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  1. 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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  2. 21 July 2023

    Forestlands sole director, Rowan Kearns, sentenced for making false statements and financial reporting offences

    Rowan Kearns, the founder and sole director of the Forestlands group of companies, was sentenced yesterday to four months’ community detention and 100 hours’ community work with a 9pm – 7am curfew. The sentence follows a prosecution brought by the FMA filed in the Nelson District Court in September 2020.
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    Media release, Cases, Enforceable Undertaking, Powers, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  3. 11 August 2023

    FMA issues warning to Enprise Group Limited

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) – has issued Enprise Group Limited (Enprise) a warning for failing to keep proper accounting records.
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    Media release, Powers, Formal warning, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  4. 6 August 2019

    Westpac refunding $7 million to affected customers for incorrect fees

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and Commerce Commission have formally agreed with Westpac the steps the bank must take to refund fees to some 93,000 customers being overcharged $7 million.
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    Fair dealing, Media release, Business, News & Insights
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  6. 28 September 2023

    Market operators

    A financial product market is a facility where financial products are bought or sold, or where offers or invitations to buy or sell financial products are made. Find the compliance, licensing and registration obligations and NZX notices on this page.
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    Compliance, Roles, Obligations, Licensing & registration, Business, Market operator
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  9. 25 July 2015

    Capital + Merchant Finance Limited (CMF)

    FMA laid criminal charges and civil proceedings against five directors of CMF, Neal Nicholls, Owen Tallentire, Colin Ryan, Wayne Douglas and Robert Sutherland, under the Securities Act. These charges related to untrue statements in offer documents distributed in 2006. Read more.
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    Court – civil, Powers, Enforcement
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  11. 15 March 2021

    How do I find an adviser?

    There are a number of ways you can choose a Financial Advice Provider. The key is to know what you want to achieve from that advice, then do your homework to make sure you choose a Financial Advice Provider who meets your needs.
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    Financial advice, Get advice, Mortgage advice, Insurance advice, Investment advice, Investing, Consumer
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  12. 14 December 2023

    Reports

    The FMA publishes a range of different research papers, reports and thematic reviews every year covering a range of topics from regulation updates to research or white papers that are relevant to market participants. View a full list of our published reports and papers on this page.
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    Reports and Papers, News & Insights
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  13. 29 November 2023

    Scams

    This section of the FMA website contains information about investment scams, how to protect yourself from scammers, how to report a scam, examples of real life scam stories and provides a list of current scam warnings.
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    Scams
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  14. 24 June 2024

    KiwiSaver 2024: Check in with your nest egg

    Check in with your nest egg is the FMA's 2024 KiwiSaver campaign. We are calling on all KiwiSavers to do a health check on their KiwiSaver to make sure it's working for you.
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    Campaigns, Investing, Consumer
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  15. 4 October 2018

    Investment software packages and seminars

    Investment or ‘wealth creation’ software or seminars promising large returns are almost always too good to be true and that ‘opportunity of a lifetime’ may even turn out to be a scam. Understand the risks before you sign up.
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    Investment software packages, Ways to invest, Investing, Consumer
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