Regulator hammers Du Val

The Edmonton Mews were to have been built in Henderson. (Image: Supplied)

Wed, 07 Aug 2024

This June, the Financial Markets Authority laid out a four-year plan of attack in its "statement of intent".“We will take a proactive stance to deter and disrupt harmful unregulated activities through strategic engagement, making full use of our regulatory toolkit and broader influence (including through domestic and international engagement), and testing the boundaries of our remit through regulatory and court actions,” the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) statement says.And less than two months later we now know that th...

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