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  1. 25 November 2021

    Change to FMA Executive Committee

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko – said today that its Director of Capital Markets, Sarah Vrede, had resigned. The FMA’s Director Investment Management Paul Gregory has been appointed Acting Director of Capital Markets, effective from 29 November 2021.
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    FMA people, FMA executive team, Media release, FMA, News & Insights
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  2. 23 September 2021

    Credit card repayment insurance a poor value product, customers urged to check policies

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko - is urging an estimated 200,000 New Zealanders who have credit card repayment insurance (CCRI) to check if they still need the product, after a review found it to be poor value.
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    Financial Adviser, Roles, Insurance, Media release, Business, Consumer, News & Insights
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  3. 9 March 2022

    FMA directs Simplicity to remove misleading advertising and improve compliance processes

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko has directed Simplicity NZ Limited to remove advertising materials that breached fair dealing provisions¹, and ensure future advertising is compliant.
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    Enforceable action, Roles, Media release, Business, Managed investment schemes, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  4. 20 October 2021

    FMA sets target dates for FAP full licence applications

    The FMA has set 30 September 2022 as the “target date” by when all transitional financial advice providers should apply for their Class 1 or Class 2 full licences. For Class 3 licence applicants, the target date is 30 June 2022.
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    Financial Advice Provider, Licensing & registration, Roles, Media release, Business, News & Insights
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  5. 18 March 2022

    FMA comments on conflict of interest processes

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) – Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko today welcomed an independent review into the advice provided to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs in relation to the appointment of default KiwiSaver providers in 2021. This media release serves as comment about our conflict of interest processes
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    Media release, FMA, News & Insights
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  6. 12 August 2021

    FMA accuses CEO of market manipulation for anonymous posts on investor forum

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko – has filed civil High Court proceedings against Matthew Geoffrey Hill, the Chief Executive Officer of NZX-listed New Talisman Gold Mines Limited (NTL), for alleged information-based market manipulation and making false and misleading representations. The case relates to anonymous posts Mr Hill made about the company on the Sharetrader website’s online investor forum.
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    Cases, Directors, Roles, Offer information, Media release, Business, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  7. 6 May 2021

    New law reforms the regulation of financial market infrastructures (FMIs)

    New laws to regulate and supervise payment and settlement systems have been passed by Parliament following the third reading of the Financial Market Infrastructures Bill (the Bill) yesterday. Under the Bill the Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua (the Reserve Bank) and the Financial Markets Authority – Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko (FMA) will be joint regulators of most FMIs, including central securities depositories, securities settlement systems, central counterparties, and trade repositories. The Reserve Bank will be the sole regulator of payments systems under the new regime.
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    Regulation, Regulation updates, Media release, Business, FMA, News & Insights
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  8. 11 May 2021

    Supreme Court rejects sentence appeal by PTT’s Steven Robertson

    The Financial Markets Authority - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko (FMA) has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss a sentence appeal by Steven Robertson of PTT Limited, bringing the matter to a close.
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    Media release, Consumer, News & Insights, Enforcement, Scams
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  9. 28 July 2021

    FMA censures FoxPlan for providing and offering unpermitted financial advice services

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko – has formally censured Wellington-based financial services firm FoxPlan Ltd, after one of its nominated representatives provided services he was not permitted to give and other representatives offered services to clients they were not permitted to give.
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    Financial Adviser, Roles, Financial Advice Provider, Media release, Enforceable action, Business, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  10. 30 June 2021

    FMA publishes NZX obligations annual review 2021

    NZX made notable improvements to its regulatory arrangements and monitoring in 2020, according to the annual obligations review of New Zealand’s licensed stock exchange by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko.
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    Roles, Media release, Business, News & Insights, Market operator
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  11. 12 February 2021

    ANZ admits breaching FMC Act for misleading representations over credit card insurance charges

    The Auckland High Court has ordered ANZ New Zealand to pay a $280,000 penalty for breaching section 22 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMCA) in relation to its supply of Credit Card Repayment Insurance (CCRI) to certain bank customers.
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    Cases, Fair dealing, FMC Act, Legislation, Media release, Business, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  12. 24 September 2020

    FMA reports on monitoring of financial services firms and advisers

    A report on the FMA's supervision activities over the past 18 months says large parts of the financial services sector are working hard to meet the FMA’s expectations, but called for further and more widespread improvements to governance and compliance.
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    Compliance, Derivatives, Directors, Regulation, Regulation updates, Ways to invest, Investing, Roles, Media release, Business, Consumer, News & Insights
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    Page, Guidance

  13. 1 October 2020

    Contributions help KiwiSaver continue to grow through COVID-19

    KiwiSaver has continued to grow despite market volatility and economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19 , according to the Financial Markets Authority’s (FMA) KiwiSaver Annual Report for the year ended March 2020.
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    Media release, KiwiSaver providers, Roles, Business, Managed investment schemes, News & Insights
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  14. 4 November 2020

    FMA appoints specialist roles in FinTech and Integrated Financial System

    FinTech entrepreneur Binu Paul has been appointed as Specialist Lead, FinTech reporting to Director of Regulation Liam Mason, while Fiona Whyte, who has a banking and regulation background, has been appointed as Specialist Lead, Integrated Financial System and reports to Sarah Vrede, Director of Capital Markets.
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    Media release, FMA, News & Insights
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  15. 19 March 2020

    FMA update on COVID-19

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is closely monitoring the impact of the coronavirus situation on New Zealand’s financial markets and considering all available options to ensure markets continue to function well and to support participants, customers and investors.
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    COVID-19, FMC Act, New Financial Advice regime, Legislation, Media release, Business, News & Insights
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    Page, Financial reporting