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  2. 19 November 2020

    Rise in scams impersonating NZ businesses during COVID-19

    From 1 April to 5 November 2020, the FMA issued 61 warnings about investment scams, of which 21 (or 34%) were impostor scams, where the names and details of legitimate businesses are unlawfully used by scammers to trick investors, such as fake websites or social media accounts. By comparison, in the same timeframe during 2019, the FMA issued 40 warnings and only four (10%) were impostor scams. Read the media release.

  6. 4 November 2020

    FMA appoints specialist roles in FinTech and Integrated Financial System

    FinTech entrepreneur Binu Paul has been appointed as Specialist Lead, FinTech reporting to Director of Regulation Liam Mason, while Fiona Whyte, who has a banking and regulation background, has been appointed as Specialist Lead, Integrated Financial System and reports to Sarah Vrede, Director of Capital Markets.

  11. 24 September 2020

    FMA reports on monitoring of financial services firms and advisers

    A report on the FMA's supervision activities over the past 18 months says large parts of the financial services sector are working hard to meet the FMA’s expectations, but called for further and more widespread improvements to governance and compliance.

  13. 18 September 2020

    FMA files criminal charges in relation to Forestlands

    The Financial Markets Authority has filed criminal charges against an individual in relation to the Forestlands group of companies, for alleged disclosure and financial record keeping breaches.