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.

Paul Bublitz is seeking a delay of his theft trial so he can get money to pay for a lawyer.

Brent Sheather an Authorised Financial Adviser and a personal finance and investments writer talks fees and anomalies.

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.

New Zealand's nascent equity crowdfunding market may be heading for a shakeout as an eighth platform, Property Mogul, seeks regulatory clearance to start operations.

Perpetual Trust, formerly owned by Pyne Gould Corporation, was C+M's trustee, tasked with protecting the interest of investors.

A couple whose assets were frozen amidst a regulator's probe are allowed $1000 per week for their living expenses but want access to more.

The Sensible Sentencing Trust says the early release of a fraudster sets a dangerous precedent on how white collar criminals are punished.

Rod Petricevic is serving a 6 years and 10 months sentence for misleading investors and using company funds to buy a luxury boat.

A group of mostly Nelson investors face losing $2m after the collapse of a Colombian gold mining scheme.

The FMA is expecting a wave of appeals after deregistering 100 companies from the Financial Service Providers register, as it awaits a High Court ruling on Vivier & Co's appeal.

Vivier & Co, which has one-time political operator Luigi Wewege as a director, says the FMA used an 'inflammatory article' to strip it of registration.

A firm directed by Luigi Wewege will today appeal being kicked off the Financial Service Providers Register by the FMA.

The directors of OPI Pacific Finance, which collapsed owing $247m, have pleaded guilty to making untrue statements.

Ring belongs to a woman linked to a currency and commodity trading firm whose assets are frozen.

The Financial Markets Authority is hammering home the message that it means business on issues such as market manipulation and insider trading.