The funds management industry represents an increasingly important part of the NZ economy, writes Rob Everett.

A new licensing regime is designed to give money saved in pool investment schemes, like KiwiSaver, greater protection.

Liquidators are trying to claw back some of this money and have served formal legal notices on 12 Arena Capital investors.

For many people having their KiwiSaver account with the same business that has their mortgage, savings and credit cards seems like an easy solution.

Christchurch-based foreign exchange firm owes clients $7 million.

Benjamin Anthony Kiro was convicted after pleading guilty to 23 charges at Auckland District Court this week.

Benjamin Anthony Kiro was a "big personality" who "pulled the wool" over people's eyes, says one man who gave him thousands of dollars to invest.

He used Tinder to find victims and falsified his CV to get a job at Financial Markets Authority.

Prosper Through Trading has been put into liquidation.

The High Court in Auckland has upheld the deregistration of Pakistani-owned foreign exchange firm Excelsior Markets.

An ex-FMA analyst is facing a further nine charges, including for allegedly providing a forged job contract with Fonterra to rent an apartment.

The FMA has released a highly critical report on sales and advice practices for the financial services industry, including those selling KiwiSaver.

Two retired property developers are liable to the receivers of a failed finance company for $308,572 because of guarantees they gave on an eight-year-old loan.

New Zealand's reputation as a responsible member of the world's financial community is undermined by holes in the financial services provider register.

PTT Group in the hands of court-appointed receivers.

The Financial Markets Authority has licensed New Zealand's fourth peer-to-peer lender, Lending Crowd, which plans to offer small-to-medium sized enterprises business loans of up to $200,000.

Mark Brewer has resurfaced in London with a new name but similar modus operandi.

A gold and currency trading firm allegedly part of a "ponzi scheme" told customers profits were "large and instantaneous" in its sales pitch, receivers say.

Mark Turnock, former company director of SPG Investment Company No 1 (SPGI), has pleaded guilty to a charge of false financial statements.

How many equity crowdfunding platforms is too many equity crowdfunding platforms?

The FMA is worried KiwiSavers don't know enough about where and how their billions are invested.

A once-in-a-generation overhaul of capital markets regulation has been sometimes painful and the Financial Markets Authority has copped "pushback" from the industry, says its chief executive, Rob Everett.

An Auckland forex trading firm owned by a Pakistani national is challenging its deregistration by the FMA.

Luxury cars are among $1.6m of assets frozen as part of a probe into company Prosper Through Trading.

A Financial Markets Authority analyst has been charged with forging an academic record to get his job and then stealing nearly $210,000. in a scheme.