Rogán noted, however, that investors should realize that buying bonds comes with greater personal risks than making a bank deposits. The return on bonds, however, is considerably higher than the interest rates offered by bank, hence the risk.

Hungarian news agency MTI noted that while Buda-Cash investors may apply for compensation from Friday, the question of whether Bevaʼs coverage extends to the more than HUF 100 bln in corporate bonds issued by a unit of Quaestor remains unanswered.

MNB data show that about two-thirds of Quaestorʼs 30,000-32,000 bond holders have individual investments under the HUF 6 mln Beva threshold, MTI added.