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  1. 8 March 2017

    Consultation paper: KiwiSaver advice

    Consultation paper: KiwiSaver advice. This guidance note is for providers advising on KiwiSaver products and will replace our 2012 Guidance Note: Sale and Distribution of KiwiSaver. We are replacing this guidance to recognise feedback that our 2012 approach resulted in some people not getting the help they needed, as firms saw it as risky to provide advice. Read more here.
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    Consultations, Roles, Business, Managed investment schemes
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  3. 1 February 2013

    NZ finance company collapses (2006–2012)

    The scale and circumstances of the Finance industry failure since 2006 gave rise to concerns of inappropriate behaviour and breaches of the Securities Act and a programme of investigations into the failures was initiated. Read more.
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  4. 10 May 2016

    Management bans and undertakings of non-participation

    Listed below are individuals who are precluded from engaging in certain activities in respect of the governance and/or management of companies as a consequence of action taken by the FMA.
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    Enforceable action, Enforcement
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  5. 5 December 2022

    How to identify a product disclosure statement (PDS) or prospectus scam

    FMA has issued this article about how to identify and avoid PDS or prospectus scams as a result of an increase in fake investment documents targeting New Zealand investors.
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    Investor information, Suspected scam, Article, Consumer, News & Insights, Scams
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  10. 15 July 2021

    Match! Jane met scammer on dating app and lost over $100,000

    Jane contacted the FMA in June 2021 to report a serious investment scam that had cost her more than $100,000. The scammer initially matched with Jane on popular dating app, Hinge, in March. After months of chatting, he lured her into a complicated investment scam involving supposed forex currency trading. Here’s her story.
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    Consumer, Scams
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  11. 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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  13. 16 August 2019

    Viaduct Capital & Mutual Finance

    Paul Bublitz was found guilty of four charges of theft by a person in a special relationship and two charges of false statement by a promoter. He was sentenced to 3 years two months imprisonment for each of the charges, to be served concurrently. Read more.
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    Court – criminal, Powers, Enforcement
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  14. 18 January 2023

    FMA appoints Stuart Johnson to new Chief Economist role

    We have appointed Stuart Johnson to the newly created role of Chief Economist. Stuart joins the FMA from London, UK, where he has been Head of Behavioural Economics, Conduct Risk and Customer Experience, at major international banking and insurance firms since 2015.
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    Media release, News & Insights
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  15. 6 July 2018

    Garry James Patterson

    The FMA has filed charges against Garry James Patterson alleging he was or was holding out as being, in the business of providing financial services in contravention of the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008 (FSP Act). Read more.
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    Enforcement
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