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  2. 15 March 2021

    Problems with your financial adviser

    All licensed financial advice providers must be part of an approved Dispute Resolution Scheme. This means they’re required to send complaints to an agreed third party to sort out if your complaint cannot be resolved directly with you.
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    Financial advice, Get advice, Investing, Consumer
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  3. 28 September 2018

    Binary options

    Binary options are very high risk, even for experienced investors. Find out more about binary options and their risks and returns on this page.
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    Binary options, Ways to invest, Investing, Consumer
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  4. 30 May 2024

    FMA publishes first monitoring insights report into Financial Advice Providers

    The FMA today published its first monitoring report of the new financial advice regime. The report shows how a range of Financial Advice Providers (FAPs) responded to the obligations and licensing requirements under the new regime introduced during the transitional period in 2021, and fully effective from March 2023.
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    Media release, Authorised body under a FAP, Financial Advice Provider, Financial Adviser, Roles, Business, News & Insights, Nominated representatives
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  5. 31 July 2023

    Standards for designated Financial Market Infrastructures

    The standards for designated FMIs were issued on 27 July 2023 under sections 31 and 34 of the Financial Market Infrastructures Act 2021 (the FMI Act) by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and the Financial Markets Authority acting jointly as the regulator under section 9 of the FMI Act. The standards come into effect starting from 1 March 2024.
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    Financial market infrastructures, Roles, Business
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  6. 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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  7. 12 March 2014

    Bridgecorp and Bridgecorp Investments (BIL)

    FMA alleged that the directors( Rodney Petricevic, Robert Roest, Bruce Davidson, Gary Urwin and Peter Steigrad) made untrue statements in the investment statements and registered prospectuses, prospectus extension certificates of Bridgecorp and BIL. They also made other false or misleading statements in Bridgecorp and BIL documents. Read more.
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    Enforcement
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  9. 22 August 2013

    Five Star Consumer Finance And Five Star Finance Group

    FMA alleged that the directors (Marcus Macdonald, Nicholas Kirk, Anthony Bowden, Neill Williams) made untrue statements in the investment statements and registered prospectuses of Five Star Consumer Finance Limited and offered securities (Five Star Finance and Five Star Debenture Nominee) in contravention of the Securities Act and did so without having registered a prospectus or provided investors with an investment statement. Read more.
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    Misleading statement, Breach, Enforcement
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  10. 11 July 2019

    MBI International/MFC Club

    The FMA is concerned that a Malaysian based loyalty scheme, MBI International also trading as MFC Club (MFC Club) is being promoted in New Zealand. We have received reports that MFC Club is being actively promoted within the Chinese speaking community in Auckland.
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    Suspected scam, Scams
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  12. 17 December 2014

    South Canterbury Finance (SCF)

    The accused are Edward Sullivan, Robert White, Lachie McLeod, Terrence Hutton, Graham Brown. The SFO has laid 21 charges in total with FMA's assistance. The charges are laid under provisions of the Crimes Act: sections 220 (theft by person in special relationship), 240 (inducing by deception), 260 (false accounting) and 242 (false statement by promoter). Read more.
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    Court – criminal, Powers, Enforcement
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  13. 11 October 2017

    Bank Bill Benchmark Rate guidance and overview published by FMA

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) published today guidance on conduct and expected controls in relation to trading that sets the Bank Bill Benchmark Rate (BKBM) and closing rates. Alongside this, the FMA is also publishing an overview of BKBM and benchmarks, their purpose and how they are regulated.
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    Banking, Media release, Business, News & Insights
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  15. 1 October 2018

    World Investor Week encourages investors to take the plunge

    FMA has launched a new campaign for World Investor Week to help New Zealanders become more confident investors by addressing some of the uncertainties around investing.
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    Media release, Campaigns, KiwiSaver & Superannuation, Investing, Consumer, News & Insights
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