Get lost‚ EFF tells banks accused of rand price fixing
The Economic Freedom Fighters has called for 17 banks involved in alleged price manipulation of the rand to be stripped of their licences
The party said: "The EFF will write to the South African Reserve Bank to demand that the banking and operating licences of these banks must be discontinued immediately because we believe collusion around South Africa’s currency is treacherous and should be treated as such." The Competition Commission said the 17 banks had been involved in the manipulation of the price of the rand since 2007. They had chosen when to sell or buy the currency or had created fictitious trades to change supply and affect prices. Three South African banks accused of collusion are Absa‚ Standard Bank and Investec. The commission referred the banks to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution on Wednesday. It has also recommended to the tribunal that 15 of the banks be fined 10% of their annual turnover‚ the maximum penalty in the Competition Act. The 15 banks facing fines are: Bank of America‚ Merrill Lynch International Limited‚ BNP Paribas‚ JP Morgan Chase & Co‚ JP Morgan Chase Bank NA‚ Investec Ltd‚ Stan...
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