Warnings and alerts

We are concerned that McCulloh & Townsend may be associated with a scam. We received a report from a New Zealand resident indicating that McCulloh & Townsend is associated with a fake regulator and a suspected scam that the FMA has previously issued a warning about.

FMA recommends exercising caution before dealing with the website www.ggbinary.com. Read more.

Smart Financial Markets are not registered to provide financial services in New Zealand and we have therefore formed the view that this entity bears the hallmarks of a scam.

FMA recommends exercising caution before dealing with the Securities Regulatory Authority as it is not a legitimate financial services regulator, and is endorsing products and services from suspected scams.

FMA recommends investors exercise caution before dealing with International Escrow Services as it is not a legitimate online escrow services company.

We have warned a (former) registered financial adviser, Jonathan Simon Antony Branton-Casey, in relation to his professional conduct which fell short of the FMA’s expectations of a registered financial adviser under the Financial Advisers Act 2008 (FA Act) and/or under the Crimes Act 1961.

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