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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. Infringement notice

    1 August 2022

    Alliant Perpetual

    FMA issued an infringement notice to Alliant for failing to file financial statements by their due date.
  2. Misleading statement

    1 August 2022

    Kalkine

    FMA directed Kalkine New Zealand Limited to stop making outgoing sales calls to people in New Zealand following concerns about the entity’s misleading marketing conduct.
  3. Licence contraventions

    1 July 2022

    Western Union Business Solutions (Australia) Pty Ltd

    FMA censured Western Union Business Solutions (Australia) Pty Ltd for materially contravening key Standard Conditions of its derivatives issuer licence relating to net tangible assets (NTA).
  4. Stop Order

    1 May 2022

    One Management

    FMA made a stop order against The One Management GP Limited regarding an offer in relation to The One Property LP
  5. Censure

    1 May 2022

    CTRL Investments

    FMA censured CTRL Investments Limited for contravening the conditions of its derivatives issuer (DI) licence.
  6. Misleading statement

    1 March 2022

    Simplicity

    FMA directed Simplicity NZ Limited to remove advertising materials that breached fair dealing provisions, and ensure future advertising is compliant.
  7. Formal warning

    13 December 2021

    Squirrel P2P Trustee Limited

    FMA formally warned Squirrel P2P Trustee Limited for failing to carry out certain obligations as a custodian. The entity provides a custodial service for the peer-to-peer lending service of Squirrel Money Limited.
  8. Censure

    13 December 2021

    Jarden Securities Limited

    Jarden Securities Limited was formally censured by the FMA for contraventions by OM Financial Limited as a licensed derivatives issuer.
  9. Enforceable Undertaking

    1 December 2021

    Medical Kiwi Limited

    Medical Kiwi Limited, a medicinal cannabis company, was admitted to breaching the fair dealing provisions of the Financial Markets Conduct Act.
  10. Censure

    1 October 2021

    Firma Foreign Exchange Corporation (NZ) Limited

    Firma Foreign Exchange Corporation (NZ) Limited was censured after finding it had materially contravened a number of its obligations as a licensed derivatives issuer.
  11. Formal warning

    29 August 2021

    Sharesies Limited and Sharesies Nominee Limited

    The FMA has issued a formal warning to Sharesies for purposes of section 80 of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering
    Financing of Terrorism Act 2009
    We have reasonable grounds to believe that Sharesies have engaged in conduct that constitutes a civil liability act under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009.
  12. Court – criminal

    11 May 2021

    PTT Limited, Steven Robertson and related parties

    Four companies were placed in liquidation over breach of financial markets legislation and case filed under Crimes act against Steven Robertson with the trial due in May 2019.
  13. Court – criminal
    FSPR abuse

    3 March 2021

    Pegasus Markets Limited and Director Michael Reps

    The FMA alleges Pegasus Markets Limited continued to hold out on two different websites that it was registered on the FSPR after it had been deregistered and despite subsequent warnings from Companies Office.
  14. Court – criminal

    22 December 2020

    Rodney McCall and Morgan Cooper Limited

    The FMA alleges Mr McCall contacted people and convinced them to ‘invest’ by transferring money into bank accounts he controlled. After incorporating a company, Morgan Cooper Limited, he further cold-called other investors to promote a foreign exchange investment service which did not exist.
  15. Licence cancellation
    Licence contraventions

    3 November 2020

    Fund Managers Otago (FMO)

    The FMA cancelled the FMO’s MIS licence after finding its inadequate compliance and governance arrangements had resulted in continued material breaches of its licence obligations.