FMA fears recklessness, tells investors: Don’t stop the party but turn down the music.

Former SFO boss Adam Feeley says he hopes the police are considering a criminal investigation into claims Judith Collins was linked to a smear campaign against him.

Former SFO boss Adam Feeley says he would not have briefed ministers on investigations if he had had any suspicion that information was being leaked to others.

Prime Minister John Key said he believed his campaign was still on track, despite the "bomb" that has been thrown since the release of Dirty Politics.

Bridgecorp's jailed chief financial officer Rob Roest has been denied parole because of the risk he could pose to the community.

The Financial Markets Authority has contacted stock exchange operator NZX after share traders potentially gained an unfair advantage from price-sensitive information published.

The first peer to peer lender has been given a license by the Financial Markets Authority.

The Financial Markets Authority's unprecedented action against the trustee of a failed finance company is the sort of proceeding the watchdog is likely to launch more often under the country's new regulatory regime, says a senior lawyer.

Failed finance company director Trevor Ludlow has done contract work for a receiver with his own fraud convictions since being released on parole.

Shareholders in Renaissance Brewing company have cancelled their claim on $147,000 of earnings to make it a more attractive investment opportunity.

Diligent Board Member Services founder Brian Henry has admitted to market manipulation and will pay a $130,000 penalty after settling with the Financial Markets Authority.

Disgraced Bridgecorp boss Rodney Petricevic has been denied parole on the grounds he may still pose an undue risk to the safety of the community.

Wellington-based PledgeMe and Auckland-based Snowball Effect are the first to gain equity crowd funding licences under the new Financial Markets Conduct Act.

New Zealand's market watchdog says a spate of prosecutions shows the consequences for firms which don't file financial statements on time.

Unlisted, the share trading platform run by Armillary Private Capital, is mulling an application to be a registered market or seek to be exempted.

The boss of New Zealand's first peer-to-peer lending service, Harmoney, says the online platform will shake up the personal loan market and give retail investors a new option.

Seven directors that raise funds from the public have been charged by market regulators for allegedly breaching the Financial Reporting Act.

The Financial Markets Authority has issued a favourable report card on the NZX and the way it handles its statutory obligations.

The boss of New Zealand's financial regulator is urging investors to approach a rush of stock exchange listings, including some high-risk technology companies, with caution.

Confidentiality agreement helped secure $22m payback deal, says agency head.

Financial Markets Authority chief executive Rob Everett has yet to be inducted into the club, writes Fran O'Sullivan. That's why he brings a refreshing outsider's view to the task of being New Zealand's markets watchdog.

The Supreme Court has agreed with Sir Doug Graham and three other Lombard Finance board members that their home detention sentences were too harsh.

The Financial Markets Authority won't wait until receivers have finished chasing funds from convicted finance company directors. when considering civil cases.

One of the first companies hoping to offer equity crowd funding says it already has 11 firms lined up wanting to raise money this year.