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Podcast
05 Dec 2025
Jess Wraps It Up: A Beginner’s Guide to Investing
Jess Learns to Invest offers beginner tips on investing, compounding, market volatility, ethical investing, and property strategies.
Reports and papers
03 Dec 2025
OCR Pass Through Transparency
Publishing this information on the FMA’s website will improve transparency of when and how banks pass through changes to the RBNZ’s Official Cash ...
Media releases
03 Dec 2025
EU allows continued use of New Zealand regulated financial benchmarks
FMA welcomes EU decision recognising NZ financial benchmarks as equivalent ensuring BKBM use in EU from January 2026.
Media releases
02 Dec 2025
FMA cancels HGL’s financial advice provider licence
FMA cancels Hope Group Limited’s financial advice licence over serious conduct breaches, false applications, and client overcharging.
Articles
26 Nov 2025
Meet the team – Data and Evidence
Discover how the Data and Evidence team supports FMA investigations with secure evidence handling, eDiscovery, and compliance.
Podcast
25 Nov 2025
‘5 mins with the FMA’ Podcast #18 Why Audit Quality Matters
Stay informed on audit quality in NZ with FMA’s latest Audit Quality Monitoring Report insights and key findings.
Reports and papers
19 Nov 2025
Insider trading: Where non-public information relating to a listed issuer (A) comprises material information in relation to another listed issuer (B)
FMA outlines insider trading laws under the FMC Act and guidance on managing risks when trading with non-public material information.
Media releases
19 Nov 2025
FMA issues revised educational information sheet on insider trading
FMA releases updated insider trading guidance under FMC Act with risk mitigation strategies for New Zealand market participants.
Reports and papers
18 Nov 2025
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 ...
Podcast
17 Nov 2025
All About Crypto with Peter Griffin | Jess Learns to Invest Episode 10
Jess Learns to Invest podcast explores crypto basics with Peter Griffin offering tips on risks, blockchain and smart investing.
Media releases
13 Nov 2025
Former NZ financial adviser pleads guilty to breaching stop order, will be sentenced
David McEwen pleads guilty to breaching FMA stop order on misleading financial offers sentencing set for January 14 2026
Reports and papers
12 Nov 2025
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 ...

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