50 millionReuters/WSJ[8]
Korea Life Insurance Co.Korean insurer$50 millionYonhap News
Banque Benedict HentschSwiss private bank$47.5 millionfirm statement
Royal Dutch ShellAnglo-Dutch pension$45 millionReuters
Great Eastern HoldingsSingapore bank$43.9 millionReuters
Town of Fairfield, ConnecticutUS pension fund$42 millionWSJ[8]
Royal Bank of CanadaCanadian bank$40.4 millionGlobe and Mail
Wolosoff Foundationcharity$38 millionFINalternatives
Bramdean Asset Managementasset manager$31.2 millionWSJ[8]
Family of Sarah Chewfamily office$30 millionTime
Mortimer B. Zuckerman Charitable Remainder Trust (New York Daily News owner's charity)US charity$30 millionCNBC
Arthur I. and Sydelle F. Meyer Charitable Foundationcharity$29.2 millionPalm Beach Post
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co.Japanese insurer$22 millionWSJ[8]
Madoff Family FoundationBernard Madoff's Charity$19 millionWSJ
Los Angeles Jewish Community FoundationJewish charity$18 millionWSJ[8]
Foundation for Humanity (Elie Wiesel's charity)charity$15.2 millionWSJ[8]
America-Israel Cultural FoundationUS-Israeli charity$15 millionNew York Times[9]
KSM Capital Advisorsinvestment firm$15 millionIndianapolis Business Journal
The Phoenix HoldingsIsraeli financial services company$15 millionfirm statement
Harel Insurance Investments and Financial ServicesIsraeli insurer$14.2 millionWSJ[8]
Alicia Koplowitzindividual$13.7 millionEuropa Press
GroupamaFrench Insurer$13.6 millionfirm statement
Société GénéraleFrench bankless than $13.5 millionReuters
BâloiseSwiss insurer$13 millionWSJ[8]
Lautenberg Family Foundationcharity$12.8 millionmedia reports
Credit AgricoleFrench bankless than $12.32 millionWSJ[8]
KAS Bankbank$12.3 millionfirm statement
Marion and Elie WieselUS individuals$12 millionWSJ
Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment ManagementUS pension$12 millionReuters
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial GroupJapanese financial institution$11 millionBloomberg
Richard Springindividual$11 millionWSJ[8]
Hampshire County Councilpension$10.7 millionIPE
PWA Asset Holding Joint TrustUS individual$10.5 millionWSJ
Richard Rothindividual$10 millionFINalternatives
United Jewish Endowment FundJewish charityless than $10 millionJTA
Banco PopolareItalian bank$9.86 millionWSJ[8]
Korea Teachers PensionKorean pension$9.1 millionWSJ[8]
Robert I. Lappin Charitable FoundationJewish charity$8 millionWashington Post
Michael Rothindividual$7.5 millionFINalternatives
Chais Family FoundationJewish charity$7 millionWSJ
Jewish Federation of Greater Los AngelesJewish charity$6.4 millionmedia reports
Technion-Israel Institute of TechnologyIsraeli university$6.4 millionGlobes
Vincent TchenguizBritish individual$6.3 millionFINalternatives
The Ramaz SchoolJewish school$6 millionWSJ[8]
Irwin Kellner (named plaintiff on first lawsuit against Madoff)individual$6 millionlawsuit
Julian J. Levitt FoundationJewish charity$6 millionWSJ
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health SystemUS pension fund$5.7 millionWSJ[8]
Stony Brook University FoundationUS university endowment$5.4 millionBloomberg
David Bergerindividual$5 millionFINalternatives
Maimonides School (Boston)Jewish school$5 millionBloomberg
Neue Privat BankSwiss bank$5 millionWSJ[8]
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun (New York)synagogue$3.5 millionWSJ[8]
Dorset County Pension FundUK pension$3.5 millionLocalGov.co.uk
Almus Real Estate Investment'sindividual$3.4 millionfirm statement
Clal InsuranceIsraeli insurer$3.1 millionWSJ[8]
New York Law SchoolUS law school$3 millionlawsuit
Roger Peskinindividual$3 millionAP
Swiss Reinsurance Co.Swiss reinsurer$3 millionWSJ[8]
Frank Blackinvestorless than $3 millionlawsuit
Global Specialised Opportunities 1Bermuda fund$2.8 millionfund statement
Banca MarchSpanish Bank$2.5 millionCinco Días
American Friends of Yad SarahJewish charity$1.5 millionWSJ[8]
Caisse des dépôts et consignationsFrench bank$1.38 millionBloomberg
Robert and Sarah Chewindividuals$1.2 millionTime
SAR Academy (New York)US school$1.2 millionBloomberg News
Harold RoitenbergUS individual$1 millionMinneapolis Star-Tribune
Ira RothUS individual$1 millionWSJ[8]
Arnold and Joan Sinkinindividuals$1 millionThe Guardian
Steven AbbottIndividualless than $1 millionWSJ
Allegretto FundHedge fund$790,000firm statement
MediobancaItalian bank$671,000WSJ[8]
Stanford Financial Groupinternational financial services firm that managed a Ponzi scheme separate from the Madoff Ponzi scheme$600,000 (£400,000)The Times
Allianz Global InvestorsGerman investment firmn/aCitywire
