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  1. 21 January 2023

    Disputes and consumer protection

    The Banking Ombudsman investigates and resolves disputes between customers and their banks.
    They also deal with complaints about a range of non-bank financial service providers. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is the prudential supervisor of banks and insurance companies.
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    Consumer
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  2. 22 March 2019

    International Escrow Services

    FMA recommends investors exercise caution before dealing with International Escrow Services as it is not a legitimate online escrow services company.
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    Suspected scam, Scams
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  3. 19 October 2020

    United Commonwealth Financial Protection Board

    We are concerned United Commonwealth Financial Protection Board is associated with Howden Global Acquisition Group, an entity that we have published a warning about.
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    Fake regulator, Suspected scam, Scams
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  4. 16 November 2016

    Minister Collins to open Fraud Film Festival

    The inaugural International Fraud Film Festival will be opened by Hon Judith Collins, the Minister responsible for the Serious Fraud Office, on Friday, 18 November at Auckland’s Q Theatre. The festival concludes this year’s Fraud Awareness Week.
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  5. 3 November 2016

    Corruption in sport is just one of many types of fraud

    New Zealand’s latest film festival tackles a form of fraud that has hit news headlines around the world in recent years – the issue of corruption in sport. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with the sweetheart of NZ sport Valerie Adams, presenter Hayley Holt and Paul David QC who will discuss the effect corruption can have in the sporting arena.
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  6. 20 September 2016

    Fraud and its far reaching effects hit the big screen

    The inaugural New Zealand International Fraud Film Festival (Fraud Film Festival) is coming to Auckland’s Q Theatre in November. The festival is timed to coincide with November’s Fraud Awareness Week and will open on Friday, 18 November.
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  7. 16 May 2014

    Finance company legal adviser found guilty of fraud

    Hugh Edward Staples Hamilton (62) has been found guilty at the Auckland High Court of 14 charges arising out of the collapse of Belgrave Finance Limited. Read more.
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    Media release, News & Insights, Enforcement
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  8. 9 February 2023

    GREEN LIGHT ESCROW LIMITED

    GREEN LIGHT ESCROW LIMITED is an AML/CFT reporting entity
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    AML/CFT, Reporting entities, Roles, Business
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  9. 18 October 2016

    New Zealand’s latest film festival brings fraud to the big screen

    The inaugural New Zealand International Fraud Film Festival (Fraud Film Festival) is being held on 18 & 19 November at Auckland’s Q Theatre and is timed to coincide with Fraud Awareness Week. The festival is affiliated with the Dutch Fraud Film Festival which first took place in 2014.
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    Campaigns, Media release, Investing, Consumer, News & Insights
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  11. 3 February 2023

    WEALTH PROTECTION SPECIALISTS LIMITED

    WEALTH PROTECTION SPECIALISTS LIMITED (FSP716711) is an AML/CFT reporting entity
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    AML/CFT, Reporting entities, Roles, Business
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  12. 19 July 2022

    Fraud case study: Close call in Starlink IPO share scam

    This fraud case study documents the story of someone we call Sarah (not her real name) to report an odd encounter she had with a company claiming to help her get shares in Starlink – the global satellite-based internet venture founded by Tesla and SpaceX’s Elon Musk.
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    Scams
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  14. 18 November 2020

    Consumer Insights on Scams and Fraud research report 2020

    The main objectives of the research report commissioned by the FMA were to Measure the level of confidence the New Zealand public have in the New Zealand financial markets; Measure perceptions and awareness of the FMA; Explore how investors and have responded to market volatility following the COVID-19 pandemic; Capture New Zealanders’
    experience of investment scams.
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    Reports and Papers, Monitoring, Business, FMA, News & Insights, Scams
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    PDF, Research

  15. 29 January 2018

    Oscar nominee to screen at NZ fraud film festival

    The Oscar-nominated documentary Abacus: Small Enough to Jail is just one of the highlights of the second New Zealand International Fraud Film Festival taking place in Auckland on Friday the 2nd and Saturday the 3rd of March.
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