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Media releases – 2019

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FMA reminds Red Zone homeowners about new advice rules

The Financial Markets Authority is reminding Canterbury residential Red Zone homeowners seeking financial advice about payout offers to check they're dealing with registered professionals.

Nationwide anti-money laundering seminars help businesses prepare for new law

Financial service businesses will be learning about the need to tighten up customer identification processes and look out for suspicious financial transactions in a series of seminars around the country that started in Wellington on Monday.

FMA orders Share Buyers Limited to include warning

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has ordered Share Buyers Limited (Share Buyers) and associated persons to include a warning from FMA in a prominent position at the beginning of any document making an unsolicited offer to buy shares or other securities.

FMA makes three further leadership team appointments; announces Auckland location

The Financial Markets Authority has made three further appointments to its strategic leadership team under Chief Executive Sean Hughes, and announced its new Auckland office premises.

FMA announces appointment and reappointments to Code Committee

The Board of the Financial Markets Authority has appointed Dimity Kingsford-Smith, a Professor of Law at the University of New South Wales, to the Code Committee for Authorised Financial Advisers for a term of three years.

FMA completes NZX inquiry

FMA has completed its inquiry into continuous disclosure issues in relation to comments made by Mr Mark Weldon, CEO of NZX Ltd, concerning the carrying value of its subsidiary Clear Grain Exchange.

FMA makes three appointments to strategic leadership team

The Financial Markets Authority has strengthened its strategic leadership team with three appointments to key positions in support of Chief Executive Sean Hughes.

NZF prospectus withdrawn after FMA investigation

NZF Money Limited (NZF) has withdrawn its 2010 debt prospectus from the market following an investigation by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA).

FMA issues warnings about unsolicited offers from Share Buyers and Stock & Share

The FMA has issued warning about unsolicited offers that may be made by Share Buyers Limited or Australian-based Stock & Share Trading Company Pty Limited. Read more.

New era of professionalism for financial advisers

From Friday 1 July, financial advisers will be regulated under new rules administered by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA).

Warning: FMA warns SuperLife in relation to KiwiSaver sales practices

The Financial Markets Authority has issued a warning to SuperLife Limited and SuperLife Trustees Limited (together 'SuperLife') to overhaul its KiwiSaver sales practices.

Statement on Hubbard Investigation

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have worked together closely throughout this investigation. The evidence on which the charges laid by the SFO today are based could also give rise to charges by FMA under section 59 of the Securities Act.

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