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 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.

Stock exchange operator NZX says it will ramp up its efforts to help investors understand how it regulates the market this year.

Around a dozen companies have indicated interest in setting up crowd-funding as new rules come into force making it easier for businesses to raise capital.

A former chief executive of Bluechip and director Viaduct Capital Nick Wevers has died and criminal charges filed against him have now been withdrawn.

Three convicted Bridgecorp directors have reached an $18.9 million settlement with the failed finance company's receivers.

Law firm Bell Gully has published new guidelines about what to do if the Financial Markets Authority raids your business.

Investment market players are gearing up for the biggest shake-up in more than decade.

Police asset freezing action against two jailed Capital + Merchant directors is unprecedented.

A High Court judge has made restraining orders over property linked to two jailed Capital + Merchant Finance directors, with the police looking to eventually seize the assets.

The man behind NZ's largest Ponzi scheme has been sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in jail - a punishment deemed too lenient by one of his victims.

NZ's market regulator has cancelled the allegedly misleading offer documents of a company that claimed it would use investor money to set up dialysis clinics.

US crowdfunding platform Kickstarter - which has helped raise more than $US800 million for creative projects - will be opening its doors to Kiwis in just over four weeks.

An Auckland restaurant with links to Phoenix Forex - a company that sold controversial currency trading software - has been put into liquidation owing almost $5 million.

A Christchurch financial adviser whose clients lost $6 million in Ross Asset Management's collapse has been censured and fined $4000.

Two of New Zealand's top watchdog jobs could end up being held by women.

Directors of failed finance companies are not off the hook yet and the Financial Markets Authority says it is likely to launch criminal proceedings.