The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has welcomed the formation of the New Zealand Anti-Scam Alliance, a joint operational partnership to tackle scams, and said it looks forward to contributing to the initiative. Disrupting scam activity was reiterated as one of the FMA’s regulatory priorities. The FMA said it already works with local and international regulators and cyber safety agencies, including NCSC, to share intelligence and disrupt investment scams, and views the Alliance as a step toward a more coordinated New Zealand response. Over the 12 months to 30 June 2025, the FMA issued 110 new warnings and made multiple updates to existing warnings, identified hundreds of websites to be wary of, and took disruption action against listed sites and related content, with warnings disseminated through its own channels, to finance industry participants, and via the International Securities & Commodities Alerts Network (I-SCAN) portal.
New Zealand Financial Markets Authority 2025-07-10
New Zealand Financial Markets Authority welcomes launch of the New Zealand Anti-Scam Alliance to strengthen coordinated scam disruption
The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA) supports the formation of the New Zealand Anti-Scam Alliance to combat scams, aligning with its regulatory priorities. Over the past year, the FMA issued 110 new warnings, updated existing ones, identified numerous suspicious websites, and took action against them, disseminating warnings through various channels including the International Securities & Commodities Alerts Network (I-SCAN).