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Date Time FMA survey shows changing investor preferences and continuing confidence in markets Confidence in New Zealand’s financial markets has continued to rise in the last twelve months, following a significant rebound in financial market performance, while more people are shifting from term deposits to shares. For the first time, the FMA’s 2021 Investor Confidence survey has found over 70% of investors are confident in the country’s financial markets, up from 66% in 2020. The proportion of people with investments has remained relatively consistent at 84%. Although the broad types of ...

Chatham’s experience is not an outlier. Growing numbers of New Zealanders are investing in shares through online investment platforms. The proportion of New Zealanders investing in shares through online platforms rose from 17 per cent of investors surveyed in 2019 to 21 per cent in 2021, the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) said. The rise in online investment coincides with a drop in the percentage of people with term deposits, from 34 per cent to 28 per cent, over the same period. Supplied Leighton Roberts, founder and co-chief executive (pictured left alongside fellow co-chief executi...

A strong rebound in capital markets and the country's containment of Covid-19 has lifted investor confidence in the past year. While nearly three-quarters of investors had confidence in the capital markets, only 40 percent of non-investors were confident, the survey showed. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King The Financial Markets Authority's (FMA) annual investor survey shows faith in financial markets increased from 66 percent in 2020 to 70 percent in 2021. The proportion of people with investments was largely unchanged. But the data suggested investors took advantage of the economic backdr...

Press Release – Financial Markets Authority Confidence in New Zealands financial markets has continued to rise in the last twelve months, following a significant rebound in financial market performance, while more people are shifting from term deposits to shares. For the first time, the FMAs … Confidence in New Zealand’s financial markets has continued to rise in the last twelve months, following a significant rebound in financial market performance, while more people are shifting from term deposits to shares. For the first time, the FMA’s 2021 Investor Confidence survey has found ov...

'Finfluencers' now on regulator's radar Tuesday, June 29th 2021, 6:11AM by Matthew Martin Rob Everett. The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) says its guide to talking about money online follows on from concerns that some social media influencers and bloggers may be straying into the realm of regulated financial advice. And, according to Compliance Refinery chief executive Steven Burgess, the FMA's guidelines are timely, necessary and important, and shows the regulator is adapting quickly to changes in the financial advice industry. FMA chief executive Rob Everett says the new guide is primari...