Disclosure as to Deposits Qualified for Protection by the Deposit Protection Scheme
The following types of deposit (“Protected Deposits”) maintained with Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Hong Kong Branch are deposits qualified for protection by the Deposit Protection Scheme in Hong Kong:
- Deposits in current account;
- Call deposits;
- Time deposits with a term of not more than 5 years
Please note that Protected Deposits do not include:
- Time deposits where the current term agreed to exceeds 5 years;
- Structured deposits (e.g. currency-linked products (DCI), equity-linked products, range accruals, inverse floaters);
- Fiduciary placement;
- Bearer instruments;
- Deposits taken by the bank at any of its offices outside Hong Kong;
- A deposit held for the account of the Exchange Fund;
- Deposit held by an excluded person (as defined in the Deposit Protection Scheme Ordinance) in its own right;
- A deposit held by a depositor as a trustee for an excluded person only.