The following is a Wall Street Journal list of investors, funds, charities and banks that have been hit by the $50 billion scheme allegedly hatched by Bernard Madoff, who is accused of running a giant Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors the world over.
The damages are immense, wiping out pensions for entire towns, shuttering philanthropic organizations and burning through billions in longstanding investments.
Click here to see the Wall Street Journal's list.
Fairfield Greenwich Advisors
Investment management firm
$7,500,000,000
Tremont Capital Management
The fund-of-funds business run by Tremont Group Holdings
$3,300,000,000
Banco Santander
Spanish bank
$2,870,000,000
Bank Medici
Austrian bank
$2,100,000,000
Ascot Partners
Hedge fund
$1,800,000,000
Access International Advisors
A New York-based investment firm
$1,400,000,000
Fortis
Dutch bank
$1,350,000,000
Union Bancaire Privee
Swiss bank
$1,000,000,000
HSBC
British bank
$1,000,000,000
Natixis SA
French investment bank
$554,400,000
Carl Shapiro
Founder of apparel company Kay Windsor Inc.
$545,000,000
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
British bank
$492,760,000
BNP Paribas
French bank
$431,170,000
BBVA
Spanish bank
$369,570,000
Man Group PLC
U.K. hedge fund
$360,000,000
Reichmuth & Co.
Swiss private bank
$327,000,000
Nomura Holdings
Japanese brokerage firm
$303,000,000
Maxam Capital Management
A fund of funds based in Darien, Connecticut
$280,000,000
EIM SA
European investment manager with about $11 billion in assets
$230,000,000
AXA SA
French insurance giant
$123,200,000
UniCredit SpA
Italian bank
$92,390,000
Nordea Bank AB
Swedish bank
$59,130,000
Hyposwiss
Swiss private bank
$50,000,000
Banque Benedict Hentsch & Cie. SA
A Swiss-based private bank
$48,800,000
Fairfield, Conn.
Town pension fund
$42,000,000
Bramdean Alternatives
An asset manager
$31,200,000
Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles
The largest manager of charitable gift assets for Los Angeles Jewish philanthropists
$18,000,000
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.
Israel-based insurance firm
$14,200,000
Baloise Holding AG
Swiss insurer
$13,000,000
Societe Generale
French bank
$12,320,000
Groupama SA
French insurer
$12,320,000
Credit Agricole SA
French bank
$12,320,000
Richard Spring
Individual investor
$11,000,000
RAB Capital
Hedge fund
$10,000,000
Banco Popolare
Italian bank
$9,860,000
Korea Teachers Pension
A 10 trillion won Korean pension fund
$9,100,000
Swiss Life Holding
Swiss insurer
$78,900,000
Mortimer B. Zuckerman Charitable Remainder Trust
Charitable trust of real-estate magnate who owns New York Daily News
$30,000,000
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Health system
$5,700,000
Neue Privat Bank
Swiss bank
$5,000,000
Clal Insurance Enterprise Holdings
An Israel-based financial services company
$3,100,000
Ira Roth
Individual investor
$1,000,000
Mediobanca SpA
Via its subsidiary Compagnie Monegasque de Banque
$671,000
Fred Wilpon
Owner of New York Mets
N/A
Steven Spielberg
Through his charity, the Wunderkinder Foundation
N/A
JEHT Foundation
A New York foundation focused on electoral and criminal justice reform
N/A
Robert I. Lappin Charitable Foundation
Massachusetts-based Jewish charity closed by complete losses
N/A
Chais Family Foundation
Jewish charity closed by complete losses
N/A
KBC Group NV
Belgian banking and insurance group
N/A
Credit Suisse
Swiss bank
No material direct exposure but it is reviewing if any client funds were affected
Barclays PLC
British bank
The bank says it has "minimal" exposure" and is "fully collateralized"
Dexia
French bank
Private clients have exposure of €78 million. Dexia has €164 million of indirect exposure
Allianz Global Investors
The asset management unit of German insurer Allianz SE
N/A
Banco Espanol de Credito SA (Banesto)
Spanish bank contolled by Banco Santander
Clients have €2 million euros of exposure
CNP Assurances
French insurer
No direct exposure. Indirect exposure of €3 million via a fund of funds
UBS AG
Swiss bank
N/A
Yeshiva University
A New York-based private university
N/A
The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity
The charitable foundation of Nobel laureate
N/A
Leonard Feinstein
The co-founder of retailer Bed Bath & Beyond
N/A
Sen. Frank Lautenberg
The charitable foundation of the New Jersey senator's family
N/A
Norman Braman
Former owner of Philadelphia Eagles
N/A
Jeffrey Katzenberg
The chief executive of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.
Mr. Katzenberg has suffered millions in Madoff-connected losses, say people familiar with the matter.
Gerald Breslauer
Financial advisor to Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg
N/A
Kingate Management
Hedge fund
$2.8 billion Kingate Global Fund reportedly invested heavily with Madoff
Julian J. Levitt Foundation
Texas-based charity
N/A
Loeb family
N/A
Lawrence Velvel
Individual investor, dean of the Massachusetts School of Law
N/A
Fix Asset Management
Hedge fund
N/A
Genevalor, Benbassat & Cie.
Money manager in Geneva
N/A
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