Standard Bank’s debarment stands despite ‘missing’ debarment policy
Financial Services Tribunal sets out why the policy’s absence from the record is not fatal to a procedurally fair process.
The Authority should have conducted its own investigation and not relied solely on information provided by the insurer, the Tribunal says.
Read moreFinancial Services Tribunal sets out why the policy’s absence from the record is not fatal to a procedurally fair process.
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