Where not to keep your savings

What can I do with my savings? Where can I safely protect them? These are the recurring the questions of those who have successfully kept a few savings and live, quite rightly, in fear of losing them. Keeping them under the mattress, with steadily growing violence, isn’t an option. And banks? Many banks are in crisis and the offshore banks are under attack from the tax and international currency authorities, so much so that the Choice Bank of Belize, the Loyal Bank of saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the Atlantic International Bank of Belize have recently been liquidated; whereas the Central Bank of Curacao was put under administration controlled by the Orinoco NV. Now, faced with the Central Bank’s determination, the board of directors of the Orinoco NV has voluntarily agreed to cease all operations and to liquidate the bank. Similarly, the Superintendence of the Panamanian Banks decided to assume administrative and operational control of the AllBank Corp, as well as the BOD Financial Group, for the period of a month. This implies the temporary cessation of the bank’s operations. Fake banks and financial companies scams also proliferate in internet.

We don’t have a crystal ball at Caporaso & Partners to foresee what will be happening next in each bank, but we do have the “pulse” of the situation and we can advise you. Meanwhile, let us tell you that the list shown here below contains 151 and institutions that are in the United States Government’s line of fire and, therefore, at risk.

1. UBS AG
2. Credit Suisse AG, Credit Suisse Fides, and Clariden Leu Ltd.
3. Wegelin & Co.
4. Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG
5. Zurcher Kantonalbank
6. swisspartners Investment Network AG, swisspartners Wealth Management AG, swisspartners Insurance Company SPC Ltd., and swisspartners Versicherung AG
7. CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited, its predecessors, subsidiaries, and affiliates
8. Stanford International Bank, Ltd., Stanford Group Company, and Stanford Trust Company, Ltd.
9. The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in India (HSBC India)
10. The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited (also known as Butterfield Bank and Bank of Butterfield), its predecessors, subsidiaries, and affiliates
11. Sovereign Management & Legal, Ltd., its predecessors, subsidiaries, and affiliates (effective 12/19/14)
12. Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M., The Bank Leumi le-Israel Trust Company Ltd, Bank Leumi (Luxembourg) S.A., Leumi Private Bank S.A., and Bank Leumi USA (effective 12/22/14)
13. BSI SA (effective 3/30/15)
14. Vadian Bank AG (effective 5/8/15)
15. Finter Bank Zurich AG (effective 5/15/15)  
16. Societe Generale Private Banking (Lugano-Svizzera) SA (effective 5/28/15)
17. MediBank AG (effective 5/28/15)
18. LBBW (Schweiz) AG (effective 5/28/15)
19. Scobag Privatbank AG (effective 5/28/15)  
20. Rothschild Bank AG (effective 6/3/15)
21. Banca Credinvest SA (effective 6/3/15)
22. Societe Generale Private Banking (Suisse) SA (effective 6/9/15)
23. Berner Kantonalbank AG (effective 6/9/15)
24. Bank Linth LLB AG (effective 6/19/15)
25. Bank Sparhafen Zurich AG (effective 6/19/15)
26. Ersparniskasse Schaffhausen AG (effective 6/26/15)
27. Privatbank Von Graffenried AG (effective 7/2/15)
28. Banque Pasche SA (effective 7/9/15)
29. ARVEST Privatbank AG (effective 7/9/15)
30. Mercantil Bank (Schweiz) AG (effective 7/16/15)
31. Banque Cantonale Neuchateloise (effective 7/16/15)
32. Nidwaldner Kantonalbank (effective 7/16/15)
33. SB Saanen Bank AG (effective 7/23/15)
34. Privatbank Bellerive AG (effective 7/23/15)
35. PKB Privatbank AG (effective 7/30/15)
36. Falcon Private Bank AG (effective 7/30/15)
37. Credito Privato Commerciale in liquidazione SA (effective 7/30/15)
38. Bank EKI Genossenschaft (effective 8/3/15)
39. Privatbank Reichmuth & Co. (effective 8/6/15)
40. Banque Cantonale du Jura SA (effective 8/6/15)
41. Banca Intermobiliare di Investimenti e Gestioni (Suisse) SA (effective 8/6/15)  
42. bank zweiplus ag (effective 8/20/15)
43. Banca dello Stato del Cantone Ticino (effective 8/20/15)
44. Hypothekarbank Lenzburg AG (effective 8/27/15)
45. Schroder & Co. Bank AG (effective 9/3/15)
46. Valiant Bank AG (effective 9/10/15)
47. Bank La Roche & Co AG (effective 9/15/15)
48. Belize Bank International Limited, Belize Bank Limited, Belize Corporate Services Limited, their predecessors, subsidiaries, and affiliates (effective 9/16/15)
49. St. Galler Kantonalbank AG (effective 9/17/15)
50. E. Gutzwiller & Cie, Banquiers (effective 9/17/15)
51. Migros Bank AG (effective 9/25/15)
52. Graubundner Katonalbank (effective 9/25/15)
53. BHF-Bank (Schweiz) AG (effective 10/1/15)
