Is La Caixa (La Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona) a public company and if so what is its ticker symbol, which Spanish exchange is it listed on and where can I find share prices?

Also, how sound is it compared with other banks?  I have about ?30,000 on deposit with La Caixa and I believe this is above the amount guaranteed by the government.

La Caixa functions superbly as a bank, but why can’t I find information? Is the reason that it’s a charitable trust with stocks not available to the public?

Also, what shape are Spanish banks in generally? I haven’t heard any scare stories about Spanish banks ? not yet. Is it a question of no news is good news?

Although I normally live in M?laga (capital) I’m living in Miami at present.

David

all banks in the deep water around the world , you be keep uptodate with this link most days about whats happen in spain http://www.spainexpat.com/spain/forum/viewthread/3705/
like every think we in for hard times and it only the tip off the ice whats happen (there alot going on behind closed doors that we will some day fine out and want to just push under the ruge )
The Spanish State is to guarantee savings up to a 100,000 ? limit for bank accounts but who know what would happen if a bank went bankruped and how long would it take to get you money back

he you link to La Caixa http://www.bolsamadrid.es/ing/contenido.asp?menu=2&enlace;=/ing/empresas/empresas_rv.htm

Thanks for the info. I’ll take a look at the link you suggested.

My wife and I have separate accounts with La Caixa, but neither has a balance of more than ?100,000, so what you’ve told me has reassured me.

Where can I find details of the new government guarantee level (in Spanish or English)? The problem is that we’re in Miami, so we’re not reading Spanish newspapers. Maybe I should start looking at El Pa?s online.

We have accounts with two banks in the USA which looked a little shaky for a while - Washington Mutual and Wachovia - but their problems seem to have been resolved by takeovers.

David