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FinTech entrepreneur Binu Paul has been appointed as Specialist Lead, FinTech reporting to Director of Regulation Liam Mason, while Fiona Whyte, who has a banking and regulation background, has been appointed as Specialist Lead, Integrated Financial System and reports to Sarah Vrede, Director of Capital Markets.
The FMA has appointed a temporary manager to manage three schemes previously operated by Fund Managers Otago Limited (FMO). The schemes’ supervisor, Trustees Executors Limited, determined it was in the best interests of investors to remove FMO as manager of those schemes.
The FMA’s guidance sets out the regulatory approach to the requirement that KiwiSaver fees not be unreasonable.
The Financial Markets Authority is using World Investor Week 2020 to remind thousands of Kiwi investors to do their homework and understand the risks of investing in financial markets after a steep rise in direct investment.
KiwiSaver has continued to grow despite market volatility and economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19 , according to the Financial Markets Authority’s (FMA) KiwiSaver Annual Report for the year ended March 2020.
A report on the FMA's supervision activities over the past 18 months says large parts of the financial services sector are working hard to meet the FMA’s expectations, but called for further and more widespread improvements to governance and compliance.
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has imposed conditions on the derivatives issuer licence of CLSA Premium New Zealand Limited (CLSAP NZ, formerly KVB Kunlun) that prevent the firm from making an offer to or receiving further funds from, retail investors in relation to derivatives.
The Financial Markets Authority has filed criminal charges against an individual in relation to the Forestlands group of companies, for alleged disclosure and financial record keeping breaches.
Pegasus Markets Ltd and its New Zealand-based director, Michael REps, have been found guilty of all criminal charges brought by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA). Read the full media release here.
FMA is warning people to be wary of scammers attempting to impersonate the FMA as part of a money transfer scam.
FMA releases investor guide to bonds as market volatility continues
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has strengthened its executive team, appointing Paul Gregory to the newly created role of Director of Investment Management.
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) today published an independent report into the passive and active investment management styles used by KiwiSaver providers.
A survey that the FMA has done shows that some KiwiSaver members who recalled seeing their projected lump sum planned to take some form of action. The most common planned action was increasing contributions.
MBIE have announced details of FMA levy amounts for 2021/22 and 2022/23.