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Upcoming events and announcements

22 May 2025 Thu 12:00pm

Chartered Accountants ANZ: Audit and Accounting Conferences

Jacco Moison, Head of Audit and Financial Reporting will speak on the first day of this 2-day online event.

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28 May 2025

Australasian Investor Relations Associations (AIRA) 2025 Annual Conference & Awards

Wed 9:20am
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28 May 2025

AI Forum NZ

Wed 4:00pm
16 Jun 2025

2025 New Zealand Capital Market Symposium (NZCMS)

Mon 12:00pm

Latest news

Media releases
09 May 2025
Update on the Pushpay insider trading appeal
The FMA has welcomed the Court of Appeal’s decision on the Pushpay insider trading appeal.
Media releases
02 May 2025
Westpac to pay $3.25 million penalty for misleading customers
Westpac is to pay a penalty of $3.25 million for misleading customers entitled to advertised discounts as well as overcharging some of its business cu ...
Media releases
01 May 2025
Experienced retail investor found liable for market manipulation
Kok Ding Cheng, an experienced retail investor, has been ordered to pay the Crown a pecuniary penalty of $198,000.
Research
29 Apr 2025
Consumer Confidence Factsheet 2025
A nationwide Consumer Confidence Survey was commissioned by the FMA in 2024, with the aim of gaining a better understanding of New Zealanders’ exper ...
Podcast
29 Apr 2025
Market Volatility and Your Investments with Brad Olsen | Jess Learns to Invest Episode 4
This episode dives into the topic of Market Volatility, featuring Principal Economist at Infometrics, Brad Olsen.
Podcast
29 Apr 2025
‘5 mins with the FMA’ podcast #13: Consumer Confidence Survey
In this episode of 5 Minutes with the FMA, Ben Ritchie from our Data & Intelligence team unpacks the findings and explores how confidence levels d ...
Media releases
29 Apr 2025
FMA confirms fintech sandbox participants
The FMA has announced the six fintech firms who will be testing their innovative products, services or business models in the FMA’s pilot regulatory ...
Podcast
23 Apr 2025
‘5 mins with the FMA’ podcast #12: Access to Financial Advice Review
In the latest episode of 5 mins with the FMA, Head of Financial Advice Romil Ghelani speaks about the Access to Financial Advice review.
Media releases
17 Apr 2025
Former Heartland Bank accountant sentenced on insider trading charges
Kevin Young, a former treasury accountant with Heartland Bank Limited, has today been sentenced to six months home detention and ordered to pay a fine ...
Media releases
11 Apr 2025
FMA files criminal charge against former financial adviser
The Financial Markets Authority has filed a criminal charge against Auckland-based former financial adviser Prem Gounder for dishonestly using a docum ...
Reports and papers
04 Apr 2025
Fair conduct programme insights report
Insights from the FMA’s review of fair conduct programmes received from financial institutions ahead of the commencement of the CoFI regime
Media releases
04 Apr 2025
FMA files civil proceedings against IAG for fair dealing breaches
The Financial Markets Authority has filed a civil proceeding against insurer IAG New Zealand Limited (IAG) for fair dealing breaches in relation to it ...

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