Page last updated: 29 April 2024

Guidance

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

Winding-up requirements for registered schemes
This guidance explains our interpretation of the law, to ensure the requirements of section 212 (Initial steps in winding up of registered scheme) and ...
AML/CFT wire transfers fact sheet and wire transfer guidance for new regulations
The AML/CFT wire transfers fact sheet describes: what a wire transfer is, who are the parties to a wire transfer and what are the responsibilities pla ...
Guide for providers of client money or property services
Guide for providers of client money or property services, and custodians. It gives guidance on how they can meet their obligations under the Financial ...
Climate-related Disclosures Regime: What you need to know
An overview of the Climate-related Disclosures Regime and the information contained in climate statements
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
AML/CFT customer due diligence: companies
The fact sheet should be read in conjunction with the beneficial ownership guideline.