How South Africa's private banks handed wealthy clients rope to hang themselves with Steinhoff margin loans
Billionaires Africa | 29.05.2026 08:16
Among the many dimensions of the Steinhoff collapse that did not receive adequate attention in the immediate aftermath of December 2017, one stands out for the specificity of the harm it caused to a particular class of South African investor: the private banking margin loan.
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