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  2. 6 May 2021

    New law reforms the regulation of financial market infrastructures (FMIs)

    New laws to regulate and supervise payment and settlement systems have been passed by Parliament following the third reading of the Financial Market Infrastructures Bill (the Bill) yesterday. Under the Bill the Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua (the Reserve Bank) and the Financial Markets Authority – Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko (FMA) will be joint regulators of most FMIs, including central securities depositories, securities settlement systems, central counterparties, and trade repositories. The Reserve Bank will be the sole regulator of payments systems under the new regime.
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    Regulation, Regulation updates, Media release, Business, FMA, News & Insights
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  3. 11 May 2021

    Supreme Court rejects sentence appeal by PTT’s Steven Robertson

    The Financial Markets Authority - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko (FMA) has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss a sentence appeal by Steven Robertson of PTT Limited, bringing the matter to a close.
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    Media release, Consumer, News & Insights, Enforcement, Scams
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  4. 14 May 2021

    New default KiwiSaver settings designed to benefit members

    The Financial Markets Authority - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko (FMA) notes the Government’s announcement today regarding new KiwiSaver default provider arrangements, these include new settings that offer a package of benefits for default KiwiSaver members.
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    Media release, KiwiSaver providers, Roles, Business, Consumer, Managed investment schemes, News & Insights, Supervisor
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  5. 9 July 2021

    FMA concludes inquiries into Fonterra’s 2019 financial statements and complaints relating to valuations of Beingmate and China Farms

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko - has closed its inquiries that followed Fonterra’s 2019 financial statements market announcement. The FMA did not find evidence to support regulatory action, including litigation, under the Financial Markets Conduct Act.
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    Cases, Auditors, Directors, Roles, Media release, Business, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  6. 28 July 2021

    FMA censures FoxPlan for providing and offering unpermitted financial advice services

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko – has formally censured Wellington-based financial services firm FoxPlan Ltd, after one of its nominated representatives provided services he was not permitted to give and other representatives offered services to clients they were not permitted to give.
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    Financial Adviser, Roles, Financial Advice Provider, Media release, Enforceable action, Business, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  7. 22 July 2021

    General insurers ill-prepared for conduct licensing

    General insurers are not prepared for new legislation that will require them to establish systems and processes to ensure good conduct and fair treatment of customers, according to the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko.
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    Roles, Financial Advice Provider, Licensing & registration, Media release, Conduct, Insurance Providers, Business, News & Insights
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  8. 28 June 2021

    FMA releases guide for ‘finfluencers’

    The FMA has released a guide to talking about money online following concerns some social media influencers and bloggers may be straying into regulated financial advice.
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    Media release, Financial advice, Consumer, News & Insights
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  9. 30 June 2021

    FMA publishes NZX obligations annual review 2021

    NZX made notable improvements to its regulatory arrangements and monitoring in 2020, according to the annual obligations review of New Zealand’s licensed stock exchange by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko.
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    Roles, Media release, Business, News & Insights, Market operator
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  10. 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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  11. 4 March 2021

    Peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding 2020 data published

    New Zealand’s peer-to-peer lending (P2P) and equity crowdfunding sectors experienced steady growth in the last year, according to data from the Financial Markets Authority (FMA).
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    Crowdfunding providers, FMC Act, Roles, Legislation, Media release, Business, News & Insights, Peer-to-peer lending service providers
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  12. 11 February 2021

    FMA announces senior leadership change

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) announced today its General Counsel, Nick Kynoch, had resigned and would leave the regulator in late February to take up a new role as General Counsel for Generate Kiwisaver.
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    Media release, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  13. 20 January 2021

    FADC decision published

    The Financial Advisers Disciplinary Committee (FADC) has today published its decision regarding a case brought by the FMA.
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    Cases, Compliance, Financial advice, Media release, Business, Consumer, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  14. 20 May 2021

    FMA appoints Liam Mason as General Counsel

    The Financial Markets Authority - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko (FMA) has appointed Liam Mason as General Counsel.
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    FMA people, Media release, FMA executive team, FMA, News & Insights
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  15. 12 February 2021

    ANZ admits breaching FMC Act for misleading representations over credit card insurance charges

    The Auckland High Court has ordered ANZ New Zealand to pay a $280,000 penalty for breaching section 22 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMCA) in relation to its supply of Credit Card Repayment Insurance (CCRI) to certain bank customers.
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    Cases, Fair dealing, FMC Act, Legislation, Media release, Business, News & Insights, Enforcement
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