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Media releases – 2018

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31 July 2023

Financial Market Infrastructures Standards issued

Standards for designated Financial Market Infrastructures (FMIs) have been issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) and the Financial Markets Authority (FMA), following two rounds of public consultation.
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25 July 2023

CoFI licensing begins

From today the FMA will begin accepting licensing applications for financial institution licences under the Conduct of Financial Institutions (CoFI) regime.
Media release

21 July 2023

Forestlands sole director, Rowan Kearns, sentenced for making false statements and financial reporting offences

Rowan Kearns, the founder and sole director of the Forestlands group of companies, was sentenced yesterday to four months’ community detention and 100 hours’ community work with a 9pm – 7am curfew. The sentence follows a prosecution brought by the FMA filed in the Nelson District Court in September 2020.
Media release

21 July 2023

Highest penalties to date for market manipulation ordered for Oceania Natural Limited defendants

The penalty hearing for the first and second defendants in the Oceania Natural Limited (ONL) proceeding brought by the FMA was heard at the Auckland High Court last Thursday, 13 July.
Media release

18 July 2023

FMA publishes scenario analysis information sheet for Climate Related Disclosures regime

The FMA has today released its scenario analysis information sheet to help climate reporting entities (CREs) meet their obligations under the Climate-Related Disclosures (CRD) regime.
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12 July 2023

FMA releases standard condition for consultation to improve operational and cyber resilience

FMA has released a consultation document on its proposal to introduce a new standard condition for certain financial market licence holders.
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5 July 2023

FMA makes permanent stop order against Validus after appeal is dismissed in the High Court

The FMA has made a permanent stop order (Order) that applies to Validus International LLC (Validus), Validus-FZCO, and associated persons of Validus.
Media release

30 June 2023

FMA publishes updated and refreshed Auditor and Regulation Oversight Plan 2023-2026

The FMA will conduct yearly audit quality reviews (AQR) of every licensed audit firm in a refreshed Auditor and Regulation Oversight Plan 2023-2026.
Media release

29 June 2023

Tiger Brokers to pay $900,000 penalty for multiple AML/CFT Act breaches

The Auckland High Court has ordered Tiger Brokers (NZ) Limited to pay $900,000 for breaching the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act 2009 (the Act), in proceedings brought by the FMA.
Media release

28 June 2023

NZX meets all its requirements as the market operator – FMA annual review

NZX has complied with its obligations as a market operator, a report by the FMA has found. 
Media release

26 June 2023

FMA publishes final guidance for the intermediated distribution of financial products

The FMA today published its final guidance for financial institutions that distribute products and services through intermediaries as part of the Conduct of Financial Institutions (CoFI) regime.
Media release

23 June 2023

FMA publishes Climate Related Disclosure record keeping draft guidance for consultation

The FMA has published three documents to support Climate Reporting Entities (CREs) in meeting their obligations under the new Climate Related Disclosure (CRD) reporting requirements.
Media release

16 June 2023

FMA warns New Zealanders of comparison website harvesting investor details

FMA is urging New Zealanders to exercise extreme caution when dealing with a phony interest rates comparison website. The FMA believes the website is harvesting users’ personal information for criminals to sell fake investments.
Media release

12 June 2023

FMA reaches agreement with CBL Corporation and four independent directors on continuous disclosure breaches

FMA has reached agreement with CBL Corporation Limited (In Liquidation) (CBLC) and four of its former directors in respect of the FMA's claims of continuous disclosure breaches and misleading conduct.
Media release

8 June 2023

FMA files proceedings against AA Insurance for alleged fair dealing breaches

FMA has filed civil proceedings against AA Insurance Limited (AAI) for failing to apply multi policy and membership discounts, as well as guaranteed no claims bonuses to eligible customers’ premiums,