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flag A New Zealand financial adviser was banned for seven years and fined $15,000 for violating a stop order by selling products overseas and collecting $17,000 in fees.

flag David McEwen, a former financial adviser, was fined $15,000 and banned for seven years from financial advising and company leadership in New Zealand after pleading guilty to four breaches of a 2023 Financial Markets Authority stop order. flag He admitted to promoting and selling financial products, including those tied to a Singapore-based entity, while overseas, collecting about $17,000 in fees after the ban took effect. flag The FMA warned clients to check for unauthorized transactions, as investors paid $173,000 in total, with the funds’ whereabouts unknown. flag McEwen, who left New Zealand in 2023, faced no prior convictions, and the court considered his personal circumstances, including claims of poor health and financial hardship, when setting the penalty.

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