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Reports and papers

This section contains our reports and papers. For corporate publications, such as the annual report and statement of intent please see our corporate publications page

For guides, information sheets and legal guidance please see our guidance library.

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  1. Reports and Papers

    29 June 2016

    Replacing life insurance — who benefits?

    The FMA has previously raised concerns about the extent of replacement business in the life insurance industry. In response to these concerns, we initiated a review to determine whether insurance churn exists in the New Zealand market and, if it does, whether it harms consumers. Download the full report on this page.
  2. Auditors
    Roles
    Business

    30 November 2015

    Auditor regulation survey 2015

    See the results of the audit survey conducted in 2015. The survey focused on the effectiveness of Audit quality since the introduction of the Act and if NZ auditor oversight regime is of the same standard as in other jurisdictions.
  3. 1 September 2015

    FMA and CFFC survey of NZers aged 50 years plus

    This survey looks at older New Zealanders’ expectations for and experiences of retirement. The research was conducted among those aged 50 years and over, and includes the views of those who are nearing retirement and those who have already retired.
  4. 30 June 2015

    Disclosure of fees paid to auditors by listed issuers

    In our report, we advised market participants that we would continue to monitor the disclosure of audit and non-audit fee information by issuers, and follow up with another review to assess whether the quality of disclosures have improved.
  5. 1 December 2014

    FMA's review of market disclosures

    This report was first published by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) in June 2013 and discusses disclosure obligations under the SMA. These disclosure obligations now fall under the FMC Act and are largely unchanged, therefore the findings and observations contained in this report remain relevant.
  6. 10 November 2014

    Gentrack IPO Report

    This report describes our conclusions following a review of matters arising out of Gentrack’s initial public offering (IPO) of shares and its disclosure at the time of the IPO.
  7. Reports and Papers

    1 October 2014

    Superannuation Schemes Report

    This report has been prepared in accordance with section 28 of the Act and details the principal matters transacted under the Act during the reporting period.
  8. Auditors
    Roles
    Business

    3 July 2014

    Review of non-filing of financial statements

    The non-filing of financial statements by some financial markets participants is a persistent problem and has prompted FMA to undertake a review of issuers’ compliance with their financial reporting obligations.
  9. Surveys
    Investor information
    Consumer

    30 April 2014

    Investor experience of IPOs survey

    An online survey of 303 New Zealanders who invested in or seriously considered investing in a recent IPO was conducted to provide an overview of the IPO experience.
  10. Investor information
    Consumer

    27 March 2014

    Unsolicited Offers Monitoring Report

    In this report we set out our findings and observations based on our monitoring activities on 14 February 2014.
  11. Surveys

    5 December 2013

    FMA Progress Review - Stakeholder Feedback Report

    This report is the result of a review conducted by Oliver Wyman focusing on stakeholder perspectives on achievements, short-comings and future priorities for New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority.