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10 Dec 2024
FMA launches “regulatory sandbox” pilot for 2025
As part of our commitment to support financial services innovation, the FMA is launching a pilot “regulatory sandbox” and is asking for applicatio ...
Opinion
26 Nov 2024
Non-Bank Deposit Taker sector roundtable
Samantha Barrass talks about meeting Chief Executives from the New Zealand Non-Bank Deposit Taker sector ahead of Financial Institution licensing.
Opinion
31 Oct 2024
Financial Institutions making steady progress getting CoFI licences
Michael Hewes, Director for Deposit Taking, Insurance and Advice, provides an update on the progress of Financial Institution licensing.
Opinion
02 Oct 2024
Global trends in wealth management and impacts on New Zealand
Daniel Trinder, FMA Executive Director – Strategy and Design talks about global trends in wealth management and the impacts on New Zealand in this o ...
Opinion
26 Jun 2024
Stuart Johnson
KiwiSaver statements help you plan for tomorrow
Now is the time to check your KiwiSaver statement. It will arrive in the letter box, email, or via your provider’s KiwiSaver app. Don’t put it in ...
Opinion
19 Jun 2024
Jacco Moison - Understanding and using new climate-related disclosures
What sort of climate-related information do you need about a company or a fund before you put money into it? Read our guide.
Opinion
28 Mar 2024
Gen AI: Industry engagement essential to understand how Gen AI is achieving positive consumer and market outcomes as well as how risks are being managed by firms
Daniel Trinder, Executive Director Strategy and Design at the FMA talks about regulation of Generative Artificial Intelligence.
Opinion
20 Sept 2023
KiwiSaver 2023 – Holding firm as contributions feature
Opinion piece from Stuart Johnson, FMA Chief Economist following the release of the KiwiSaver Annual Report 2023.
Opinion
23 Jun 2023
Monitoring Climate Disclosures: Paving the way for transparency and accountability
Jenika Phipps, Manager Climate Related Disclosures talks about monitoring climate disclosures towards transparency and accountability in this opinion ...
Opinion
25 May 2023
Sustainable? Ethical? The substance must back up the claims
Paul Gregory, Executive Director Response and Enforcement, FMA talks about greenwashing and how misleading or false claims about social or environment ...
Opinion
05 Apr 2023
Here’s why complaints are really 'moments of truth'
Clare Bolingford, FMA Executive Director Regulatory Delivery talks about the value of complaints to financial services companies.
Opinion
23 Aug 2022
Banks and insurers have work cut out with CoFI
Clare Bolingford outlines what banks, insurers and non-bank deposit takers need to do to prepare for the CoFI regime.

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