Austrian entrepreneur and investor
René Benko: House arrest with ankle monitor replaces long pretrial detention: After 21 months in pretrial detention, René Benko is allowed to transfer to ...
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Elbtower in Hamburg: What Do We Need? A Museum of Economic Crime: Hamburg is currently debating what to do with the ruins of the Elbtower, a legacy of ...
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René Benko moved from prison to house arrest: VIENNA. René Benko, who was previously held in pre-trial detention at the Innsbruck Correctional Facility ...
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OpinionTuesday at a glance: ETF pension at no cost, interest rate shock on the stock market
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Elisabeth Gürtler on Sacher, Lindt and René Benko: The Austrian businesswoman on her Sacher hotel group, the mistakes of the bankrupt René Benko and her ...
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René Benko's luxury residences in Igls and on Lake Garda have also become a matter for the tax authorities ➡️ Luxury villas: Finance demands one million euros from Benko | Tiroler Tageszeitung Online To the article: |~1~|
Galeria chronology: From Deuss and Benko to Baker - | The story of the last German department store group
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The dates have now been set for what is probably the most significant trial to date against Signa founder René Benko. ➡️ Fraud allegations against Haselsteiner Foundation: Benko meets with Tyrolean construction magnate in November | Tiroler Tageszeitung Online Read the article: |~1~|
Next trial imminent: René Benko's hot autumn: Events in the Benko case have recently unfolded rapidly: There are now two legally binding guilty verdicts ...
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Paid articlePaywallThe new profil: More and more top officials in the SPÖ want to oust Andreas Babler. How much longer can he hold on? And who has the best chances of succeeding ... Show more
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Julius Baer: How risk management failed with Benko: The Swiss asset manager ignored numerous warning signs in its dealings with René Benko ...
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Insolvency fraud: René Benko's 30-month prison sentence is legally binding: To protect assets from insolvency, investor René Benko illegally concealed them ...
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Investigators: Benko allegedly controlled private foundations: Office for Fraud Prevention: The Benko Family Private Foundation and the Liechtenstein-based Ingbe ...
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Retrial: Investor René Benko Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Prison: About a year ago, Austrian investor René Benko was convicted once before ...
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Ten years in prison could already be the end of the legal proceedings for Benko: 18 lines of investigation against René Benko are currently keeping the Viennese ...
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Today in Austria: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday: René Benko has been sentenced to 30 months in prison, and Austria’s finance watchdog has gained ...
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USA plans new military bases in Greenland • René Benko is on trial • Fatal accident at Oktoberfest
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RAG Foundation: Dispute over coal: The RAG Foundation lost a lot of money with René Benko's Signa Group. Now it faces even more trouble; the insolvency ...
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OpinionMillion-dollar deal in Hanover: Who bought the Galeria Kaufhof building at the main train station?
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Benko: Did German insurers help build the Austrian's financial structure?: Benko: Lawsuit against life insurer R+V - | Allegations: Complicity and Ring ...
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Podcast: Jelinek's "Among Animals": Money, War, Capitalism: The play "Among Animals" is an animal fable about the current situation: Nobel laureate Elfriede ...
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“I’m proud that I never fly first class”
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Klaus-Michael Kühne: The chief logistics expert is dead: Klaus-Michael Kühne turned his father's freight forwarding company into a global corporation ...
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Key FactsKlaus-Michael Kühne dies at age 89
Aug 24, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: handelsblatt.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: handelsblatt.com
- Kühne+Nagel International confirmed that Kühne died at his Swiss home during the night before Monday; the company gave no cause of death.
- His estimated fortune was 36 billion euros; through Kühne Holding, he held 55 percent of Kühne+Nagel, 30 percent of Hapag-Lloyd and most recently 20 percent of Lufthansa.
- Kühne had placed most of his assets in a foundation several years earlier, and that foundation owns Kühne Holding; Thomas Staehelin is designated as his successor in the foundation’s presidency.
- The Hamburg opera house initiated by Kühne and funded solely by his foundation remains in the planning stage after approval by the Senate and Bürgerschaft, and its future is open.
