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Meet the team – Perimeter and Response

Meet FMA’s Perimeter and Response team—experts tackling serious financial misconduct to protect NZ markets and consumers.

Meet the team – Market Conduct

Meet the Market Conduct team who focus on the conduct of people and entities operating or participating in New Zealand’s capital markets.

Spotlight on cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile, and many investors have been attracted to the spectacular gains in recent times. In this article, the FMA talks about the things you can do to protect yourself if you’re determined to invest in cryptocurrency.

Meet the team – Anti-Money Laundering

Meet the FMA's Anti-Money Laundering team—supporting NZ businesses to combat financial crime under the AML/CFT Act since 2013.

Meet the team – FMA’s Operational Resilience

Supporting New Zealand’s financial sector, the FMA’s Operational Resilience team ensures firms withstand and adapt to disruptions.

Meet the team – Investor Information

Meet FMA’s Investor Information team—experts ensuring financial product disclosures are clear, compliant, and protect NZ investors.

Money with Mary

In our series “Money with Mary,” personal finance legend Mary Holm shares practical tips on a variety of money matters.

Financial Institution Licence - the Finance Direct experience

Jeanne Schaaffhausen’s experience shows how small firms can proactively secure a financial institution licence with FMA support before the 2025 deadline.

Financial Institution Licence – Provident Insurance’s experience

Provident Insurance applied for their Financial Institution licence in early 2024. Altaaf Osman, Head of Risk and Compliance, discussed their licensing journey with Anita Frazer from the FMA.

Financial Institution Licence – the SBS experience

Group Chief Risk Officer of SBS Bank talks about her experience of getting a Financial Institution licence.

Financial regulators and industry representatives set vision for New Zealand’s insurance sector

The Council of Financial Regulators (CoFR) Insurance Forum has set a vision for New Zealand’s insurance sector.

Deepfake video scam warning: fake news stories, political endorsements

A public warning about new look online investment scams has been issued today, after a surge in complaints from New Zealanders tricked into clicking on fake advertisements featuring ‘celebrity endorsements’ – some of which use deepfake videos of New Zealand political figures.

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