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Gold and Cash Found in Benko Family Foundation’s Liechtenstein Safe-Deposit Boxes Secured

A Liechtenstein court will decide within two months who can access the secured funds.

Overview

  • The Signa insolvency administrator, Andreas Grabenweger, ordered two Ingbe-Stiftung safe-deposit boxes opened under a notary in Liechtenstein.
  • Inspectors reported thousands of small gold bars of 10, 50 and 100 grams worth about €14 million, plus US$1 million and CHF1 million in cash.
  • The stash was moved to a foundation depot for safekeeping, and a court in Liechtenstein is set to rule on access in about one to two months.
  • The assets sit in the Ingbe-Stiftung, a family foundation created in 2014 by René Benko and his mother, and his representatives say the holdings were listed in the accounts.
  • Wider recovery efforts include a January freeze of about €50 million and the March insolvency filing of the Laura-Privatstiftung, whose network was reported to hold roughly €400 million in assets.