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European recognition of FMA oversight of auditors
August 30th, 2016
The European Commission has announced its recognition of the New Zealand audit oversight regime as equivalent to EU standards, permitting NZ-regulated auditors to operate in the European Union. With this announcement, the Commission has concluded that the New Zealand ...
FMA: Three things that stop you from making good investment decisions – and four that can help
April 22nd, 2016
Feelings and fears are the key things that stop consumers making good decisions when it comes to their finances or investments. A cross-government paper released by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) today delves further into why we behave this ...
FMA warns about MercerFXcom
October 14th, 2015
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) of New Zealand has issued an announcement to warn public for MercerFXcom. Specific, FMA states informs that: Name of company: MercerFXcom Website: www.mercerfx.com Reason for warning: The FMA is concerned that the website refers ...
The FMA publishes first annual report under the new regulatory regime
October 2nd, 2015
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) 2015 annual report marks a turning point for the FMA and for New Zealand’s financial markets. This is the first report published under the fully implemented Financial Markets Conduct (FMC) Act and highlights activity ...
FMA releases enforcement and investigations report 2015
August 28th, 2015
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) published its enforcement and investigations report for the year ending 30 June 2015. The report shows the FMA’s enforcement and investigations activities closely reflect the FMA’s focus on the seven strategic priorities that it identified ...
FMA files civil proceedings against portfolio manager for alleged market manipulation
July 31st, 2015
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued civil proceedings in the High Court seeking pecuniary penalties against Mr Mark Warminger for trading carried out while employed by Milford Asset Management Limited (Milford). The trading occurred between December 2013 and ...
FMA removes offshore firms from the Financial Services Provider Register – warnings issued against companies who fail to respond
May 19th, 2015
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) today confirmed that a number of offshore firms have recently been removed from the Financial Services Provider Register (FSPR). While the Registrar of Companies maintains the FSPR, the FMA has powers to direct the ...
FMA welcomes opportunity to review financial advice laws
March 3rd, 2015
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) welcomes today’s announcement by the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Paul Goldsmith, about the review of legislation governing financial advisers. The Minister today released the terms of reference for the review of the ...
FMA issued a warning about a company
March 2nd, 2015
FMA has issued a press release warning people to: Beware of a company trading as Eco Investments Group offering a risk-free, high-return investment programme. The company trades as Eco Investments Group and the FMA warns anyone dealing with them ...
FMA warns public to be wary of misleading advertising promoting “risk-free, money-back investments”
February 27th, 2015
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is warning people to beware of a company offering a risk-free, high-return investment programme. The company trades as Eco Investments Group and the FMA warns anyone dealing with them to exercise extreme caution before obtaining any ...
