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  1. 6 June 2019

    Morgan DeVere fined $40,000 in first FMA case of company abuse of the FSPR

    Morgan DeVere Corporate Finance Limited (Morgan DeVere) has been fined $40,000 following its conviction at the Wellington District Court on two charges of breaching the Financial Services Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008 (FSP Act). Read more.
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  2. 10 June 2019

    Kiwis take longer to choose a movie than check KiwiSaver

    A recent survey of 1100 New Zealanders for the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) found four out of five people took up to 10 minutes to choose a movie, but just over half of those questioned spent the same time reading their KiwiSaver annual statement. Read more.
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    Media release, KiwiSaver & Superannuation, Consumer, News & Insights
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  3. 21 June 2019

    FMA's fifth statistical report on AFAs in NZ

    The Financial Markets Authority’s annual snapshot of Authorised Financial Advisers shows 140 advisers became AFAs in the year to the end of June 2018. That’s the highest number of new AFAs in the three years the FMA has broken down advisers being authorised and those whose authorisation lapses.
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    Media release, Financial Adviser, Roles, Business, News & Insights
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  4. 24 June 2019

    Banks commit to removing sales incentives for frontline staff

    FMA Chief Executive Rob Everett and Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr said all banks had now committed to remove sales incentives for frontline staff and their managers. Read more.
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  6. 12 March 2019

    Expiry dates on all Financial Markets Conduct Act licences to be removed

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is to remove the expiry dates for all licences issued under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 in a process expected to be complete by the middle of 2019. Read more here.
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  7. 26 March 2019

    FMA publishes guide to shares for investors

    The FMA has published a guide for investors on the nuts and bolts of choosing, buying, owning and selling shares. Read more.
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    Shares, Ways to invest, Investing, Media release, Consumer, News & Insights
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  8. 24 July 2019

    Investor confidence stable and improving over time

    Confidence in New Zealand’s financial markets has remained stable over the past two years, despite volatile global markets and a focus on the culture and conduct of major financial institutions in Australia and New Zealand.
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  9. 25 July 2019

    FMA confirms date for transitional licensing applications

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) today announced it will start accepting transitional licence applications from 4 November 2019. Anyone providing financial advice to retail clients from June 2020 (the start of the new regime) will need to operate under a Financial Advice Provider Transitional Licence. Advisers can either get their own licence or work on behalf of someone else who holds a licence.
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    New Financial Advice regime, Media release, Business, News & Insights
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  10. 26 July 2019

    New Zealand launches ‘investment passport’

    Kiwi investors and managed funds will now be able to do business more easily with Australia, Japan and Thailand, after New Zealand’s implementation of the Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP).
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  11. 27 June 2019

    FMA annual review of NZX published

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has published its annual review of whether NZX met its statutory obligations as a licensed market operator.
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  12. 15 April 2019

    FMA files civil proceedings over trading in Oceania Natural

    The FMA has issued civil proceedings in the High Court against four individuals in relation to trading in Oceania Natural Limited. The proceedings relate to alleged breaches of market manipulation prohibitions and the disclosure obligations in the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013. Read more.
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  13. 16 April 2019

    Director sentenced to community service for abuse of FSPR

    A New Zealand-based director of Morgan DeVere Corporate Finance Limited has been sentenced to 75 hours of community service for breaching the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008. Read more.
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  14. 28 March 2019

    FMA confirms new appointments to executive committee

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) today confirmed two new appointments to its Executive Committee. Read more.
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    Governance, Media release, FMA executive team, FMA, News & Insights
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  15. 15 November 2018

    Incentives for bank staff too highly focused on sales - November 2018

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) published Bank Incentive Structures, its thematic review of how banks in New Zealand incentivise their staff. The report sits alongside the recently published joint FMA/Reserve Bank of New Zealand Conduct and Culture review of New Zealand’s banks.
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