54. Finacor SA (effective 10/6/15)
55. Schaffhauser Kantonalbank (effective 10/8/15)
56. BBVA Suiza S.A. (effective 10/16/15)
57. Piguet Galland & Cie SA (effective 10/23/15)
58. Luzerner Kantonalbank AG (effective 10/29/15)
59. Habib Bank AG Zurich (effective 10/29/15)
60. Banque Heritage SA (effective 10/29/15)
61. Hyposwiss Private Bank Genève S.A. (effective 10/29/15)
62. Banque Bonhôte & Cie SA (effective 11/3/15)
63. Banque Internationale a Luxembourg (Suisse) SA (effective 11/12/15)
64. Zuger Kantonalbank (effective 11/12/15)
65. Standard Chartered Bank (Switzerland) SA, en liquidation (effective 11/13/15)
66. Maerki Baumann & Co. AG (effective 11/17/15)
67. BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA (effective 11/19/15)
68. KBL (Switzerland) Ltd. (effective 11/19/15)
69. Bank CIC (Switzerland) Ltd. (effective 11/19/15)
70. Privatbank IHAG Zürich AG (effective 11/24/15)
71. Deutsche Bank (Suisse) SA (effective 11/24/15)
72. EFG Bank AG (effective 12/3/15)
73. EFG Bank European Financial Group SA, Geneva (effective 12/3/15)
74. Aargauische Kantonalbank (effective 12/8/15)
75. Cornèr Banca SA (effective 12/10/15)
76. Bank Coop AG (effective 12/10/15)
77. Crédit Agricole (Suisse) SA (effective 12/15/15)
78. Dreyfus Sons & Co Ltd, Banquiers (effective 12/15/15)
79. Baumann & Cie, Banquiers (effective 12/15/15)
80. Bordier & Cie Switzerland (effective 12/17/15)
81. PBZ Verwaltungs AG (effective 12/17/15)
82. PostFinance AG (effective 12/17/15)
83. Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse) SA (effective 12/18/15)
84. Edmond de Rothschild (Lugano) SA (effective 12/18/15)
85. Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG (effective 12/23/15)
86. Coutts & Co Ltd (effective 12/23/15)
87. Gonet & Cie (effective 12/23/15)
88. Banque Cantonal du Valais (effective 12/23/15)
89. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (effective 12/23/15)
90. Bank Lombard Odier & Co Ltd (effective 12/31/15)
91. DZ Privatbank (Schweiz) AG (effective 12/31/15)
92. Union Bancaire Privée , USP SA (effective 1/6/16)
93. PHZ Privat - und Handelsbank Zürich AG reorganized as Leodan Privatbank AG (effective 1/25/16)
94. Hyposwiss Privatbank AG reorganized as HSZH Verwaltungs AG (effective 1/27/16)
95. Bank Julius Baer & Co., Ltd (effective 2/4/16)
96. Cayman National Securities Ltd. (effective 3/9/16)
97. Cayman National Trust Co. Ltd. (effective 3/9/16)
98. Bradley Birkenfeld (effective 11/15/16)
99. Renzo Gadola (effective 11/15/16)
100. Martin Lack (effective 11/15/16)
101. Christos Bagios (effective 11/15/16)
102. Joshua Vandyk (effective 11/15/16)
103. Eric St-Cyr (effective 11/15/16)
104. Patrick Poulin (effective 11/15/16)
105. Andreas Bachmann (effective 11/15/16)
106. Josef Dörig (effective 11/15/16)
107. David Kalai and Nadav Kalai (effective 11/15/16)
108. David Almog (effective 11/15/16)
109. Hansruedi Schumacher (effective 11/15/16)
110. Matthias Rickenbach (effective 11/15/16)
111. Cem Can (effective 11/15/16)
112. IPC Management Services, LLC (effective 11/15/16)
113. IPC Corporate Services Inc. (effective 11/15/16)
114. IPC Corporate Services LLC (effective 11/15/16)
115. Titan International Securities, Inc. (effective 11/15/16)
116. Legacy Global Markets S.A. (effective 11/15/16)
117. Unicorn International Securities LLC (effective 11/15/16)
118. Andrew Godfrey (effective 11/15/16)
119. Michael Little (effective 11/15/16)
120. Edgar Paltzer (effective 11/15/16)
121. Peter Amrein (effective 11/15/16)
122. Daniela Casadei (effective 11/15/16)
123. Fabio Frazzetto (effective 11/15/16)
124. Michele Bergantino (effective 11/15/16)
125. Mario Staggl (effective 11/15/16)
126. Beda Singenberger (effective 11/15/16)
127. Gian Gisler (effective 11/15/16)
128. Felix M. Mathis (effective 11/15/16)
129. Michael Berlinka (effective 11/15/16)
130. Urs Frei (effective 11/15/16)
131. Roger Keller (effective 11/15/16)
132. Josef Beck (effective 11/15/16)
133. Hans Thomann (effective 11/15/16)
134. Stephan Fellmann (effective 11/15/16)
135. Otto Huppi (effective 11/15/16)
136. Christof Reist (effective 11/15/16)
137. Stefan Buck (effective 11/15/16)
138. Marco Parenti Adami (effective 11/15/16)
139. Emanuel Agustino (effective 11/15/16)
140. Roger Schaerer (effective 11/15/16)
141. Markus Walder (effective 11/15/16)
142. Susanne D. Rüegg Meier (effective 11/15/16)
143. Martin Dunki (effective 11/15/16)
144. Robert Bandfield (effective 11/15/16)
145. Michael A. Behr (effective 1/25/17)
146. Prime Partners SA (effective 8/15/17)
147. NPB Neue Privat Bank AG (effective 7/18/18 )
148. Mirelis Holding S.A., formerly known as Mirelis InvestTrust S.A. (effective 7/27/18)
149. Atlas Capital, S.A. (effective 8/21/2018)
150. Basler Kantonalbank (effective 8/28/2018)
151. Adrian Baron (effective 9/11/2018)