FMA wins appeal to deregister Vivier, overturning High Court ruling on Auckland firm

FMA wins appeal to deregister Vivier, overturning High Court ruling on Auckland firm
Jonathan Underhill
By Jonathan Underhill May 13 (BusinessDesk) - The Financial Markets Authority has won its appeal against a High Court ruling that it breached Vivier & Co's rights to natural justice by failing to provide the firm with detailed evidence for the decision to remove it from the Financial Services Providers Register. The market watchdog removed Vivier, which counts one-time political operator Luigi Wewege as managing director, from the register last year because it didn’t believe the company was providing services in New Zealand. Vivier succes...