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The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment proposes adding 'conduct' test to list of approvals required when a financial institution changes ownership
4th Aug 21, 6:42am
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The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment proposes adding 'conduct' test to list of approvals required when a financial institution changes ownership
Financial Markets Authority says life insurer AIA has admitted making false and/or misleading representations to customers and faces a paying a penalty of $700,000
29th Jul 21, 12:11pm
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Financial Markets Authority says life insurer AIA has admitted making false and/or misleading representations to customers and faces a paying a penalty of $700,000
The ACT Party wants to get the ball rolling on finding a less burdensome and less complicated way for New Zealand businesses to comply with international anti-money laundering expectations
28th Jul 21, 11:02am
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The ACT Party wants to get the ball rolling on finding a less burdensome and less complicated way for New Zealand businesses to comply with international anti-money laundering expectations
FMA review prompts insurers to refund customers they over-charged and remove shonky products from the market; Poor performers unnamed and not prosecuted
22nd Jul 21, 5:00am
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FMA review prompts insurers to refund customers they over-charged and remove shonky products from the market; Poor performers unnamed and not prosecuted
FMA says no evidence to support regulatory action after inquiries into Fonterra’s 2019 financial statements and complaints about Beingmate & China Farms valuations
9th Jul 21, 9:25am
FMA says no evidence to support regulatory action after inquiries into Fonterra’s 2019 financial statements and complaints about Beingmate & China Farms valuations
The number of people holding shares rises and the number of people with term deposits drops as FMA commissioned survey shows increase in investor confidence
7th Jul 21, 1:57pm
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The number of people holding shares rises and the number of people with term deposits drops as FMA commissioned survey shows increase in investor confidence
Research commissioned by the Financial Markets Authority shows large numbers of people who switched to low risk funds at the peak of market volatility have not returned to high growth funds
17th Jun 21, 5:01am
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Research commissioned by the Financial Markets Authority shows large numbers of people who switched to low risk funds at the peak of market volatility have not returned to high growth funds
Westpac New Zealand receiving help from consultancy Deloitte with 'IT uplift plan'
31st May 21, 10:54am
Westpac New Zealand receiving help from consultancy Deloitte with 'IT uplift plan'
A closer look at how much of a task it's going to be shifting billions of dollars invested by default KiwiSaver members to new providers and higher risk/return funds
15th May 21, 5:00am
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A closer look at how much of a task it's going to be shifting billions of dollars invested by default KiwiSaver members to new providers and higher risk/return funds
Financial Markets Authority says advertising returns for the 12-month period to March 2021 could mislead investors - as it shows none of the severe February-March selloff in the markets last year but all of the subsequent recovery
21st Apr 21, 9:18am
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Financial Markets Authority says advertising returns for the 12-month period to March 2021 could mislead investors - as it shows none of the severe February-March selloff in the markets last year but all of the subsequent recovery
FMA expects some investment fund fees to fall, as it releases guidance on how fund managers need to make the case they're providing value for money
14th Apr 21, 7:30am
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FMA expects some investment fund fees to fall, as it releases guidance on how fund managers need to make the case they're providing value for money
Commerce & Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark happy to leave serious allegations about NZ company Vivier, stretching over years, to MBIE's complaints process
12th Apr 21, 2:27pm
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Commerce & Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark happy to leave serious allegations about NZ company Vivier, stretching over years, to MBIE's complaints process
NZ's Vivier & Company, allegedly run by a convicted British fraudster, is accused by a NZ foreign trust of failing to provide insurance and pay interest on $4m of deposits. So what was the point of the FMA's action against Vivier 5 years ago?
1st Apr 21, 12:03pm
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NZ's Vivier & Company, allegedly run by a convicted British fraudster, is accused by a NZ foreign trust of failing to provide insurance and pay interest on $4m of deposits. So what was the point of the FMA's action against Vivier 5 years ago?
Financial Markets Authority CEO Rob Everett to depart in September, executive recruitment company hired to help find successor
16th Mar 21, 10:19am
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Financial Markets Authority CEO Rob Everett to depart in September, executive recruitment company hired to help find successor
Gareth Vaughan looks at the slow burn that is the New Zealand peer to peer lending sector and ponders whether the one time hot new thing in financial services can be considered a flop
6th Mar 21, 9:34am
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Gareth Vaughan looks at the slow burn that is the New Zealand peer to peer lending sector and ponders whether the one time hot new thing in financial services can be considered a flop
Pegasus Markets director Michael Reps sentenced to community detention and community work in FMA prosecution, and can't serve as the director of a NZ financial services provider for five years
3rd Mar 21, 4:46pm
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Pegasus Markets director Michael Reps sentenced to community detention and community work in FMA prosecution, and can't serve as the director of a NZ financial services provider for five years
The FMA says ANZ had admitted making misleading representations in providing credit card repayment insurance to some customers
12th Feb 21, 12:47pm
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The FMA says ANZ had admitted making misleading representations in providing credit card repayment insurance to some customers
Will the GameStop saga change the way markets operate? NZ's financial markets watchdog thinks it could; Traders and market watchers consider where to from here
5th Feb 21, 8:00am
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Will the GameStop saga change the way markets operate? NZ's financial markets watchdog thinks it could; Traders and market watchers consider where to from here
Thousands of kiwis get in on GameStop action, as Sharesies users alone make $20 million of trades in two weeks
29th Jan 21, 4:52pm
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Thousands of kiwis get in on GameStop action, as Sharesies users alone make $20 million of trades in two weeks
Financial Markets Authority says NZX did not accept responsibility for known systemic issues and was slow to act
28th Jan 21, 8:30am
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Financial Markets Authority says NZX did not accept responsibility for known systemic issues and was slow to act
Gareth Vaughan charts his journey as a witness in a Financial Markets Authority court case against a New Zealand registered company and its NZ resident director
9th Dec 20, 5:00am
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Gareth Vaughan charts his journey as a witness in a Financial Markets Authority court case against a New Zealand registered company and its NZ resident director
Investors warned to beware of a rising volume of scams including phishing scams in dual warnings from the Financial Markets Authority and Department of Internal Affairs
19th Nov 20, 9:56am
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Investors warned to beware of a rising volume of scams including phishing scams in dual warnings from the Financial Markets Authority and Department of Internal Affairs
Westpac NZ and Forsyth Barr trumpet the sale of the bank's financial advisory business to Forsyth Barr
11th Nov 20, 2:11pm
Westpac NZ and Forsyth Barr trumpet the sale of the bank's financial advisory business to Forsyth Barr
Economic crisis and low interest rates prompt mixed reactions from investors - first-home buyers pile in, KiwiSaver investors go conservative
1st Oct 20, 7:06pm
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Economic crisis and low interest rates prompt mixed reactions from investors - first-home buyers pile in, KiwiSaver investors go conservative
NZ's Advanced Global Markets Ltd, with wife of infamous ex-pat Kiwi company agent as a director, is alleged to have taken millions of dollars from overseas investors via a foreign-exchange scam
24th Sep 20, 3:03pm
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NZ's Advanced Global Markets Ltd, with wife of infamous ex-pat Kiwi company agent as a director, is alleged to have taken millions of dollars from overseas investors via a foreign-exchange scam