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Guidance

The guidance library contains FMA guidance notes, information sheets, guides and other useful reference material.

Guidance
17 May 2024
New AML/CFT regulations – joint statement by AML/CFT Supervisors on supervisory approach
The Department of Internal Affairs, the Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (‘the Supervisors’) welcome the changes to ...
Guidance
13 May 2024
Guidance Note: For duty holders that are AML/CFT reporting entities
FMA, DIA and RBNZ – along with their partner agencies – MFAT and NZ Police – have provided a Guidance Note for duty holders that are AML/CFT rep ...
Guidance
10 May 2024
AML/CFT customer due diligence: trusts
A trust is an arrangement where a person (the settlor) gives money or property to another person (the trustee), to be held in trust for the benefit of ...
Guidance
29 Apr 2024
AML/CFT beneficial ownership guideline
This guideline and associated fact sheets are to assist reporting entities to conduct customer due diligence of the beneficial owner of their customer ...
Guidance
29 Apr 2024
AML/CFT customer due diligence: companies
The fact sheet should be read in conjunction with the beneficial ownership guideline.
Guidance
29 Apr 2024
AML/CFT customer due diligence: Limited Partnerships 2024 and sole traders and partnerships 2022
Businesses can take many forms and may vary in size and complexity. The AML/CFT customer due diligence: sole traders and partnerships fact sheet focu ...
Guidance
29 Apr 2024
AML/CFT enhanced customer due diligence guideline
The AML/CFT enhanced customer due diligence guideline assists you to conduct enhanced customer due diligence (EDD) on your customers under the Anti-Mo ...
Guidance
23 Apr 2024
Liquidity risk management guide
Effective liquidity risk management is a fundamental capability that Managed Investment Scheme (MIS) managers need to implement, maintain and enhance. ...
Guidance
31 Oct 2023
Climate-related Disclosures – Scenario analysis information sheet
This information sheet details compliance expectations of the FMA for scenario analysis disclosures made under the climate-related disclosures (CRD) r ...
Guidance
04 Oct 2023
Guidance for keeping proper climate-related disclosure records
This guidance note is intended to help climate reporting entities (CREs) meet their statutory requirement to keep proper climate-related disclosure re ...
Guidance
26 Jun 2023
CoFI intermediated distribution
This guidance outlines our expectations when financial institutions are distributing products and services through intermediated channels under the Co ...
Guidance
23 Jun 2023
Climate-related disclosures regime and the use of third-party providers
Guidance to assist climate reporting entities in understanding what they should consider before engaging a third-party provider to deliver services fo ...

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