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Page last updated: 02 November 2023

Warnings and alerts

This list of warnings and alerts on this page contains the names of businesses or individuals you should be wary of if you are planning to invest. The list is not exhaustive and there is no guarantee that the business or individual listed has not changed their name.

Before you invest, we recommend that you take steps to protect yourself from being scammed and check the provider is listed on the Financial Service Providers register (FSPR). The FSPR can help you:

  • obtain a business address
  • see the types of financial services the registered company, or individual, provides to customers. Some examples include; money transfers, investment management or financial advice 
  • see any licences or an authorisation status that the company or individual may have
  • see what dispute resolution scheme they belong to.

You may also wish to refer to the IOSCO investor alert list for international scam alerts.

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  1. Fake regulator

    16 November 2017

    US International Investment Trade Authority

    The US International Investment Trade Authority is falsely claiming to be a financial services regulator and endorsing products and services from questionable sources.
  3. International regulator alerts

    4 October 2017

    BinaryTilt

    BinaryTilt Limited is not registered to provide financial services in New Zealand.
  4. Suspected scam

    15 September 2017

    Huayu Investments Limited

    www.huayufx.com purports to be associated with the NZ registered company Fe Markets Limited yet our enquiries have determined that this is not the case.
  5. Fake regulator

    18 August 2017

    Financial Markets Commission Board

    Financial Markets Commission Board is claiming to be a financial services regulator and endorsing products and services from questionable sources.
  8. International regulator alerts

    6 July 2017

    GC Venture Capital (GC)

    Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a warning that GC Venture Capital is an unregistered entity.
  9. International regulator alerts

    12 June 2017

    24Options

    24Options is not registered to offer financial services in New Zealand.
  11. Suspected scam
    International regulator alerts

    26 April 2017

    JJ Matthias Asset Management

    JJ Matthias Asset Management is not registered as a Financial Service Provider in New Zealand and is therefore not permitted to provide financial services to New Zealand residents.
  13. International regulator alerts

    19 April 2017

    Opteck

    Opteck is not registered in New Zealand to offer financial services in New Zealand.
  14. International regulator alerts

    10 March 2017

    Hedgestone Group

    The Manitoba Securities Commission warned that Hedgestone Group is an unregistered entity.