
FSCA slaps Banxso and directors with record R2bn fine
The Authority says the penalties reflect the financial benefit gained from unlawful conduct and the harm to clients – handing 30-year debarments to several Banxso executives.

The Authority says the penalties reflect the financial benefit gained from unlawful conduct and the harm to clients – handing 30-year debarments to several Banxso executives.

The Authority found that most investor funds were used to pay ‘returns’ to other investors and cover personal expenses.

Treasury’s R2.2bn intervention ends an 11-month account freeze, unlocking payouts for Ithala’s 257 000 depositors while the liquidation case continues.

Despite the FSCA’s findings of RMCP gaps, SCI confirms that client funds remain secure and no money laundering or terrorist financing was detected.

The FSCA highlights the role of RMCPs in safeguarding financial institutions and the financial system after compliance breaches by two FSPs.

Fund members lost at least R470m after N-e-FG’s high-risk investments went south in 2021. Now, two of its directors have been fined R30m each.

The Authority’s investigation found that most of Lehumo Securities’ client funds were not invested, and returns were paid out from the funds collected.

The FSCA levied a R100 000 penalty on Wenru, the financial services provider implicated in the case.

Authority releases report on fines, debarments, investigations, and licence suspensions and withdrawals in 2023/24.