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  3. 21 December 2022

    Enforcing the law

    Enforcement and deterrence is a critical part of the work that the FMA undertakes. It plays a key role in raising standards and responding to conduct that presents the greatest risk of harm to our financial markets. Find out more about our approach to enforcement here.
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    Regulation, Compliance, Enforceable action, Business, Enforcement
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  4. 21 December 2022

    Enforcing the law

    Enforcement and deterrence is a critical part of the work that the FMA undertakes. It plays a key role in raising standards and responding to conduct that presents the greatest risk of harm to our financial markets. Find out more about our approach to enforcement here.
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    Regulation, Compliance, Enforceable action, Business, Enforcement
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  5. 5 September 2022

    Everyday finance

    We regulate the conduct of banks and insurance companies. Most financial service providers must be licensed by the Financial Markets Authority. We monitor and enforce their conduct and the standards by which they operate.
    These pages explain everyday financial services like banking and insurance, what conduct you should expect from them and what to do when things don't go as expected.
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    Insurance advice, Consumer banking, Financial advice, Consumer
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  6. 30 May 2024

    Financial Advice Provider Monitoring Insights

    Findings from the FMA’s supervision activities and monitoring of Class 1 and 2 licensed financial advice providers
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    Reports and Papers, Authorised body under a FAP, Financial Advice Provider, Financial Adviser, Roles, Business, News & Insights, Nominated representatives
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  7. 20 October 2022

    Key terms under the CoFI regime

    The Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment Act 2022 has introduced some key terms to describe the framework for regulating the conduct of financial institutions in New Zealand – also known as the CoFI regime. This page lists some of the key terms and their definitions.
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    Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill (CoFI), Banking, Conduct, Insurance Providers, Financial Institutions, Ways to invest, Investing, Managed Investment Schemes, Roles, Business, Consumer, Managed investment schemes
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  8. 10 December 2021

    Spotlight on: IPOs

    FMA editorial team talks about IPOs and things to look out for before you invest.
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    Investor information, Article, Consumer, News & Insights
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  9. 16 May 2018

    Insurers spend $34 million on soft commissions

    FMA report details how nine life and health insurance companies spent $34 million on non-financial incentives like trips, business support and conferences for financial advisers over a two-year period.
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    Insurance, Media release, Consumer, News & Insights
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  10. 15 March 2021

    Getting advice

    If you want to invest, get a mortgage or insurance, or plan for your long-term future, you may benefit from getting financial advice. This section of the FMA website talks about when to get financial advice and how financial advice is regulated in New Zealand, the role of financial advice providers. You can also find useful tips of working with a financial adviser and what to do if you face problems with your financial adviser.
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    Financial advice, Get advice, Investing, Consumer
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  11. 20 February 2019

    Smart Investor tool launched to help Kiwis get ahead financially

    Smart Investor enables Kiwis to search and compare New Zealand investments such as KiwiSaver, shares, bonds and other types of managed products for the first time.
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    Investing, Media release, KiwiSaver & Superannuation, Consumer, News & Insights
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  12. 8 October 2021

    Guide to taking part in a rights issue

    FMA article about taking part in a rights issue or rights offer.
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    Shares, Ways to invest, Investing, Article, Consumer, News & Insights
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  14. 15 September 2022

    Investor alert: Octavus Trade Limited is not registered in New Zealand

    WARNING: Investors should exercise caution when dealing with Octavus Trade Limited and octavus.trade (the website). Octavus Trade Limited is not a registered financial service provider in New Zealand. The website contains a forged New Zealand company Certificate of Incorporation and AMI Certificate of Insurance. It claims to offer investment returns which appear to be unrealistically high.
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    Suspected scam, Imposter website, Scams
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  15. 5 April 2022

    Clare Bolingford speech at FSC Connect

    Transcript of speech by FMA's Director of Banking and Insurance, Clare Bollingford, at FSC Connect Panel where she talks about emerging trends in conduct regulation.
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    Financial Advice Provider, FMA people, Roles, Speeches and presentations , Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill (CoFI), Business, FMA, News & Insights
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