In early April 2016, various newspapers reported that the top four of South Africa commercial

banks disowned one of their main clients, The FAMOUS Guptas brothers business without giving

any specific reason to the public.

a) In your opinion, why did the banks react the way they did? (5)

What risks do you think they were trying to manage by taking the route that they took?

(Identify any four major risks and briefly explain them). (10)

b) Discuss risks identified in (a) above in the context of the Bank's responsibilities under

FICA and argue whether these risks were fully addressed by what the banks did. (10)