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Upcoming events and announcements

09 Jul 2025 Wed 12:00pm

CFA Society webinar

The FMA’s inaugural Financial Conduct Report and focus over next 12 months.

22 Jul 2025

New Zealand Risk & Resilience Summit 2025

Tue 9:00am
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23 Jul 2025

Advanced Auditing course: Climate Change Assurance

Wed 12:00pm
06 Aug 2025

CoFI and incentives regulations webinar

Wed 10:00am

Latest news

Media releases
04 Jul 2025
FMA investigation into Senior Trust Capital Limited ongoing
FMA’s investigation into Senior Trust Capital’s share offer and disclosures is ongoing; STC withdraws offer and updates investors.
Articles
01 Jul 2025
Spotlight on cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile, and many investors have been attracted to the spectacular gains in recent times. In this article, the FMA talks ...
Media releases
01 Jul 2025
FMA publishes Statement of Performance Expectations for 2025/26
FMA releases 2025/26 SPE outlining performance targets, measures, and financial forecasts aligned with strategic goals.
Opinion
30 Jun 2025
Samantha Barrass – Financial Conduct Report
FMA CEO Samantha Barrass outlines key priorities in the Financial Conduct Report 2025, focusing on transparency, innovation, consumer protection, and ...
Media releases
30 Jun 2025
Former financial adviser pleads guilty to charges of theft
Ex-financial adviser Murray McClune has pleaded guilty to $1.7M theft from elderly clients, following an investigation by the FMA.
Media releases
27 Jun 2025
Former CBL Group CFO ordered to pay penalty and costs for continuous disclosure breaches
Former CBL Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Carden Mulholland, has been ordered to pay a pecuniary penalty of $641,250 for breaches of the continu ...
Media releases
27 Jun 2025
Statement by the FMA on Senior Trust Retirement Village Income Generator Limited
FMA confirms ongoing investigation into STIG’s past disclosures; new PDS lodged 16 June 2025 with major updates for investors.
Media releases
26 Jun 2025
FMA cancels Filcare Services Limited’s Financial Advice Provider licence
Filcare’s cancelled licence follows the termination of its distribution agreement with Fidelity Life Assurance Company Limited and AIA New Zealand L ...
Podcast
25 Jun 2025
‘5 mins with the FMA’ Podcast #14 Financial Conduct Report
In this episode Liam Mason talks about the reasoning behind the Financial Conduct Report. This report outlines the key risks and opportunities the FMA ...
Articles
25 Jun 2025
Meet the team – Anti-Money Laundering
Meet the FMA's Anti-Money Laundering team—supporting NZ businesses to combat financial crime under the AML/CFT Act since 2013.
Speeches & presentations
25 Jun 2025
Speech by Samantha Barrass to NZSA
Setting the Standard – Actuaries are the architects of trust and conduct in NZ’s evolving financial system, says FMA CEO Barrass.
Reports and papers
25 Jun 2025
Financial Conduct Report
The Financial Conduct Report is an annual publication providing key regulatory priorities for the coming year for the financial advice, investment man ...

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