The failure of CBL left many insured kiwis in worthless fonts, but it also left many KiwiSavers in the pocket, although little in the way realize.
ASB and AMP KiwiSaver schemes in which hundreds of thousands of ordinary savers have invested their retirement savings.
AMP is one of the In an update on its investigation on CBL on Friday, the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) said it's not going to be a big deal. He had not yet decided to use his power to slip into the shoes of investors, who could ultimately include him in court and seek damages from directors on their behalf.
The FMA had "concerns about potential infractions" on the part of the directors of CBL and was considering the auditor, Deloitte "
He had been urged to exercise his powers to exercise and exercise the rights of shareholders, who did not have the money, and the power to defend their own interests
". At the preliminary stage of the investigation, the FMA has not yet determined whether the use of this power would be appropriate. This decision will only be made once the investigation has progressed, "said the authority.
But revelations that a large number of KiwiSavers lost money in CBL's failure prompted John Hawkins, president of the New Zealand Shareholders' Association, to
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The shares of CBL Corporation were worth $ 747 million suspended in February, some fund managers reduced to zero
"While the association was working on behalf of individual shareholders, it is also very concerned about the position of KiwiSaver investors," said Hawkins. ] KiwiSavers have been "withdrawn" by being exposed to the collapse of CBL because their KiwiSaver funds hold shares of CBL.
"To date, we have not seen any activity on the part of i" We understand that there is a large number of KiwiSaver accounts that are invested in CBL, and we think this broadens the investor base that FMA should seek to protect. "[19659007] KiwiSaver systems work by investing in funds with hundreds, sometimes thousands of shares, but investors may not realize at what companies they have a stake.
AMP claims more than 230,000 KiwiSaver members
The collapse of CBL Insurance through the funds of the KiwiSaver scheme of AMP. 19659006] ASB, the second largest supplier of KiwiSaver, also made KiwiSavers invest in its growth and balanced funds in the defaulting insurer.
"The FMA does not consider it would be appropriate to Exercising […] powers for the sole purpose of seeking compensation for shareholders. "
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STUFF] John Hawkins, president of the NZ Shareholders Association, has asked the FMA to use its powers to protect the interests of shareholders and KiwiSavers.