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Media releases

21 Jan 2025

FMA issues warning to former FMC auditor

FMA has issued a public warning to Mr Allan Facey, a Sydney-based auditor, regarding his conduct as the Engagement Quality Control Reviewer (EQR) for ...

Media releases

23 Dec 2024

FMA seeks clarity from High Court on use of eligible investor certificates in wholesale investment sector

The FMA has filed a case stated proceeding to seek the Court’s determination on legal issues about the use, confirmation, and acceptance, of eligib ...

Media releases

23 Dec 2024

Westpac admits to misleading representations that resulted in $6.35m in overcharges

Westpac New Zealand Limited has admitted to misleading customers entitled to advertised discounts as well as overcharging some of its business custome ...

Media releases

20 Dec 2024

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.

Articles

20 Dec 2024

Money with Mary

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

Media releases

20 Dec 2024

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 ...

Media releases

18 Dec 2024

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 ...

Reports and papers

16 Dec 2024

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 ...

Reports and papers

16 Dec 2024

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 ...

Events

13 Dec 2024

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 ...

Media releases

11 Dec 2024

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.

Reports and papers

10 Dec 2024

Accredited Body Report - CPA Australia

CPA Australia Accredited Body Report contains the findings of our monitoring assessment of CPA Australia. Read more.

Reports and papers

10 Dec 2024

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 ...

Opinion

10 Dec 2024

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 ...

Reports and papers

04 Dec 2024

This report provides key insights from our reviews of 70 climate statements prepared for reporting periods ended 31 December 2023, 31 January 2024 and ...

Media releases

04 Dec 2024

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 ...

Media releases

02 Dec 2024

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 ...

Media releases

02 Dec 2024

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 ...

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