Page last updated: 12 October 2023

Unregistered businesses

The FMA publishes the names of unregistered businesses that have been reported as offering financial services to New Zealanders. Investing with them means you have little protection in the event something goes wrong.

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BE / BE Club – Multi-level marketing, promotion of trading in high-risk products
We recommend caution when dealing with BE / BE Club / BE Ecosystem, or any individuals or entities promoting its services or products.
Aurotrade and associated websites – Unregistered
We recommend caution when dealing with Aurotrade and its associated websites. On their websites they claim to be founded in New Zealand, however we ha ...
Eaconomy – Overseas warnings, promotion of high-risk products
We recommend caution when dealing with Eaconomy LLC/Eaconomy, or any individual or entity promoting its services or products.
Auratus – Unregistered Business offering Gold Investment
Auratus is not a registered entity in New Zealand and is not authorised to offer financial services or products to New Zealand investors.
Fredtrading – Misleading advertising
The FMA recommends caution when dealing with Fredtrading.
Christof Melchizedek – The Lumiere project unregistered
The FMA recommends caution when dealing with Christof Malchizedek, the Lumiere Project and the Conscious Crypto Circle.
Boomerang Trade (Boomerang) - Offering financial services without registration
We recommend caution when dealing with Boomerang or Boomerang Trade, or any individual or entity promoting its services or products.
We Are All Satoshi (WAAS) - Offering financial services without registration
WAAS claims to offer cryptocurrency trading and wallet services. It is not registered on the Financial Service Providers Register or authorised to pro ...
Stellarcapitalltd.com - unregistered business, unsolicited offer
We are aware of a representative associated with stellarcapitalltd.com has made an unsolicited offer of an IPO scheme described on karbonate-minerals. ...