The Superintendence of Banking, Insurance and AFP (SBS) closed the office where the company had been operating Lima Capital Group Sac. in compliance with its constitutional mandate of precautionary public savings and with the intervention of the Public Ministry.
As verified by the supervisory entity, the aforementioned institution had been promoting and carrying out activities to capture public funds without authorization of the SBSin this way, the provisions of article 11 of Law No. 26702.
To this end, Lima Capital Group He had implemented a place in the city of Lima, initially located on Avenida Alfredo Benavides N.1238, Office 903, District of Miraflores; which was then transferred to Petit Thouars Avenue No. 4655, Office 403, in the same district.
“This financial entity celebrated with its clients a mutual contract, on the merit to which it captured money from the public, promising the payment of a Insured profitability that ranged between 15% and 32% per year, depending on the amount of money delivered, “said the SBS.
The interests were paid monthly, while the capital, supposedly, would be reimbursed at the expiration of the contract.
SBS interposes criminal complaint to informal financial entity
Despite the successive requirements made by the SBS To the general manager of the ‘Lima Capital’, so that he refrains from carrying out activities of the public’s money in lack of the corresponding authorization, he continued to develop said illegal activity, being reluctant to comply with the provisions of the authority.
Given this situation, the superincial, in addition to providing the closure, filed a criminal complaint for the crime of capture money of the public and for disobedience and resistance to authority, which was welcomed by the Public Ministry.
In merit to the complaint filed, the Public Ministry executed the search of the company’s premises, in compliance with a court order, which allowed its closure.
The SBS reiterates that it will continue to fight financial informality in the country, so it invokes the public to inform themselves and take the provisions of the case, when you must decide where to save or invest your money.
Any consultation or denunciation of financial informality activities can be carried out through 0-800-10840 phones (free line at the national level) or 01-200-1930, or to email informality@sbs.gob.pe.
Source: Larepublica
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