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  1. 15 November 2013

    David Ross sentenced for New Zealand’s largest ever Ponzi

    David Robert Gilmour Ross (63) has been sentenced in the Wellington District Court to 10 years and 10 months of imprisonment following a joint agency investigation by the SFO and the FMA. Read more.
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    Media release, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  5. 1 December 2013

    Accredited Body Report – New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants 2013

    NZICA’s obligations under the Act require it to have adequate and effective systems, policies and procedures
    in place to perform its regulatory functions. These functions include: licensing of domestic auditors and registering domestic audit firms; monitoring the population registered by NZICA; promoting and monitoring competence; taking action against misconduct.
    This report contains the outcome of FMA’s assessment and covers the period 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013
    (the review period).
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    Reports and Papers, Monitoring, Auditors, Roles, Business, News & Insights
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    PDF

  6. 30 August 2014

    Creation of new unit trusts during transition period information sheet 2014

    This information sheet responds to queries by market participants about the ability to create new unit trust schemes under the Unit Trusts Act 1960 between 1 December 2014 and 30 November 2015. FMA’s opinion is that persons creating unit trusts between 1 December 2014 and 1 December 2015 can choose between regimes.
    Tags
    Managed investment schemes, Roles, Business
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    PDF

  7. 30 May 2014

    new governance and accountability framework for mis managers and their licensed supervisors 2014

    The FMC Act introduces an accountability framework for managed investment schemes (MIS).
    The requirements include a statutory duty of care on both managers and supervisors of managed investment schemes. Both must also act in the best interests of investors. Managers and supervisors need to have a clear
    understanding of their respective roles and understand they will be held to account for their actions.
    Tags
    Governance, Managed investment schemes, Supervisor, Roles, Business, FMA
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    PDF, Information Sheet

  9. 13 December 2013

    Consultation Papers on draft minimum standards and conditions for new licenses

    CONSULTATION PAPER: The Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (the Act) introduces licensing for providers offering certain types of financial services. We are now consulting on the proposed minimum standards for these licence types. Read more here.
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    Crowdfunding providers, Derivative Issuer, Discretionary investment management scheme (DIMS), Independent trustee, Licensing & registration, Consultations, Roles, Business, Managed investment schemes, Peer-to-peer lending service providers
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  11. 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. 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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