Media releases

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1. 24 June 2019

   Banks commit to removing sales incentives for frontline staff

   FMA Chief Executive Rob Everett and Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr said all banks had now committed to remove sales incentives for frontline staff and their managers. Read more.

   https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/banks-commit-to-removing-sales-incentives-for-frontline-staff/

2. 21 June 2019

   FMA's fifth statistical report on AFAs in NZ

   The Financial Markets Authority’s annual snapshot of Authorised Financial Advisers shows 140 advisers became AFAs in the year to the end of June 2018. That’s the highest number of new AFAs in the three years the FMA has broken down advisers being authorised and those whose authorisation lapses.

   https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/2018-nz-afas/

3. 10 June 2019

   Kiwis take longer to choose a movie than check KiwiSaver

   A recent survey of 1100 New Zealanders for the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) found four out of five people took up to 10 minutes to choose a movie, but just over half of those questioned spent the same time reading their KiwiSaver annual statement. Read more.

   https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/movie-or-kiwisaver/

4. 6 June 2019

   Morgan DeVere fined $40,000 in first FMA case of company abuse of the FSPR

   Morgan DeVere Corporate Finance Limited (Morgan DeVere) has been fined $40,000 following its conviction at the Wellington District Court on two charges of breaching the Financial Services Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008 (FSP Act). Read more.

   https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/morgan-devere-fined/

5. 29 May 2019

   21 charges filed by FMA against man who convinced members of the public to ‘invest’ with him

   The Financial Markets Authority has charged a man who convinced members of the public to ‘invest’ with him with offences under the Crimes Act and the FMA Act at the Manukau District Court.

   https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/21-charges-filed/

6. 21 May 2019

   FMA research highlights gap between what investors expect and what auditors deliver

   An FMA research project with investors, directors, managers and auditors has identified reasonable levels of confidence in audit quality, but also a serious gap in the expectations of investors and what auditors are delivering. The FMA commissioned the research to better understand public and industry perceptions of audit quality in New Zealand.

   https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/fma-audit-perceptions-research/

7. 13 May 2019

   10 formal AML/CFT warnings issued by FMA

   The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued formal warnings to 10 reporting entities under Section 80 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act (AML/CFT Act). Read more.

   https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/10-formal-amlcft-warnings-issued-by-fma/

8. 3 May 2019

   Company convicted for abuse of the FSPR

   Morgan DeVere Corporate Finance Limited (Morgan DeVere) has been convicted at the Wellington District Court on two counts of breaching the Financial Services Providers Act 2008 (FSP Act) for falsely claiming it was registered on the Financial Services Providers Register (FSPR). A copy of the judgment can be found here. Read more.

   https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/company-convicted-for-abuse-of-the-fspr/

9. 16 April 2019

   Director sentenced to community service for abuse of FSPR

   A New Zealand-based director of Morgan DeVere Corporate Finance Limited has been sentenced to 75 hours of community service for breaching the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008. Read more.

   https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/fspr-abuse/

10. 15 April 2019

    FMA files civil proceedings over trading in Oceania Natural

    The FMA has issued civil proceedings in the High Court against four individuals in relation to trading in Oceania Natural Limited. The proceedings relate to alleged breaches of market manipulation prohibitions and the disclosure obligations in the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013. Read more.

    https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/fma-files-civil-proceedings-over-trading-in-oceania-natural/

11. 12 April 2019

    Statement on ANZ v FMA Supreme Court judgment

    The FMA is pleased with the Supreme Court decision in the matter between ANZ and the FMA. Read more.

    https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/anz-v-fma/

12. 9 April 2019

    Former CFO to pay $150,000, barred for Securities Markets Act breaches

    Mr Talbot has admitted to insider trading conduct and entered a guilty plea on a representative charge for a breach of disclosure obligations at Auckland High Court last month. Read more

    https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/mr-talbot-securities-markets-act-breaches/

13. 2 April 2019

    Update on FMA/RBNZ Bank Conduct and Culture review

    Today the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and the FMA confirmed that all 11 banks involved in their ongoing review of conduct and culture, have provided their responses to individual feedback letters. Read more

    https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/conduct-and-culture-review/

14. 1 April 2019

    AML/CFT monitoring report highlights concerns, sets out future focus

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has published an Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) monitoring report setting out the areas requiring further attention by the management and boards of the reporting entities it supervises. Read more.

    https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/amlcft-2018-report/

15. 29 March 2019

    FADC Findings published

    The Financial Advisers Disciplinary Committee (FADC) has published its findings in a case referred to the Committee by the FMA. Read more.

    https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/fadc-findings/

16. 28 March 2019

    Professional Conduct Committee of Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand findings

    The Professional Conduct Committee of the Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand (CA ANZ) has published its findings in relation to Richard Owen Dey and Michael Derek Wood. Read the findings here.

    https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/pcc-ca-anz-findings/

17. 28 March 2019

    FMA confirms new appointments to executive committee

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) today confirmed two new appointments to its Executive Committee. Read more.

    https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/new-appointments-to-leadership/

18. 27 March 2019

    Trio sentenced for theft, false statement by a promoter in Viaduct Capital & Mutual Finance case

    One man has been jailed and two men sentenced to home detention at the Auckland High Court for their part in using finance companies to try to save commercial businesses during the global financial crisis. Read more.

    https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/viaduct-capital-and-mutual-finance/

19. 26 March 2019

    FMA publishes guide to shares for investors

    The FMA has published a guide for investors on the nuts and bolts of choosing, buying, owning and selling shares. Read more.

    https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/fma-publishes-guide-to-shares-for-investors/

20. 12 March 2019

    Expiry dates on all Financial Markets Conduct Act licences to be removed

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is to remove the expiry dates for all licences issued under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 in a process expected to be complete by the middle of 2019. Read more here.

    https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/fmca-licensing-update/