With the death of Klaus-Michael, a visionary, a great entrepreneur and an impressive personality has left us.— Jörg Wolle, Chairman of Kühne+Nagel’s Supervisory Board
The Signa case surrounding Tyrolean investor René Benko has been augmented by several new allegations. According to new investigations ... Show more
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René Benko: Ostentatious villa could become a luxury hotel with a Blue Grotto: Benko and the Blue Grotto: Will wealthy tourists soon be bathing where Benko and ...
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Paid articlePaywall Bitte warten: Arabische Investoren bangen um Benko-Gelder: Trotz eines Urteils des Internationalen Schiedsgerichts müssen arabische Signa-Investoren immer noch ...
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Paid articlePaywall Rene Benko must appear in court again: INNSBRUCK. Signa founder René Benko, who remains in custody, must appear in court again in his hometown of Innsbruck on ...
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Signa founder Benko to appear in court twice this fall: The series of legal proceedings against Signa founder René Benko continues at the Innsbruck Regional ...
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Paid articlePaywallBenko's Apartment Building Settlement: René Benko's "Laura Private Foundation" sold four large properties in Innsbruck shortly before its bankruptcy ...
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Benko implicates Gusenbauer: | "That's simply not true": René Benko recently testified in the embezzlement investigation against Alfred Gusenbauer regarding ...
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Königstraße in Stuttgart: The Foundation in the Benko Hole is in Place - | Construction Project in the City Center is Progressing
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Break-in at vacant Benko villa in Igls: According to police, no items were stolen. The burglars have not yet been located. Unknown persons had already attempted ...
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Controversial foundation clause intended to protect Benko's family: The insolvency administrator of René Benko's insolvent Laura Foundation wants access ...
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Benko: Austria's Justice System on a Stealthy Journey: More than two and a half years after the collapse of the Signa Group, investigations in Austria ...
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Wolfgang Peschorn: "The creeping poison is the constant breaking of the rules": Von René Benko bis Thomas Schmid, von der Bawag bis zu den Eurofightern: Als Chef ...
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Looking for a buyer for Benko's real estate empire: Of the four controversial Innsbruck real estate sales, €10.8 million remains for the insolvency estate of ...
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Paid articlePaywall OpinionThe day in review: Risky real estate investments and a flood of money for shipowners
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How René Benko allegedly tried to swindle a Munich billionaire: An investigative report shows how René Benko manipulated real estate magnate Alfons Doblinger - | ...
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Paid articlePaywall Julius Baer: Record profit after the Benko debacle: The Swiss asset manager achieved a record result in the first half of the year, exceeding analysts' ...
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Internally, everyone called him "Boss": What did Benko really have to say at Signa?
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The networks of the super-rich: Which strategies do they use to accumulate wealth in Austria?
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Company bankruptcies in the first half of the year: Why the new insolvency figures are no reason to sound the all-clear
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René Benko charged in Trento: "Leader of a mafia-like criminal organization": The Trento public prosecutor's office has filed charges against the disgraced ...
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The new profil: Medication errors cause more than 100,000 hospital stays a year. What's going wrong with pharmaceuticals? Link to the e-paper: profil - | 2026-04-25 🇦🇹 ... Show more
In prison from Thursday? Things are getting serious for René Benko.: On Thursday, René Benko could be transferred from pretrial detention to a prison after a ...
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Paid articlePaywall Investigations are now underway against Rene Benko in the 18th branch of the criminal investigation into the bankruptcies of his collapsed Signa conglomerate ... Show more
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Will Benko soon be charged in Italy as well?: The Italian justice system is struggling to deal with serious allegations
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Paid articlePaywall Signa legal proceedings: New charges against René Benko for fraud and bankruptcy: Billionaire René Benko, who went bankrupt billionaire, is facing new ...
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Mystery Surrounds Benko Millions for Wife: Did the Money Also Go Towards an Apartment?
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Fraud allegations: Will René Benko have to go to court again?: Austrian authorities have finalized further charges against the former investor ...
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René Benko’s mother regains control of foundation: The preliminary injunction against the Ingbe Foundation was lifted by the Liechtenstein High Court ...
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New Benko indictment: Suspicion of multi-million euro fraud: According to the WKStA (Central Public Prosecutor's Office for Combating Economic Crimes and ...
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The most important news this morning: The G7 summit continues ++ Some Iranians protest against the agreement with the US ++ New charges against René Benko
Briefing: The most important news this morning: The G7 summit continues ++ Some Iranians protest against the agreement with the US ++ New charges against René ...
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Nathalie Benko ordered to pay two million euros: The wife of Signa founder René Benko was ordered by the Innsbruck Regional Court to repay "additional ...
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René Benko: Unter Tieren – und vor Gericht: Elfriede Jelinek schreibt ein Stück über Benko. Die Wirklichkeit liefert aber das bessere Drehbuch.
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Benko's wife has to pay back two million euros: In 2023, René Benko transferred money to his wife for alleged real estate investments. According to the court ...
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Benko trial: Attorney General again calls for verdict confirmation: VIENNA. Benko's conviction to 15 months' suspended imprisonment and his wife's ...
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Date set: Supreme Court to hear first Benko conviction: René Benko has already been convicted and acquitted twice at the Innsbruck Regional Court for fraudulent ...
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Paid articlePaywall Other creditors from Arabia: These sheikhs also want money from Benko's Laura Foundation
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Paid articlePaywall Benko case ends up before the Supreme Court in July: On July 2, the first, non-appealable conviction of René Benko for fraudulent criminality will take place in ...
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High operating costs: This is how much money Benko's empty luxury villa devours per month
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Paid articlePaywall René Benko: Court Rejects Billion-Euro Claims Against Laura Private Foundation: René Benko parked some assets in the Laura Private Foundation. The foundation ...
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Scandal surrounding the Laura Private Foundation - | Signa creditors question real estate sales
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Benko Foundation: Insolvency administrator initially rejects Arab sovereign wealth fund
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Paid articlePaywall €1.7 billion in claims: First round of creditors at Benko Foundation: Heute findet in Innsbruck die erste Prüfungstagsatzung im Verfahren um die Laura ...
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René Benko: The explosive real estate deals of his Innsbruck foundation: Astonishing events are coming to light within the network of the Laura Private ...
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Signa: Billion-dollar claim against Laura Private Foundation: VIENNA. In the insolvency proceedings against the Laura Private Foundation, once co-founded by real ...
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Investigations into fraud against former Chancellor Gusenbauer: The Austrian public prosecutor's office is investigating Alfred Gusenbauer ...
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Mystery surrounding changes at the Benko Foundation shortly before bankruptcy: Why were several changes made to the deed of foundation of Benko's Laura ...
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Paid articlePaywallIn other news: Sebastian Reinhart joins the NEWS editorial team: The investigative expert and Benko whistleblower strengthens the management team around ...
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The launch of the new coffeehouse series "Treffpunkt profil" focused on three years with René Benko. Since its inception, profil has published the 200 articles ... Show more
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Gold, money, and paintings: The dispute over the Ingbe Foundation, "Benko's secret treasury"
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Austrian media: Benko Foundation apparently had millions in gold bars and cash stored in safe deposit boxes
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Benko Foundation: Million-euro safe opened in Liechtenstein: According to media reports, the Ingbe Foundation is dealing with gold bars worth 14 million euros ...
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Paid articlePaywall Gold and cash found in Benko's circle: VIENNA. Bars worth 14 million euros were found in safe deposit boxes at a bank in Liechtenstein.
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Paid articlePaywallPower struggle on the Danube: How Korneuburg is blocking the sale of the Signa grounds
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Justice: Court extends René Benko’s pretrial detention until June: There is a new ruling in the case against Signa founder René Benko: The court has once again ...
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Benko verdict: Attorney General recommends confirmation of the guilty verdict and overturning the acquittal
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