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Cost-of-living crisis sees KiwiSaver put on the back burner
KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals spike to levels not seen since the height of the pandemic.
Forged FMA document: Fake financial adviser pleads guilty
He falsely held himself out as a financial adviser in an email to clients.
Anatomy of a corporate disaster: What went wrong at Mainzeal?
The Front Page investigates how Mainzeal serves as a warning sign to other businesses.
Kiwi crypto meltdown: Liquidator says $6.3m missing, fraud cops alerted
The IRD and staff are also owned money and the Serious Fraud Office has been alerted.
Dasset's crypto meltdown: Should regulators have stepped in months ago?
Liquidators appointed but it's far from clear if customers will regain access to funds.
Customers desperate as Auckland-based crypto firm denies access to funds
A mum of two is distraught after losing access to $40,000.
Mary Holm: Cutting out buying coffees and lunch could save you up to $1m
OPINION: And help! I put $300k in my KiwiSaver account and promptly lost $10,000.
FMA warns NZX-listed Enprise over its accounting records
“We are taking up FMA’s offer to discuss how Enprise can further improve its practices."
Mary Holm: Should I pay off the mortgage or put all my money into KiwiSaver?
OPINION: When the division of an estate comes between families.
Name suppression retained as insider trading trial starts
The defendant has again pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Mary Holm: Have you been caught out by the KiwiSaver cut-off date?
OPINION: Some businesses don't charge for contactless payment, but others do.
Highest penalties to date for duo involved in market manipulation
The final two of four people involved in the FMA's case receive their penalties.
Watchdog puts kibosh on crypto company
In-validus: Mega-return offers were too good to be true, FMA says.
Tiger Brokers to pay $900,000 for breaching anti-money laundering laws
Chinese-backed broker in hot water over non-compliance.
'I'm not usually gullible': Duped pensioner loses $1.5m fortune in sharemarket scam
'They were draining me out and sucking me in.'
‘Worst night of my life’: Man who lost $400k says 'money mule' a disbarred lawyer
'They’re absolutely ruthless criminals and they need to be stopped'.
Investment scam warning over ‘interest rates comparison’ site
Some victims have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to such scams, FMA says.
FMA takes Medical Assurance Society to court over fair dealing breaches
'Errors and deficiencies' in Medical Assurance Society systems.
Loo charged over forgery, fake FAP licence allegations
Watchdog claims financial advice given, forged letter used.
Financial markets watchdog censures Aurora Financial Group
Company penalised for misleading existing and potential clients about KiwiSaver returns.
'He took everything’: Broker admits blowing investors' $60k on sports betting
"I’ve done something unforgivable. There’s no defence for what I did."
FMA warns Du Val for misleading, deceptive statements
Du Val Group would potentially seek to list a new company on the NZX.
Finance sector urged to support customers through tougher economic times
Regulator says making sure there is assistance is a priority.
FMA suspends The Property Crowd licence for non-compliance
Business 'has a poor understanding of its regulatory obligations'.
FMA seven-fund warning: How industry responded
'We will update our systems and processes after this warning': Matthew Horncastle.
FMA wholesale property probe finds documents 'non-compliant'
True risks of wholesale schemes raises alarm; warnings issued to change ways.
FMA suing Vero on claims of overcharging customers $8m
Action dates back to allegations of activity from more than eight years ago.
Pushpay insider trading case: Accused argues for anonymity
The case is the largest such proceeding in NZ history by the value of shares traded.
Life insurer penalised $700k for misleading customers
"Real harm" after failing to correctly pay cover to some sick or disabled customers.
Andrew Barnes: 14 years on from the GFC, have we learned anything?
Opinion: Many rules are wayward or let people with better lawyers act with impunity.
Life insurance payouts to wronged customers climb to $43m in four years
And the regulator believes there will be more to come.
Te wiki o te reo Māori: What businesses are doing
Businesses have big plans to go even further this year - kōrero nui.
Booster superannuation fund members' details hacked
Thousands of customers have had their information accessed.