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  1. 10 November 2021

    Auditors respond well to challenges presented by COVID-19

    Auditors have responded well to financial reporting challenges presented by the pandemic, according to the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko Audit Quality Monitoring Report for 2020/21.
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    Roles, Auditors, COVID-19, Media release, Business, News & Insights
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  2. 19 October 2022

    FMA warns InvestNow for AML/CFT deficiencies and failures

    FMA has issued a formal warning to InvestNow Saving and Investment Service Limited for failing to comply with anti-money laundering requirements.
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    AML/CFT, Client money or property services provider, Media release, Enforceable action, Roles, Formal warning, AML/CFT formal warning, Powers, Business, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  3. 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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  4. 21 December 2022

    NZICA publishes disciplinary outcomes relating to Wynyard audit by PwC

    FMA notes the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) has released its disciplinary decisions arising from the 2015 PwC audit of the formerly NZX-listed Wynyard Group.
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    Media release, Offer disclosure for equity and debt offers, Roles, Business, News & Insights
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  5. 6 July 2015

    FMA settlement with Hanover defendants provides $18 million compensation for investors

    FMA has reached a settlement of its civil proceedings against the former directors of Hanover finance companies, and the former directors of a parent firm, Hanover Group Ltd. As part of the settlement, $18 million will be distributed to eligible investors who invested in the Hanover finance companies in the period from 7 December 2007 to 23 July 2008. Read more.
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    Media release, Cases, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  6. 15 February 2023

    FMA issues interim stop order to Validus and its associated persons

    The Financial Markets Authority has issued an Interim Stop Order (Order) to Validus and Associates (registered in Delaware, USA) pursuant to section 465 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (the Act).
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    Media release, Enforceable Undertaking, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  7. 1 May 2024

    No rest for the scammed: Recovery room fraudsters prey on past victims

    A recovery room scam is a form of ‘advance fee’ scam, where money is requested before funds can be returned. Targets of these scams are those who have already been a victim of a scam.
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    Real life scam stories, News, Consumer, News & Insights, Scams
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  8. 23 February 2011

    Securities Commission and Nuplex Reach Settlement

    The Securities Commission and Nuplex Industries Limited have reached a full and final settlement of the matters raised in the Commission's proceedings. Read more.
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    Media release, Cases, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  9. 3 April 2017

    FMA confirms short-term derivatives to be licensed

    The Financial Markets Authority has today confirmed that businesses selling short-duration derivatives need to be licensed. The Financial Markets Conduct Act introduced licensing for derivatives issuers in December 2014.
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    Derivatives, Ways to invest, Investing, Media release, Consumer, News & Insights
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