Page last updated: 16 December 2024

News & Insights

Individual pleads guilty to insider trading charges
Kevin Young, a former accountant with Heartland Bank Limited, has pleaded guilty to insider trading charges brought against him by the FMA.
Money with Mary
In our series “Money with Mary,” personal finance legend Mary Holm shares practical tips on a variety of money matters.
FMA files civil proceedings against InvestNow for alleged AML/CFT breaches
FMA has filed civil proceedings against InvestNow Saving and Investment Service Ltd, which trades as InvestNow, for alleged breaches of the Anti-Money ...
FMA censures Pathfinder for misleading representations
The FMA is satisfied that between October 2021 and May 2024, Pathfinder made misleading statements about the nature of its KiwiSaver Funds’ ethical ...
ASX 24 review report
The FMA is required to report at least once every two years on how well Australian Securities Exchange Limited (ASX 24) is meeting its licensed market ...
SGX-DT review report
Findings from the FMA’s reviews of how well Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited (SGX-DT) is meeting its market operator obligations under ...
FMA's calendar of events
The FMA runs a programme of engagement and events throughout the year, including speeches, presentations, roundtable discussions and webinars, alongsi ...
FMA cancels auditor’s licence to carry out FMC audits for multiple failures
FMA has cancelled the New Zealand licence of Sydney based auditor, Mr Sam Danieli, to carry out FMC audits in New Zealand.
Accredited Body Report - CPA Australia
CPA Australia Accredited Body Report contains the findings of our monitoring assessment of CPA Australia. Read more.
Accredited Body Report – New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants
NZICA Accredited Body Report contains the findings of our monitoring assessment of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA). Read mo ...
FMA launches “regulatory sandbox” pilot for 2025
As part of our commitment to support financial services innovation, the FMA is launching a pilot “regulatory sandbox” and is asking for applicatio ...
Climate-related Disclosures: Insights from our reviews
This report provides key insights from our reviews of 70 climate statements prepared for reporting periods ended 31 December 2023, 31 January 2024 and ...
FMA encouraged by first climate statements
The FMA has today published its Climate-Related Disclosures insights report from the first set of entities that were required to file climate statemen ...
Inaugural Consumer Confidence survey provides valuable insights for FMA and financial services sector
The inaugural Consumer Confidence survey report 2024 from the FMA shows that three quarters of New Zealanders believe financial service providers trea ...
CBLC update
The FMA welcomes the High Court’s decision last week to dismiss the application to strike out the FMA’s claim against the executor of the estate o ...
Financial Institution Licence - the Finance Direct experience
The company applied for its licence in mid-2024. Risk Officer Jeanne Schaaffhausen, led the process and discusses the Financial Institution licensing ...
Audit Quality Monitoring Report
The Audit Quality Monitoring Report 2023 emphasises that high-quality audits are vital to ensuring investors can make active choices based on clear, c ...
Navigating KiwiSaver Episode 4: KiwiSaver fees
Jess and Stuart are back for episode 4 of our Navigating KiwiSaver series. Last week they discussed contributions, this week Stuart explains KiwiSaver ...