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1. Media release

   10 July 2025

   FMA welcomes New Zealand Anti-Scam Alliance

   FMA joins NZ Anti-Scam Alliance to combat scams. Clare Bolingford highlights collaboration as key to protecting investors and markets.
2. Media release

   4 July 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.
3. Media release

   1 July 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.
4. Media release

   30 June 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.
5. Media release

   27 June 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 continuous disclosure provisions in the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMCA), in proceedings brought by the FMA.
6. Media release

   27 June 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.
7. Media release

   26 June 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 Limited, and the FMA's subsequent inquiry into its affairs.
8. Media release

   25 June 2025

   New Financial Conduct Report sets out key areas of FMA focus for the year ahead

   The FMA has today released The Financial Conduct Report designed to provide clarity to the financial sector on what to expect from the regulator in the year ahead.
9. Media release

   18 June 2025

   NZX receives positive report card

   FMA’s 2025 review confirms NZX’s compliance with market operator obligations, highlighting governance, resilience, and regulatory progress.
10. Media release

    13 June 2025

    FMA consults on class exemption for buy-backs of quoted debt securities

    FMA seeks feedback on exempting listed issuers from some unsolicited offer rules for debt buy-backs to ease regulation and boost efficiency.
11. Media release

    30 May 2025

    FMA issues infringement notice to Pharmazen Limited

    The FMA has issued an infringement notice to Pharmazen Limited for failing to file financial statements on time.
12. Media release

    29 May 2025

    FMA releases Good Cents: Kiwis on savings and debt research

    FMA's Good Cents report reveals key insights on Kiwi savings, debt habits, and gaps in financial advice and investment choices.
13. Media release

    22 May 2025

    FMA issues a warning on managed investment scheme

    The FMA has issued a public warning about a managed investment scheme operated by Jesse Joseph Vaughan and former NZ company Crypto Partners Limited (CPL).
14. Media release

    9 May 2025

    Update on the Pushpay insider trading appeal

    The FMA welcomed the Court of Appeal's decision on the Pushpay insider trading appeal. The defendant was found guilty in August 2023 and sentenced to six months of community detention and a $100,000 fine. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeals against the conviction and name suppression but increased the fine to $200,000. The case involved the resignation and share sell-down of former Pushpay co-founder Eliot Crowther in June 2018.
15. Media release

    2 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 customers.