Austin Capital Managementfund of hedge fundsn/aReuters
AWDfinancial services providern/aCitywire
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick (actors)US actorsn/aNew York magazine
BanestoSpanish bankn/aReuters
Ed Blumenfeld (Long Island real estate developer)US individualn/aLong Island Business News
Norman Braman (former Philadelphia Eagles' owner)US individualn/aWall Street Journal
Chair Family FoundationUS charityn/aFINalternatives
Engelbardt FamilyFamily officen/aVariety
Erste BankAustrian bankn/aDer Standard
Fair Food FoundationUS charityn/aCrain's Detroit Business
Leonard Feinstein (Bed Bath & Beyond co-founder)US individualn/aNewark Star-Ledger
Stephen FineUS individualn/aReuters
Barbara FloodUS individualn/aNational Public Radio
Avram and Carol Goldberg (Stop n Shop founders)US individualsn/aReuters
Joyce Z. Greenbergindividualn/aHouston Chronicle
Bank Gutmann AGAustrian bankn/aCitywire
members of the Hillcrest Country Club (Saint Paul, Minnesota)US clubn/aStar-Tribune
INTAC Global Preservation Hedge Portfolio (via Rye Investment Management)fund of hedge fundsn/afund documents
JEHT FoundationUS charityn/astatement
Henry Kaufman (former chief economist at Salomon Brothers)US individualn/aWSJ
KBC BankBelgian bankn/afirm statement
Sandy KoufaxUS individualn/aAssociated Press
Knowsley MBCpublic sector pensionn/aLocalGov.co.uk
Rodger Krouse (co-founder of private equity firm Sun Capital Partners, Inc)US individualn/aNew York Times[10]
Last Atlantis Capital Managementfund of hedge fundsn/afund documents
Kenneth and Jeanne Levy-Church (donors to Fair Food and JEHT foundations)individualsn/aJewish Journal
Leonard LitwinUS individualn/aBloomberg
Liverpool City CouncilUK pensionn/aLocalGov.co.uk
LLBWGerman Bankn/aCitywire
Loebe familyfamily officen/aCNBC
Mirabaudbankn/aLe Temps
The Moriah Fundcharityn/aFINalternatives
MorseLifecharityn/aPalm Beach Post
Notz, Stucki & CieSwiss bankn/aLe Temps
Members of the Oak Ridge Country Club (Hopkins, MN)US individualsn/aStar-Tribune
Optimal Investment Services (Grupo Santander)alternatives firmn/aBloomberg
Palm Beach Country ClubUS country clubn/aCNBC
Eric Roth (screenwriter)US individualn/aLos Angeles Times
St. Helens MBCUK pensionn/aLocalGov.co.uk
Sefton MBCUK pensionn/aLocalGov.co.uk
SNS Reaal Groepfinancial services firmn/aBloomberg
family of former New York Gov. Eliot SpitzerUS individualsn/aClusterstock.com
Symphony Fund (via Pioneer Alternative Investments)fund of hedge fundsn/afund documents
Jeff Tucker (Stone Bridge horse farm owner, Fairfield Greenwich Group founding partner)US individualn/aWNYT television
Thyssen familyFamily Officen/aClusterstock.com
UBSSwiss bankn/aReuters
Lawrence Velvel (Dean Emeritus,[11] Massachusetts Law School)US individualn/aWSJ
Wilpon family (New York Mets owner)family officen/aWSJ
Wunderkinder Foundation (Steven Spielberg's charity)charityn/aWSJ
Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline GinsUS couplen/aWSJ[12]

References

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  2. Safer, Morley (September 27, 2009). "The Madoff Scam: Meet The Liquidator". 60 Minutes. CBS News. pp. 1–4. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
  3. Affidavit of Mailing, SIPC v. Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, No. 08-01789 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Feb. 4, 2009).
  4. "Madoff Client List" (PDF). Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
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  6. "Madoff Client List" (PDF). The Wall Street Journal.
  7. Chew, Robert (February 5, 2009). "The Bernie Madoff Client List Is Made Public". Time. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 "Madoff's Victim List". The Wall Street Journal. March 6, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
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  10. New York Times: "In a Romney Believer, Private Equity’s Risks and Rewards" by JULIE CRESWELL January 21, 2012
  11. "Dean Emeritus Lawrence Velvel". Massachusetts School of Law. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  12. Efrati, Amir (24 March 2009). "Couple's Dreams of Immortality at Death's Door, Thanks to Madoff: Artists Who Design Homes to Prolong Life Lost Their Life Savings; Undulating Floors". Retrieved 21 March 2017.
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  • "List Of Entities Announcing Exposure To Madoff Investments". Wall Street Journal. January 26, 2009. | Last updated March 2009
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