Investors accused Banco Santander of negligence in connection with the case Madoff

Spanish bank Banco Santander SA, which lost about $ 3.2 billion in the pyramid Bernard Madoff, not to protect its clients following the discovery in 2002 that the rogue away from industry standards, acting as the guarantor of its own funds. This is stated in the claim of the Latin American investors in Santander, filed in U.S. court, reports the agency Bloomberg.

After the meetings, the representative of the Spanish bank and its branches Optimal Investment Services with Madoff 18 and September 19, 2009, in particular, have changed the texts of brochures, representing two funds Optimal, invested jointly with the American billionaire. They have mentioned "possible risks" that could escape from Madoff assets.

At these meetings, they asked Madoff use an external custodian, but the thief refused. Rather than withdraw cash, Santander and OIS have taken no action to protect investors or to verify that the assets of Optimal still exist.

Collective lawsuits filed by investors in a Miami court.

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