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Articles
06 Mar 2023
FMA investor profile - Mikayla Pakinga-Lawson
FMA profiles Mikayla Pakinga-Lawson (Ngati Whakaue me Te Whanau-a-Apanui). Mikayla recently joined the FMA team as an Adviser in the Investor Capabili ...
Events
15 Feb 2023
Her Money Matters - A kōrero on financial wellbeing
The FMA hosted a panel event, Her Money Matters for women in celebration of International Women’s Day 2023. View the event details video from the ev ...
Podcast
13 Feb 2023
'5 mins with the FMA' podcast #5: Climate-related disclosures
In this episode we discuss New Zealand’s new climate-related disclosures regime with the manager of climate-related disclosures, Jenika Phipps.
Articles
16 Dec 2022
Avoiding the financial hangover this Christmas
FMA’s Manager of Investor Capability Tammy Peyper shares her tips for a special Christmas season that doesn’t break the bank.
Articles
05 Dec 2022
How to identify a product disclosure statement (PDS) or prospectus scam
FMA has issued this article about how to identify and avoid PDS or prospectus scams as a result of an increase in fake investment documents targeting ...
Articles
14 Nov 2022
FMA Investor Profile – Dillon Balasingham
Our latest Investor Profile features Dillon Balasingham, a 22-year-old student at the Victoria University of Wellington, and Co-President of the Unive ...

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Featured investor reading

Mary Holm: Investing is for the long term

We saw an example of a share market downturn in February 2020, near the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mary Holm talks about how you can cope with volatile investments.

The complete guide to finding and using a financial adviser

What do they do? Do I really need one? And how much do they cost? Gillian Boyes from the Financial Markets Authority breaks down the basics.

Ethical investing

Before you jump in to an investment that claims to be 'ethical', take a deeper look at what you're investing in and other factors you may need to consider.