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Upcoming events and announcements

17 Nov 2025 Mon 10:00am

FMA/Commerce Commission Credit roadshow (Christchurch)

Understand what the transfer of regulatory responsibility for the CCCFA from the Commerce Commission to the FMA means for lenders.

18 Nov 2025

FMA/Commerce Commission Credit roadshow (Webinar)

Tue 10:00am
25 Nov 2025

FMA Market Integrity Industry Roundtables

Tue 12:00pm

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Reports and papers
12 Nov 2025
Audit Quality Monitoring Report
The Audit Quality Monitoring Report 2023 emphasises that high-quality audits are vital to ensuring investors can make active choices based on clear, c ...
Media releases
12 Nov 2025
FMA publishes annual audit quality monitoring report 
FMA's 2024/25 audit report highlights audit firm performance, PES 3 compliance, climate assurance, and investor confidence.
Research
10 Nov 2025
Ease of Doing Business Survey
This research helps us to better understand the impact that our work has on market participants and stakeholders. It informs the way we work and our f ...
Media releases
10 Nov 2025
Tangible differences evident in FMA annual report and Ease of Doing Business survey
FMA's 2025 Annual Report and Ease of Doing Business Survey show improved engagement, enforcement, and regulatory clarity across financial markets.
Media releases
06 Nov 2025
FMA files market manipulation case for trading of STU shares
FMA files civil case against Franco Belgiorno-Nettis for alleged market manipulation of STU shares on NZX via ASB trading account.
Podcast
29 Oct 2025
Inside the FMA - Operational Resilience
Explore how Standard Conditions 4 and 5 under the CoFI licence strengthen operational resilience in this FMA-focused podcast episode.
Articles
29 Oct 2025
Meet the team – Investigations
Investigations team conducts forensic inquiries into serious misconduct across financial sectors to protect New Zealanders.
Articles
29 Oct 2025
Operational resilience check in
This article outlines a major survey on operational resilience across NZ financial sectors including governance, outsourcing, and incident management ...
Articles
29 Oct 2025
Tackling misleading disclosure by wholesale issuers a priority
Tackling misleading disclosure by wholesale issuers is a key FMA priority to protect investors and enforce fair dealing in NZ markets.
Media releases
28 Oct 2025
Entities affected by climate reporting changes granted “no action” relief
FMA grants interim no action relief to climate reporting entities ahead of 2026 FMC Act changes removing mandatory reporting obligations.
Reports and papers
15 Oct 2025
OCR Pass Through Transparency
Publishing this information on the FMA’s website will improve transparency of when and how banks pass through changes to the RBNZ’s Official Cash ...
Media releases
14 Oct 2025
FMA issues warning to Finbase over serious disclosure and fair dealing breaches
FMA warns Finbase for serious FMC Act breaches, misleading ads, and misuse of wholesale investor exclusions in NZ.

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