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1. 18 October 2021

   Exemption Notice - Christchurch City Holdings Limited Sustainable Bond Offer

   The notice exempts Christchurch City Holdings Limited (CCHL), subject to conditions, from the disclosure, governance, and financial reporting requirements in Parts 3, 4 and 7 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (the Act) in relation to offers of ‘sustainable’, ‘sustainability’, ‘green’ ‘social’, or similar bonds (Sustainable Bonds) issued under CCHL’s sustainability framework (Sustainability Framework).

2. 16 March 2023

   How the FAP licence classes compare

   Before you apply for a Financial Advice Provider (FAP) licence, you’ll need to decide whether you want to be considered for a Class 1, Class 2, or Class 3 licence. Use this table as a general guide to help you determine the class of FAP licence that is best suited to you and your plans for your business.

3. 23 February 2023

   Notice of approved auditing courses

   Section 3(1)(e) of the prescribed minimum standards requires an individual who applies for a licence (under section 11 of the Act) after 30 June 2014 to have successfully completed a professional course in auditing approved by FMA. For the purposes of this section, FMA has approved the professional courses in auditing as documented in this PDF.

4. 12 October 2021

   Advertising offers of financial products under the FMC Act guidance

   This guidance focuses on the application of the fair dealing provisions in Part 2 of the FMC Act to communications made for the purposes of advertising or promoting offers of financial products (advertising). This guidance also covers the application of the specific advertising provisions in Part 3 of the FMC Act for regulated offers of financial products.

5. 7 April 2020

   COVID 19 KiwiSaver significant financial hardship applications alternative verification

   A person applying for a significant hardship withdrawal can complete a statutory declaration via an audiovisual link with an authorised witness (such as a lawyer). However, given the COVID-19 Alert Level 3 and 4 restrictions, the FMA considers supervisors can, at their discretion, accept applications that take alternative steps to verify an applicant’s identity and financial circumstances.

6. 18 May 2023

   Exemption Notice - Embark Early Education Limited

   The Financial Markets Conduct (Embark Early Education Limited) Exemption Notice 2023 exempts Embark Early Education Limited (Embark AU) from Part 3 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (the Act) in relation to shares in Embark AU that are to be offered to eligible shareholders under a proposed scheme of arrangement pursuant to Part 15 of the Companies Act 1993.

7. 5 October 2011

   Superannuation schemes report 2011

   The FMA’s role is to actively engage with trustees of superannuation schemes to ensure that the trustees are complying with the Act. If a matter comes to our attention, we will enquire whether a superannuation scheme is operating in accordance with the Act, under our powers specified in Part 3 of the Financial Markets Authority Act 2011. This is the 2011 report.

8. 20 October 2022

   Black Robin Equity Limited and Westwood Terraces BRE Limited - Formal Warning

   The FMA has issued a formal warning to Black Robin Equity Limited and Westwood Terraces BRE Limited following concerns that they may have failed to give disclosures to investors as required by Part 3 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 because they relied on the wholesale investor exclusion in circumstances where they were not entitled to. This is because some eligible investor certificates were incomplete.

9. 20 October 2022

   Du Val Capital Partners Limited and Du Val BTR GP Limited - Formal Warning

   The FMA has issued a formal warning to Du Val Capital Partners Limited and Du Val BTR GP Limited following concerns that they may have failed to give disclosures to investors as required by Part 3 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 because they relied on the wholesale investor exclusion in circumstances where they were not entitled to. This is because some eligible investor certificates were incomplete.

10. 15 March 2023

    FAP licences Classes of financial advice service

    The FMA specifies three licence classes for financial advice providers (FAP): Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3. See section 395(2) of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 as amended by the Financial Services legislation Amendment Act 2019 (FMC Act). Licence classes apply to the manner in which regulated financial advice may be provided but do not limit the types of financial advice that may be provided under the licence, as the latter is addressed by the competency requirements in the Code of Professional Conduct for Financial Advice Services.

11. 9 May 2024

    Financial Markets Conduct Abacus Storage King Exemption Notice 2024

    The Financial Markets Conduct (Abacus Storage King) Exemption Notice 2024 (Notice) exempts Abacus Storage Operations Limited (ASOL) and Abacus Storage Property Trust (the Trust) (together the issuers), and Abacus Storage Funds Management Limited (ASFML) (as responsible entity for the Trust under Australian law) from compliance with the disclosure requirements in Part 3 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 Act (Act), and exempts the Trust and ASFML from compliance with the governance requirements for managed investment schemes in Part 4 of the Act. The exemptions apply only to offers of stapled securities (each consisting of a share in ASOL and a unit in the Trust) which are made under an employee security plan established by the issuers to certain eligible persons in New Zealand (Abacus Storage King ESP).