In Cyprus, the court started consideration of the claim of the subsidiary “RUSNANO” — “the Fund RUSNANO Capital S. A.” management company “Sberinvest” and the Bank “Peresvet”, the largest shareholder of which is the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). On Wednesday, February 24, RBC reports with reference to the materials of the case. RUSNANO accuses the defendants in the illegal transfer of $ 90 million from the accounts established by it for the Fund.
As notes the edition, it is an activity of the international Fund “Nanoenergy”, which is “daughter” of “RUSNANO” was created together with “Sberinvest” for investments in Russian energy. It is noted that the statement of claim was filed in may of 2015.
According to the materials of the case, “Savings and Investment co., Ltd.” in violation of the procedures transferred $ 90 million from the accounts of “Nanoenergy” in the Bank “Peresvet” on account of a number of Russian companies associated with the “Sberinvest”. Business accounts, which received money were also opened in the “Peresvet”. According to the plaintiff, the Bank “didn’t check properly the accuracy of the data transactions”.
One of the major shareholders of the credit institution is the Russian Orthodox Church, which owns 49.7 per cent of its securities.
On 21 February it was reported that the Central Bank was suspected collaborating with the leadership of the ROC of Ergobank in withdrawal. According to the regulator, the Chairman of the Board of a financial institution, which in the beginning of 2016 had its license revoked, took away from cash Desk cash in the amount of 780 million rubles. The documents concerning this money and use the Bank’s management had not been transferred to the interim administration.
In mid-January, the media reported that the Russian Orthodox Church is negotiating to buy a controlling stake in ergobank of who served 61 affiliated with the ROC organization. But then the Church representatives denied this information.