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  1. 21 June 2019

    FMA's fifth statistical report on AFAs in NZ

    The Financial Markets Authority’s annual snapshot of Authorised Financial Advisers shows 140 advisers became AFAs in the year to the end of June 2018. That’s the highest number of new AFAs in the three years the FMA has broken down advisers being authorised and those whose authorisation lapses.

  2. 10 June 2019

    Kiwis take longer to choose a movie than check KiwiSaver

    A recent survey of 1100 New Zealanders for the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) found four out of five people took up to 10 minutes to choose a movie, but just over half of those questioned spent the same time reading their KiwiSaver annual statement. Read more.

  4. 21 May 2019

    FMA research highlights gap between what investors expect and what auditors deliver

    An FMA research project with investors, directors, managers and auditors has identified reasonable levels of confidence in audit quality, but also a serious gap in the expectations of investors and what auditors are delivering. The FMA commissioned the research to better understand public and industry perceptions of audit quality in New Zealand.

  5. 13 May 2019

    10 formal AML/CFT warnings issued by FMA

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued formal warnings to 10 reporting entities under Section 80 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act (AML/CFT Act). Read more.

  6. 3 May 2019

    Company convicted for abuse of the FSPR

    Morgan DeVere Corporate Finance Limited (Morgan DeVere) has been convicted at the Wellington District Court on two counts of breaching the Financial Services Providers Act 2008 (FSP Act) for falsely claiming it was registered on the Financial Services Providers Register (FSPR). A copy of the judgment can be found here. Read more.

  7. 16 April 2019

    Director sentenced to community service for abuse of FSPR

    A New Zealand-based director of Morgan DeVere Corporate Finance Limited has been sentenced to 75 hours of community service for breaching the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008. Read more.

  8. 15 April 2019

    FMA files civil proceedings over trading in Oceania Natural

    The FMA has issued civil proceedings in the High Court against four individuals in relation to trading in Oceania Natural Limited. The proceedings relate to alleged breaches of market manipulation prohibitions and the disclosure obligations in the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013. Read more.

  11. 2 April 2019

    Update on FMA/RBNZ Bank Conduct and Culture review

    Today the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and the FMA confirmed that all 11 banks involved in their ongoing review of conduct and culture, have provided their responses to individual feedback letters. Read more

  12. 1 April 2019

    AML/CFT monitoring report highlights concerns, sets out future focus

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has published an Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) monitoring report setting out the areas requiring further attention by the management and boards of the reporting entities it supervises. Read more.

  13. 29 March 2019

    FADC Findings published

    The Financial Advisers Disciplinary Committee (FADC) has published its findings in a case referred to the Committee by the FMA. Read more.