Markus Jooste
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The Wolf of Stellenbosch: Markus Jooste and the making of a financial scandal
Steinheist dives deep into Markus Jooste’s billion-rand fraud and its shocking aftermath
FSCA imposes fines of almost R1 billion on dodgy operators
The financial sector regulator is clamping down on service providers that are not compliant with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulations
Steinhoff’s Markus Jooste dead, allegedly by suicide
The disgraced former chief executive allegedly shot himself on a Hermanus beach in the Western Cape just a day after he was slapped with a R475 million fine
Steinhoff’s Markus Jooste slapped with R475 million fine
But European executive Dirk Schreiber has entered into a leniency agreement, avoiding a financial penalty This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your…
High court says Jooste’s friend has no claim against Reserve Bank
The central bank told the court that Berdine Odendaal had a repudiated an agreement to be given access to frozen funds by demanding more
Where will Markus Jooste appear in court?
For now, South Africa is reluctant to relinquish him to stand trial in Germany for the corporate fraud that nearly imploded ‘Africa’s Ikea’
JSE hands Jooste 20-year ban while Steinhoff criminal investigation continues
Markus Jooste is still challenging JSE fines totalling R15 million for his role in the balance sheet scandal
German court to put Markus Jooste on trial
The former Steinhoff chief executive is among four accused indicted by the regional court in Oldenburg
Markus Jooste asset seizure: ‘NPA asleep on the job’
Analysts believe it will be easier to build a case against the former Steinhoff CEO on ‘lesser crimes’ instead of complex international investment fraud
‘Steinhoff cannot cherry pick the PwC report for the public’
The retail firm has not established why the contents of the 3 000-page report is privileged, counsel argued. And even if it had, the report’s release is ‘in the public’s interest’
Capitec Bank flies high above Viceroy’s arrow
The bank took a knock after being labelled a loan shark by the short seller, but this has not stymied its growth
Tekkie Town’s Steinhoff fight: ‘We will get our business back’
Bernard Mostert on the ordeal of losing a business he helped build and the fight to get it back
Khaya Sithole: Board directors are meant to sing for their supper
Current cases make it highly debatable whether those in the boardroom know what they’re doing
The private-sector players who facilitated public-sector fraud
Let us never forget the private-sector players who facilitated public-sector fraud
Financial conduct body slaps Jooste with R162-million fine
The former Steinhoff chief executive and three others have been fined by the FSCA for insider trading in the days leading up to the company’s 2017 share price crash