Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 30
South Africa Court Dismisses Credit Suisse From 6-Year Rand-Fixing Suit
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 30

South Africa Court Dismisses Credit Suisse From 6-Year Rand-Fixing Suit

2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 30

Summary

  • South Africa’s Constitutional Court removed Credit Suisse from a case accusing banks of manipulating the rand-dollar exchange rate through at least September 2013.
  • The suit stems from a May 2015 complaint by the Competition Commission, which alleged banks colluded to rig the rand against the dollar.
  • That investigation followed a global market-manipulation probe exposed in 2013, which triggered US and UK inquiries and led to billions of dollars in settlements.

Insights

Why was Credit Suisse dismissed while prosecution against JP Morgan and other banks for the same scheme continues?
After a decade of legal battles, is South Africa's currency any safer from manipulation by foreign banking cartels?
What legal loophole lets global banks manipulate a currency from abroad and escape justice in that country?