Media releases – 2013

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1. 15 July 2016

   FMA discontinues proceedings against Archer and HIL

   The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has elected to discontinue the proceeding against Archer Capital (Pty) Limited (Archer) and Healthcare Industry Limited (HIL). The defendants, Archer and HIL, have accepted that the FMA was justified in investigating the conduct that is the subject of this claim. Read more.
2. 14 July 2016

   FMCA licensing hits the home straight

   The deadline is looming for fund managers to get licensed under the Financial Markets Conduct Act (FMCA) and the Financial Markets Authority is putting out the final call to those that want to stay in the game.
3. 13 July 2016

   Changes recommended to the FAA and FSPR are good for consumers

   The Financial Markets Authority welcomes the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Paul Goldsmith’s recommendations on changes to two significant pieces of legislation for NZ’s financial markets.
4. 6 July 2016

   KiwiSaver annual statements are being read but not acted upon

   The Financial Markets Authority has released the results of a survey conducted in May this year, to coincide with the time when most KiwiSaver investors are receiving their annual statements. The survey was responded to by 1,313 KiwiSaver investors, two thirds of the total sample.
5. 6 July 2016

   FMA and SFO investigate Mr Paul Clifford Hibbs and Hansa Limited

   FMA and SFO investigate Mr Paul Clifford Hibbs and Hansa Limited
6. 5 July 2016

   Code Committee Members Reappointed

   The Financial Markets Authority has announced the reappointment of two members of the Code Committee. The Committee was established in July 2009 to draft a code of Professional Conduct for Authorised Financial Advisers (AFAs).
7. 29 June 2016

   FMA releases report into insurance sales and advice: Insurance replacement business - who benefits?

   The Financial Markets Authority is calling for cooperation from the life insurance industry and financial advisers to address the potential harms to consumers from the relatively high levels of switching of existing insurance policies.
8. 23 June 2016

   FMA reports on NZX’s regulatory framework

   The Financial Markets Authority has released its latest annual review of NZX and reports that it is meeting its statutory obligations as a market operator and frontline regulator of those markets.
9. 22 June 2016

   SPGI Director sentenced today

   SPGI director Mark Andrew Turnock has today been sentenced in the Auckland High Court to four months home detention and 200 hours of community work. Read more.
10. 13 June 2016

    FMA releases Auditor regulation and oversight plan

    The FMA has released its auditor regulation and oversight plan for 2016. The FMA’s plan sets out the new style of audit report issued by the External Reporting Board, intended to provide better information to investors.
11. 3 June 2016

    Investigation into Morgan Cooper Limited

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is investigating a complaint received in relation to Morgan Cooper Limited (MCL) and a Mr Rodney McCall (aka Rodney Crichton) for potential contraventions of financial markets legislation.
12. 20 May 2016

    FMA orders Cambrian to change misleading materials

    The FMA has ordered a foreign exchange educator to change its marketing materials on the basis that they were misleading or deceptive, and it had made unsubstantiated statements about its services.
13. 19 May 2016

    Licensing obligations for property investment schemes imminent

    The FMA is putting the call out to businesses of all sizes providing property investment schemes or property syndication funds to get licensed now.
14. 18 May 2016

    Market wobbles dent confidence but investors are positive about regulation

    The results of the 2016 annual survey into New Zealanders’ attitudes to financial markets have been released.
15. 3 May 2016

    FMA issues formal warning to Craigs

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has today issued a formal warning to Craigs Investment Partners Limited (Craigs) under section 80 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (the AML/CFT Act).