Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Cabinet approves Bill to limit Reserve Bank shareholders’ activities

By Khanyisa Tabata
04 May 2010


Cabinet has approved the SA Reserve Bank Amendment Bill that will limit shareholders' activities.

This follows concerns that activities by private stakeholders were attempts to undermine the bank's independence.

One of the objectives of the bill was to stop shareholders from circumventing the act's current limitations of the maximum of 10-thousand shares per stake per shareholder.

Finance minister Pravin Gordhan says it has come to the Bank's attention that a "fringe group" was attempting to improperly mobilise their shares in an attempt to influence the bank's decision-making capabilities.

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