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Financial Statements Monitoring Insights 2022-2025

The FMA reviewed 60 audited financial statements and filing practices of FMC reporting entities between 2022 and 2025. The report highlights findings on reporting quality, timeliness, and accuracy that support investor trust and market confidence.

FMA Highlights Importance of High Quality Financial Reporting Amid Global Uncertainty

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) released its Financial Statements Monitoring Insights 2022–2025 report summarising findings from reviews of 60 sets of audited financial statements and reporting timeliness of all FMC-reporting entities over three years. The FMA urged directors, preparers, and auditors to reinforce governance and strengthen financial reporting processes amid global economic uncertainty. The report identified recurring weaknesses in disclosures around key judgements, assumptions, and risks, as well as inconsistencies between financial and climate-related reporting.

FMA Warns Investors About Fraudulent AI Deepfake Trading Scams

The Financial Markets Authority in New Zealand issued a warning about increasing fraudulent trading platforms using AI-generated deepfakes of NZ politicians and business leaders to lure investors. The FMA identified 110 scam ads on Meta platforms in a single 24-hour period and flagged over 190 fake trading websites since March 2026. Consumers are advised to avoid clicking investment ads featuring high-profile New Zealanders and to never provide personal information to unverified platforms.

Insurance companies: content on supervisory disclosure updated

The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) updated its website section on insurance supervision disclosure, effective April 2026. The update provides general qualitative information regarding the FMA's activities in 2025 under the Supervisory Review Process. Disclosed information must be easily accessible, justifiable, and comparable per VAG 2016 and EU Implementing Regulation 2015/2451.