Media releases – 2017

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1. 8 February 2017

   FMA lays charges under the Crimes Act

   An individual registered financial adviser appeared in the Auckland District Court yesterday in relation to various charges laid by the FMA under the Crimes Act.
2. 2 February 2017

   The FMA’s guide designed to help providers focus on good conduct

   Today the FMA published the final version of the guide into the FMA’s view of conduct. The FMA has also published submissions from industry, considered as part of the consultation process.
3. 13 December 2016

   Consultation complete on FMA’s conduct guide: final document to be published in new year

   Earlier this year the FMA consulted on a guide on good conduct, signalling to New Zealand financial services providers what to expect from interaction and engagement with the conduct regulator.
4. 8 December 2016

   FMA releases AML/CFT monitoring report

   The FMA has today published its third annual AML/CFT monitoring report.
5. 1 December 2016

   The end of the beginning for the new regime in financial services

   A decade in the making, today marks the beginning of a new era in the regulation of New Zealand’s financial markets. The introduction of a stronger regime overseeing financial markets, based on the good conduct of providers, has been in train since before the establishment of the Capital Markets Development Taskforce in 2008.
6. 28 November 2016

   FMA releases Audit Quality Monitoring report

   The FMA’s 2016 Audit Quality Report reflects that improvements continue to be made in audit quality. The report shows the sector is increasingly aligned with the expectations of the FMA and international auditing standards and global best practice. However, it also notes that files reviewed still show that further improvement is necessary.
7. 16 November 2016

   Minister Collins to open Fraud Film Festival

   The inaugural International Fraud Film Festival will be opened by Hon Judith Collins, the Minister responsible for the Serious Fraud Office, on Friday, 18 November at Auckland’s Q Theatre. The festival concludes this year’s Fraud Awareness Week.
8. 15 November 2016

   When strangers call bearing investment gifts: hang up

   Cold calls from strangers about investment opportunities are not only sure-fire losers, but illegal, and the Financial Markets Authority says the best response is the dial tone.
9. 8 November 2016

   FMA issues updated guidance on KiwiSaver advice for consultation

   The FMA is consulting on revised guidance on advice for KiwiSaver sales. The intention of the revised guidance, published today for consultation, is to encourage advisers and financial firms to help New Zealanders make good decisions about KiwiSaver.
10. 4 November 2016

    Minister announces more funding for FMA work

    The FMA has acknowledged the announcement by Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith of government approval to increase FMA funding. See Ministers announcement here.
11. 3 November 2016

    Corruption in sport is just one of many types of fraud

    New Zealand’s latest film festival tackles a form of fraud that has hit news headlines around the world in recent years – the issue of corruption in sport. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with the sweetheart of NZ sport Valerie Adams, presenter Hayley Holt and Paul David QC who will discuss the effect corruption can have in the sporting arena.
12. 18 October 2016

    New Zealand’s latest film festival brings fraud to the big screen

    The inaugural New Zealand International Fraud Film Festival (Fraud Film Festival) is being held on 18 & 19 November at Auckland’s Q Theatre and is timed to coincide with Fraud Awareness Week. The festival is affiliated with the Dutch Fraud Film Festival which first took place in 2014.
13. 10 October 2016

    The FMA releases 2016 Annual Report

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) 2016 annual report highlights the fact the FMA has now moved from transition mode to establishing itself as a fully-fledged conduct regulator.
14. 5 October 2016

    FMA 2016 KiwiSaver report shows growth in members and funds slowing

    Total money in KiwiSaver funds continues to grow, but at a much slower pace than the previous two years as both returns and numbers of new members decline.
15. 20 September 2016

    Fraud and its far reaching effects hit the big screen

    The inaugural New Zealand International Fraud Film Festival (Fraud Film Festival) is coming to Auckland’s Q Theatre in November. The festival is timed to coincide with November’s Fraud Awareness Week and will open on Friday, 18 November.