FSCA sets aside R216m fine and 10-year debarment
The Authority has agreed to reconsider the penalties it imposed on ‘Coenie’ Botha, the founder of Coin Based Innovation Global.
The Authority has agreed to reconsider the penalties it imposed on ‘Coenie’ Botha, the founder of Coin Based Innovation Global.
The High Court places the estate of Adelaide Musa Duma under provisional sequestration for her role in TVI, once SA’s biggest pyramid scheme.
The bank also faces a R4.9bn claim arising from SARS’s alleged inability to collect taxes and penalties from former foreign exchange clients.
The Authority warns the public to exercise caution with MyWealth Legatus, just three months after imposing R73 million in penalties on two of its affiliate companies.
Investors were promised returns of up to 400%, but there was no legitimate financial product or investment activity, the FSCA says.
Coenraad Botha and his wife are facing 64 charges in Namibia related to an alleged illegal investment scheme involving N$163 million.
A provisional sequestration order for the estate of Classic Financial Services director Jacobus Geldenhuis has been granted.