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Upcoming events and announcements

09 Oct 2025 Thu 12:00pm

INFINZ event on KiwiSaver investment in private assets

FMA speaking as part of a panel discussion on KiwiSaver investment in private assets.

14 Oct 2025

INFINZ Conference

20 Oct 2025

Financial Markets Law Conference

22 Oct 2025

FMA FinTech/Innovation roundtable

Latest news

Smarten up your investing. World investor week 2025
Stay smart and scam-safe during World Investor Week 2025. Learn digital investing tips, spot fraud, and take the smart investing quiz.
IAG to make pecuniary penalty payment of $19.5 million for widespread failures
IAG NZ fined $19.5M for misleading insurance practices, affecting 269K customers. FMA highlights systemic failures.
Pump and dump scam nets Kiwi investors
Pump and dump scam targets Kiwi investors via deepfake ads and fake chat groups, warns FMA during World Investor Week.
Former financial adviser sentenced for “gross breach of trust”
Murray McClune jailed for theft from elderly clients; banned from financial services under FMCA after FMA investigation.
Why don’t consumers complain?
FMA research reveals barriers in NZ consumers' complaints process, with insights from CCS 2024 and CES 2022 surveys.
Complaints: Ensuring consumers are treated fairly
This information sheet provides information and examples to help financial service providers licensed under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 ens ...
Companies encouraged to do more to help customers complain
FMA urges financial firms to improve complaints processes, making them accessible, fair, and transparent for NZ consumers.
AML/CFT customer due diligence: Limited Partnerships 2024 and sole traders and partnerships 2025
Businesses can take many forms and may vary in size and complexity. The AML/CFT customer due diligence: sole traders and partnerships fact sheet focu ...
Meet the team – Perimeter and Response
Meet FMA’s Perimeter and Response team—experts tackling serious financial misconduct to protect NZ markets and consumers.
Consultation: Proposed guidance for ethical investing disclosure
The FMA is seeking feedback on proposed guidance for how issuers of financial products incorporating ethical characteristics may meet their disclosure ...
FMA opens consultation on ethical investment disclosure guidance
FMA seeks feedback on draft ethical investing disclosure guidance for NZ funds, aiming to prevent greenwashing and improve investor trust.
Catalist market operator obligations review
Findings from the FMA's annual review of how well Catalist is meeting its licensed market operator obligations.