Banking and financeFMA gives finance firms conduct guidanceFinancial service providers have been told to put their customers' interests first in a new guide outlining how the regulator wants 27 Jul 11:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Collapses give rise to robust NZ finance rulesCOMMENT: Hard yards are still to come as financial market regulatory rebuild nears its completion.24 Jul 05:00 PM
Banking and financeNew rules to try curb abuse of financial registerThe Government plans to raise the threshold that businesses must meet to make it on to the Financial Services Providers Register over 13 Jul 05:04 AM
Banking and financeFinal finance company trial loomsProsecutors and the defence are gearing up for the last failed finance company trial, more than a decade after failures began to rock 13 Jul 12:05 AM
Banking and financeFinancial 'robo-advice' gets official OKA planned law change is to aid the rise of "robo-advice" in New Zealand and for Kiwis to get more financial guidance online.12 Jul 05:00 PM
Banking and financeSFO, FMA launch probe into Christchurch manA man described in 2010 as an investment manager whose company catered to the wealthy is being investigated by the SFO and FMA.06 Jul 09:29 PM
Banking and financeYoung women least likely to read KiwiSaver statementsMost KiwiSaver members are reading annual statements but less than a quarter check to see if they are on track for the kind of retirement they want.05 Jul 11:00 PM
Banking and financeCV faker Kiro appeals jail termThe man who ripped off investors and faked his CV to get a job with the Financial Markets Authority has tried to shave time off his jail sentence.04 Jul 01:30 AM
Banking and financeAdvisers selling insurance to get freebie trips - report claimsA group of insurance advisers appear to be 'churning' customers - meaning better commission payments for them - and worse cover for clients.28 Jun 11:00 PM
Banking and financeHome detention for false financial statementsA company director who made false statements in financial accounts has been sentenced to four months' home detention and 200 hours' 22 Jun 12:15 AM
Banking and financePortfolio manager bought shares to push up price, court toldDetails of the case against Milford Asset Management's Mark Warminger were revealed in court today.27 May 01:52 AM
BDBDBanking and financeFMA clears Silver Fern over debt disclosuresThe FMA says it doesn't believe an information pack for shareholders on the merits of a takeover by Shanghai Maling was misleading.24 May 11:18 PM
Banking and financeFMA boss: 'culture shock' for some overseen firmsFinancial Markets Authority boss Rob Everett delivered the speech reflecting on the organisation five years after it was established.24 May 09:00 PM
Banking and financeFMA tells forex company to change websiteThe markets watchdog has ordered a foreign exchange educator to change its marketing that it alleges was misleading or deceptive.20 May 12:10 AM
Banking and financeKiwiSavers 'cash cow' warningsKiwiSaver providers have been told by the market regulator to stop treating members as 'cash cows'.18 May 05:56 AM
Banking and financeBroker warned over money launderingOne of the country's largest broking firm has been handed a formal warning after it breached anti-money laundering laws.02 May 10:50 PM
Banking and financeJailed CV faker facing charges in OzMother who handed over $50,000 among Benjamin Kiro's victims28 Apr 04:33 AM
Banking and financeThe risks of a $500 property schemeSounds easy? Some real estate experts are pointing out some potential flaws in the new scheme.27 Apr 07:00 PM
Banking and finance$500 to get into the property market?It's tough to get into Auckland property - is buying shares in a single house the answer?27 Apr 06:10 AM
Banking and financeWhy are we so bad at making money decisions?Emotion is a strong driving force when it comes to making money decisions.20 Apr 09:00 PM
Banking and financeFinancial adviser agrees to stop giving adviceStephen Duff, brother of author Alan Duff, has agreed to retire from offering financial advice.14 Apr 12:05 AM
Banking and financeFMA warns about unlicensed operatorsNew Zealand's investment watchdog is warning the public to be wary of unlicensed and unregistered operators.12 Apr 12:30 AM
BDBDBanking and financeIntueri accounts tagged by auditorIntueri Group's financial statements have been tagged by its auditor over the company's ability to continue as a going concern.29 Mar 10:50 PM
BDBDBanking and financeHotchin prepared to flip-flop in Guardian caseFormer Hanover Finance principal Mark Hotchin will have to reverse course and admit negligence if he wants to successfully squeeze funds out of the failed lender's former trustee Guardian Trust.15 Mar 08:30 PM
OpinionRob Everett: Regulation helps financial sector growThe funds management industry represents an increasingly important part of the NZ economy, writes Rob Everett.29 Feb 08:05 PM
Banking and financeKiwiSaver managers will need license to investA new licensing regime is designed to give money saved in pool investment schemes, like KiwiSaver, greater protection.25 Feb 10:50 PM
Banking and finance'Ponzi scheme' clients get paid out more than they put inLiquidators are trying to claw back some of this money and have served formal legal notices on 12 Arena Capital investors.23 Feb 02:30 AM
Banking and financeKiwiSaver: Should you move it to bank?For many people having their KiwiSaver account with the same business that has their mortgage, savings and credit cards seems like an easy solution.22 Feb 11:00 PM
Banking and financeThe NZ firm running a Ponzi schemeChristchurch-based foreign exchange firm owes clients $7 million.21 Feb 09:30 PM
