Rob Everett
Outgoing FMA head says hard yards yet to be done
The outgoing head of the Financial Markets Authority says there are plenty of hard yards yet to be done to improve finance sector behaviour.
Rob Everett leaves at the end of the month after seven… Audio
Financial watchdog issues scathing report on NZX
The government financial regulator has strongly criticised the stock exchange for being ill prepared and slow to react to last year's cyber attacks. Trading on the NZX was halted for four days last… Audio
FMA watches Kiwisaver, warns of scams
The Financial markets Authority says recent market turmoil is raising the pressure on Kiwisaver companies to cope with nervous investors and give best advice. Audio
Regulator wants to rekindle with life insurers
The Financial Markets Authority has told life insurers it wants co-operation rather than confrontation in bringing change to the industry. Audio
Regulator against splitting up big four financial firms
Auditors and the companies they serve need to put more distance between them to help lift investor confidence according the Financial Markets Authority. Audio
Business News for 31 October 2019
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Early Business News for 31 October 2019
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
Business News for 18 September 2019
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Financial regulators disappointed in life insurers
Financial regulators are disappointed and unimpressed by the life insurance industry's failure to fix issues and clean up its act. Audio
FMA to get tougher as its patience wears thin
The Financial Markets Authority's says its patience with businesses in the sector resisting change is wearing thin. Audio
'Failures do happen' - FMA response to falling recognition
The Financial Markets Authority says public expectations of what it and the Reserve Bank can do to keep the financial system safe are probably too high. Audio
Business News for 25 July 2019
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Early Business News for 25 July 2019
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
FMA seeks greater regulation of life insurers
Life insurers admit they have work to do but insist they can still be trusted. The Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank have accused insurers of a range of misconduct, including charging… Audio
Government warns banks to lift their game
An inquiry into New Zealand's banks has found they have been slow to take bad behaviour seriously and need to improve the way they monitor it, but cleared them of any serious misconduct. Audio
Trust in financial services industry at 'crisis' point
The chief executive of the Financial Market's Authority has taken the industry to task .. saying it is facing a public trust 'crisis'. Audio
NZ banks conduct 'patchy' so far, regulator says
The Financial Markets Authority has found the conduct and culture of New Zealand's banks to be 'patchy'. Audio
Investor confidence steady - FMA
Investors remain solidly confident in financial markets and the way they're being regulated. Audio
NZ banks given deadline to show clean hands
Financial authorities have told the country's leading banks to prove they are not ripping off their customers like their Australians counterparts have been doing. A royal commission into Australia's… Audio
NZ's banks told to prove they're not like Australia's
Banks here have been told to prove to authorities they are not behaving like their Australian counterparts who've been caught out ripping off customers. The head of the Financial Markets Authority and… Audio