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Enforcement Activity

In the event of a breach of financial markets legislation, we may intervene on an informal basis or at a low level where such action is proportionate to the misconduct and will achieve an appropriate market outcome. However, where appropriate, we will take strong action and hold individuals and entities accountable when they break the law and fail to meet the standards that are expected of them. If harm has been identified, we may also take regulatory action of some sort even though no ‘rules’ appear to have been broken.

Our enforcement activity can be viewed on this page.

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  1. 5 June 2020

    ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited

    Details of three cases taken by the FMA against ANZ including false and misleading representations over credit card insurance charges alleged contraventions of the Fair Trading Act 1986 by ANZ in relation to the marketing, promotion and sale of interest rate swaps to rural customers from 2005 to 2009 and ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd challenge of FMA's decision to disclose to third parties, documents the FMA has obtained from ANZ through the exercise of its statutory powers.

  2. 18 October 2019

    Circle Markets Limited

    FMA has issued a formal warning to a non-licensed derivatives issuer and forex provider, Circle Markets Limited, under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (AML/CFT).

  3. 28 August 2019

    Eoin Malcolm Miller Johnson

    Eoin Malcolm Miller Johnson, a former director and chairman of NZX-listed Promisia Integrative Limited (PIL), admitted to insider trading conduct and breaching a director’s disclosure obligations.

  4. 16 August 2019

    Viaduct Capital & Mutual Finance

    Paul Bublitz was found guilty of four charges of theft by a person in a special relationship and two charges of false statement by a promoter. He was sentenced to 3 years two months imprisonment for each of the charges, to be served concurrently. Read more.

  5. 6 August 2019

    Westpac

    Westpac accepted that it may have contravened fair dealing provisions of the Financial Markets Conduct Act (FMCA) and/or possible breaches relating to consumer credit contracts under the Fair Trading Act (FTA).

  6. 23 July 2019

    Syndicated Trusts Limited

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued a Stop Order against Syndicated Trusts Limited (STL), ordering the company to stop advertising or accepting money for financial products. FMA warns New Zealanders to be wary of dealing with the company.

  8. 9 April 2019

    Mark Stephen Talbot

    Mr Talbot has offered this enforceable undertaking following an investigation made by the FMA into his trading of shares in VMob Group Limited (VMob). Read more.

  10. 27 February 2019

    Jonathan Simon Antony Branton-Casey

    On 27 February 2019, Jonathan Branton-Casey offered, and the FMA accepted, the attached Enforceable Undertaking pursuant to section 46 of the Financial Markets Authority Act 2011. Read more.

  13. 30 October 2018

    Pacific Eagle Capital (PEC)

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued an infringement notice to Pacific Eagle Capital (PEC) for failing to file financial statements by its due date. Read more.

  14. 30 September 2018

    ERoad - Hamish Sansom and Jeffrey Peter Honey

    The FMA alleges that an Eroad employee sent text messages to a former Eroad employee that contained confidential material information relating to Eroad’s performance in the period to 30 September 2015. That individual then traded 15,000 Eroad shares. Read more.

  15. 6 July 2018

    Garry James Patterson

    The FMA has filed charges against Garry James Patterson alleging he was or was holding out as being, in the business of providing financial services in contravention of the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008 (FSP Act). Read more.