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Media releases – 2018

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SPG and SPGI director Andrew Robinson sentenced

Former company director (SPG and SPGI) and financial adviser, Andrew Hrothgar Robinson, has been sentenced in the Auckland High Court. Read more.

FMA confirms new organisation structure and appointments to leadership team

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has announced a revised organisational structure and key appointments for its executive committee.

Second SPGI director pleads guilty to FMA charges

Company director, Mark Andrew Turnock, has pleaded guilty to a charge brought by the FMA, relating to his involvement as director of SPGI. Read more.

FMA 2015 KiwiSaver report shows investment returns and withdrawals reach all-time highs

The Financial Markets Authority’s (FMA) latest report into KiwiSaver activity shows funds flowing into KiwiSaver at an all-time high during the 12 months to 31 March 2015. Investment returns were the biggest component of positive fund flows while the level of withdrawals also increased to the largest level since KiwiSaver began.

The FMA publishes first annual report under the new regulatory regime

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) chief executive Rob Everett has told a trans-Tasman audience that it will be four to five years before New Zealand sees the full economic and business benefits of the new financial services regulatory regime.

SPG and SPGI director pleads guilty to FMA charges

Former company director and financial adviser, Andrew Hrothgar Robinson, has today pleaded guilty to charges brought by FMA, relating to his involvement as director of Strategic Planning Group Limited (SPG) and SPG Investment Company No.1 Limited (SPGI).

Fourth and final director sentenced in OPI Pacific Finance case

A former director of OPI Pacific Finance, David Mark Anderson, has been sentenced in the Auckland High Court for misleading investors. Read more.

Third director sentenced in OPI Pacific Finance case

A former director of OPI Pacific Finance Limited, Craig Robert White, has been sentenced in the Auckland High Court. Read more.

Sentences delivered in OPI Pacific Finance case

Two former directors of OPI Pacific Finance Limited, Mark Lawrence Lacy and Jason Robert Duncan Maywald, have been sentenced in the Auckland High Court. Read more.

Third guilty plea entered in OPI Pacific Finance case

A former director of OPI Pacific Finance, Craig Robert White, has pleaded guilty to misleading investors in a prosecution taken by the FMA. Read more.

FMA chief executive looks forward, to long-term benefits of new regulation

The full range and depth of economic and business benefits would come following a sustained period of adaptation by the FMA, firms, professionals, and investors, lasting up to five years.

KiwiSaver and beyond – turning a lump sum into a smooth income

A survey of New Zealanders approaching retirement has found one in four people are unsure of how to manage the money in their KiwiSaver funds when they reach 65.

FMA releases enforcement and investigations report 2015

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has published its enforcement and investigations report for the year ending 30 June 2015.

FMA encourages people to get their KiwiSaver fighting fit during Money Week

The FMA has launched its plans for Money Week 2015. This year the FMA wants people to complete an online health check of their KiwiSaver by answering five simple questions to make sure they are tuned in to their KiwiSaver investment.

Guilty pleas entered in OPI Pacific Finance case

Two former directors of OPI Pacific Finance, Mark Lawrence Lacy and Jason Robert Duncan Maywald, have pleaded guilty to two charges under the Securities Act 1978 in a prosecution commenced by the FMA in 2013. Read more.

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Media releases – 2018