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  1. 3 March 2021

    ‘Director for hire’ Michael Reps sentenced for FSPR abuse

    Michael Reps, the New Zealand-based director of Pegasus Markets Limited, has been sentenced to two months community detention and 90 hours community work after criminal charges were brought by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) for breaches to the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act (FSP Act).
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    Cases, Media release, FMA, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  2. 12 November 2018

    Know the scam warning signs: Bob’s story highlights the tactics scammers use

    Bob is a consultant who lives in Christchurch. He’s invested in shares for many years, owns his own home, and is in KiwiSaver. Recently, Bob lost $67,000 through a ‘boiler room’ share scam after an overseas company called him, offering him the chance to invest in a pharmaceutical firm.
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    Consumer, Scams
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  5. 16 October 2013

    FMA cancels prospectus

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has cancelled the combined offer document of FMP Medical Services Limited (FMP) because it believes it is false or misleading. FMA is also of the view that the offer document is likely to deceive, mislead or confuse. Read more.
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  6. 15 March 2023

    How to apply for a FAP licence

    This page provides a step by step process for how you apply for a FAP licence.
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    Financial Advice Provider, Licensing & registration, Roles, Business
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  7. 13 November 2018

    Supporting scam victims: Simon helped his father-in-law spot a scam

    What would you do if you thought a family member was being scammed?That was Simon’s dilemma after he became concerned about his father-in-law Richard. Simon believes the scammers first made contact with Richard by ringing him to take part in a phone survey - a classic scamming tactic.
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    Consumer, Scams
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  8. 6 September 2022

    FMA Chief Executive Samantha Barrass opening remarks to the FANZ Conference

    Samantha Barrass talks to FANZ conference attendees about the FMA's goals of fostering a genuinely fair financial system, with more New Zealanders than ever believing the financial sector is working well for them.
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    FMA executive team, Speeches and presentations , FMA, News & Insights
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  9. 12 May 2020

    Samena lost $2300 to a cryptocurrency scam

    Samena lost $2,300 after a co-worker she looked up to as an “older sister” talked her into giving money to a global cryptocurrency scam called OneCoin.
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    Consumer, Scams
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  11. 3 March 2021

    Pegasus Markets Limited and Director Michael Reps

    The FMA alleges Pegasus Markets Limited continued to hold out on two different websites that it was registered on the FSPR after it had been deregistered and despite subsequent warnings from Companies Office.
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    Court – criminal, Powers, FSPR abuse, Enforcement
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  12. 29 January 2018

    Oscar nominee to screen at NZ fraud film festival

    The Oscar-nominated documentary Abacus: Small Enough to Jail is just one of the highlights of the second New Zealand International Fraud Film Festival taking place in Auckland on Friday the 2nd and Saturday the 3rd of March.
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    Campaigns, Media release, Investing, Consumer, News & Insights
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  13. 22 September 2017

    FMA toughens approach to misuse of FSPR

    The Financial Markets Authority’s report on the Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR) sets out its work to prevent the misuse of the FSPR between 2014 and 2017.
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    Media release, Directors, Roles, Business, News & Insights
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  15. 16 August 2021

    How a family chat might have saved one man from losing $50,000 to an investment scam

    When a band of international scammers launches a sophisticated, multi-person project to fleece you out of your money, your best protection might be closer to home than you think.

    Bill* is in his early 70s, lives in a small provincial town and works in the health sector. He fell victim to an international share trading fraud which all began with an unsolicited phone call from a man in New York, ringing as part of a survey associated with Wall St Journal.
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    Consumer, Scams
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