
ConCourt narrows rand-rigging case but keeps key claims alive
The Competition Commission failed to revive most claims against the banks, but the judgment clarifies the legal framework under which the remaining case will proceed.

The Competition Commission failed to revive most claims against the banks, but the judgment clarifies the legal framework under which the remaining case will proceed.

The bank also says it closed the accounts of some 190 clients in 2023 following ‘reviews of client activity and related reputational risks’.

The Equality Court makes an order in an application brought by six natural and juristic persons whose bank accounts were closed by Absa and FNB.

The appeal will leave it up to the Constitutional Court to decide whether the competition authorities can investigate and prosecute foreign-based firms.

Investec has expressed its readiness to present its case in the Competition Tribunal after the Competition Appeal Court dismissed the rand-fixing case against several banks, including Standard Bank, FirstRand, and Nedbank, this week.

National Treasury will introduce the COFI Bill ‘very soon’ and amend the Financial Markets Act to tighten regulation of the country’s financial markets.