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Home detention for Dominion Finance directors
Friday, 14 June 2013, 10:57 am | Financial Markets Authority
Two former directors of Dominion Finance have today been sentenced to home detention after pleading guilty to Securities Act charges laid by the Financial Markets Authority. More >>
Charges laid today against David Ross
Thursday, 13 June 2013, 10:42 am | Financial Markets Authority
Charges have today been laid in the Wellington District Court against David Robert Gilmour Ross (63). The charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) allege he operated a $400 million Ponzi scheme. They follow a joint agency investigation between SFO ... More >>
FMA report on NZX General Obligations Review
Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 9:44 am | Financial Markets Authority
The Financial Markets Authority has today released its annual report on NZX’s compliance with its obligations under the Securities Markets Act and the Authorised Futures Exchange (NZX Limited) Notice. More >>
Court rejects Lombard appeals; sentences inadequate
Thursday, 30 May 2013, 1:27 pm | Financial Markets Authority
News release 30 May 2013 Court of Appeal rejects Lombard directors’ appeals against conviction; sentences found to be inadequate More >>
Guilty plea in Dominion Finance case
Friday, 10 May 2013, 12:04 pm | Financial Markets Authority
A former director of Dominion Finance Group and North South Finance, Ann Butler, has today pleaded guilty to misleading investors in a prosecution taken by the Financial Markets Authority. More >>
Five Star finance saga draws to a close with prison sentence
Friday, 19 April 2013, 4:34 pm | Financial Markets Authority
Neill Williams has this afternoon been sentenced to three years and seven months’ imprisonment for his role in the collapse of the Five Star finance companies, more than two and a half years after he pleaded guilty to the charges. More >>
FMA completes review of Mighty River Power offer document
Friday, 12 April 2013, 10:17 am | Financial Markets Authority
The Financial Markets Authority has completed its review of the Mighty River Power share offer document and is satisfied that it contains the information potential investors need to make an informed decision. More >>
Three directors sentenced in Capital + Merchant Finance case
Friday, 15 March 2013, 12:18 pm | Financial Markets Authority
Three directors of the failed finance company Capital + Merchant Finance have today been sentenced at the Auckland High Court following action taken by the Financial Markets Authority. Owen Francis Tallentire, Colin Gregory Ryan, and Robert Gordon ... More >>
Home detention for National Finance director
Tuesday, 12 March 2013, 12:36 pm | Financial Markets Authority
National Finance director Anthony Banbrook has today been sentenced to eight and a half months’ home detention and ordered to pay $75,000 in reparations in a prosecution taken by the Financial Markets Authority. In June last year Mr Banbrook pleaded guilty ... More >>
Another two Capital + Merchant directors plead guilty to FMA
Friday, 15 February 2013, 10:17 am | Financial Markets Authority
News release 15 February 2013 Another two Capital + Merchant directors plead guilty to FMA charges Wayne Leslie Douglas and Neal Medhurst Nicholls have today pleaded guilty to Securities Act charges laid by the Financial Markets Authority. Mr Douglas ... More >>
FMA Concludes Investigation Into Strategic Finance
Thursday, 7 February 2013, 10:08 am | Financial Markets Authority
News release 7 February 2013 FMA Concludes Investigation Into Strategic Finance The Financial Markets Authority investigation into Strategic Finance Limited has now concluded, with FMA forming the view that six of the company’s directors are ... More >>
Capital + Merchant Finance: Two More Directors Plead Guilty
Tuesday, 5 February 2013, 2:37 pm | Financial Markets Authority
News release 5 February 2013 Two More Directors Plead Guilty In Capital + Merchant Finance Case Two more directors of Capital + Merchant Finance have today entered guilty pleas to three charges laid by the Financial Markets Authority under the Securities ... More >>
Guilty plea in Capital + Merchant Finance case
Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 11:11 am | Financial Markets Authority
Capital + Merchant Finance director, Owen Francis Tallentire, has today pleaded guilty to three charges laid by the Financial Markets Authority under the Securities Act 1978. More >>
Release of PwC report into Ross Asset Management
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 12:13 pm | Financial Markets Authority
News release 15 November 2012 Release of PwC report into Ross Asset Management The investigation into the affairs of David Ross of Ross Asset Management Ltd and related entities has moved forward today with the release of the receivers’ report. The ... More >>
Receivers and Mangers appointed to Ross Asset Management
Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 2:45 pm | Financial Markets Authority
The High Court in Wellington has today granted FMA’s application for John Fisk and David Bridgman of PwC to be appointed as receivers and managers, along with experienced brokers from First NZ Capital, to manage the business of David Ross and Ross Asset ... More >>
Time for KiwiSaver members to maximise retirement savings
Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 1:14 pm | Financial Markets Authority
News release 23 October 2012 Time for KiwiSaver members to maximise their retirement savings potential The Financial Markets Authority says it’s time for KiwiSaver members to make sure their investment options best suit their future retirement needs. ... More >>
FMA grants auditor licensing accreditation to CPA Australia
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 11:30 am | Financial Markets Authority
The Financial Markets Authority has today accredited accounting body CPA Australia to license auditors who carry out issuer audits in New Zealand. Under the Auditor Regulation Act 2011, auditors who carry out issuer audits must be licensed and audit ... More >>
FMA issues guidance on KiwiSaver sales and distribution
Monday, 15 October 2012, 3:00 pm | Financial Markets Authority
The Financial Markets Authority has today published its final guidance note for people involved with the sale and distribution of KiwiSaver schemes. The guidance confirms the factors FMA will take into account when considering whether advice is given, ... More >>
FMA completes licensing of Securities Trustees
Friday, 28 September 2012, 2:18 pm | Financial Markets Authority
News release 28 September 2012 FMA completes licensing of Securities Trustees and Statutory Supervisors The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has today concluded the licensing process for Securities Trustees and Statutory Supervisors with decisions ... More >>
FMA Announces Licensing of Securities Trustees
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 12:02 pm | Financial Markets Authority
News release 19 September 2012 FMA Announces Licensing Of Securities Trustees And Statutory Supervisors The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has today announced the granting of nine licences to Securities Trustees and Statutory Supervisors. The successful ... More >>
