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  1. 13 December 2019

    FMA clarifies green bond disclosure requirements

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has published an information sheet outlining when issuers of securities described as “green bonds” can apply the “same class exclusion” to disclosure requirements.
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    FMC Act, Offer information, Legislation, Media release, Business, News & Insights
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  2. 1 August 2019

    FMA suspends AxiCorp derivatives licence

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has suspended the derivatives issuer licence of AxiCorp Financial Services Pty Limited (trading as AxiTrader) for material breaches of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013. Read more.
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  3. 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.
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    Auditors, Media release, Roles, Directors, Business, Consumer, News & Insights
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  5. 4 September 2019

    FMA cancels Barry Kloogh’s financial adviser authorisation

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has cancelled the authorisation of Dunedin-based Mr Barry Edward Kloogh to act as a financial adviser, as a result of concerns regarding compliance with his broker obligations under the Financial Advisers Act 2008.
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    Financial advice, Compliance, Media release, Business, Consumer, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  7. 22 August 2019

    FMA finding on ANZ related party transaction

    The FMA said it has completed its inquiry into disclosure by ANZ of the sale of the property at 269 St Heliers Bay Road by Arawata Assets Limited to Deborah Veronica Walsh (the wife of former CEO, David Hisco) and has determined that ANZ New Zealand Group should have disclosed this as a related party transaction in its 2017 financial statements.
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    Cases, Media release, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  10. 6 June 2019

    Morgan DeVere fined $40,000 in first FMA case of company abuse of the FSPR

    Morgan DeVere Corporate Finance Limited (Morgan DeVere) has been fined $40,000 following its conviction at the Wellington District Court on two charges of breaching the Financial Services Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008 (FSP Act). Read more.
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    Cases, Media release, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  11. 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.
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    Media release, Financial Adviser, Roles, Business, News & Insights
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  12. 24 July 2019

    Investor confidence stable and improving over time

    Confidence in New Zealand’s financial markets has remained stable over the past two years, despite volatile global markets and a focus on the culture and conduct of major financial institutions in Australia and New Zealand.
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  13. 25 July 2019

    FMA confirms date for transitional licensing applications

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) today announced it will start accepting transitional licence applications from 4 November 2019. Anyone providing financial advice to retail clients from June 2020 (the start of the new regime) will need to operate under a Financial Advice Provider Transitional Licence. Advisers can either get their own licence or work on behalf of someone else who holds a licence.
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    New Financial Advice regime, Media release, Business, News & Insights
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  14. 26 July 2019

    New Zealand launches ‘investment passport’

    Kiwi investors and managed funds will now be able to do business more easily with Australia, Japan and Thailand, after New Zealand’s implementation of the Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP).
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  15. 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.
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    AML/CFT, Roles, Media release, Business, News & Insights
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