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  1. 2 May 2023

    ‘5 mins with the FMA’ podcast #6: Financial Advice Providers

    ‘5 mins with the FMA’ podcast #6: We talk to Michael Hewes about New Zealand’s new-look financial advice regime, which has just passed a major milestone, with all financial advice providers now required to hold or operate under a full license.
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    Financial Advice Provider, Roles, Licensing & registration, Podcast, Business, News & Insights
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    Page, Podcast

  2. 9 August 2011

    FMA announces appointment and reappointments to Code Committee

    The Board of the Financial Markets Authority has appointed Dimity Kingsford-Smith, a Professor of Law at the University of New South Wales, to the Code Committee for Authorised Financial Advisers for a term of three years.
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    Media release, News & Insights
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  3. 29 November 2017

    Key Audit Matters – A ‘stock take’ of the New Zealand experience

    The External Reporting Board (XRB) and Financial Markets Authority (FMA) have published the results of their joint analysis of Key audit matters – A stock-take of the first year in New Zealand.
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    Auditors, Media release, Roles, Business, News & Insights
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    Page

  5. 7 June 2023

    Financial Markets Conduct (Christchurch City Holdings Limited Subsidiary Balance Date Alignment) Exemption Notice 2023

    The Financial Markets Conduct (Christchurch City Holdings Limited Subsidiary Balance date Alignment) Exemption Notice 2023 exempts Christchurch City Holdings Limited (CCHL), subject to conditions, from section 461(3) of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (Act). Section 463(1) requires the board of an FMC reporting entity to ensure that the balance date of the FMC reporting entity is the same as the balance date of its subsidiaries. The effect of the exemption is that it exempts the board of CCHL from requiring that its subsidiary Orion New Zealand Limited (Orion) has the same balance date..
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    Exemptions, FMC Act, Legislation, Business
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  6. 23 April 2024

    Managed investment scheme manager

    A Managed Investment Scheme (MIS) pools money from a number of investors who rely on the investment expertise of the MIS manager. These schemes can be structured in different ways and may invest in a wide range of investments. On this page you will find the licensing and registration and compliance obligations of a MIS manager. You will also find a list of KiwiSaver exempt employers.
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    Compliance, Obligations, Licensing & registration, Roles, Business, Managed investment schemes
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  7. 2 June 2017

    Amendment Notice 2017 FMC Shares in Investment Companies Designation

    The amendment notice amends the Financial Markets Conduct (Shares in Investment Companies) Designation Notice 2017 which came into force on the 19 May 2017. The notice declares that certain shares in investment companies are managed investment products rather than equity securities for the purposes of the FMC Act, but the princepal notice does not apply to shares that are NZX Main Board shares.
    Tags
    FMC Act, Legislation, Business
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    PDF, Notice

  8. 18 November 2019

    Investors’ guide to auditing

    FMA guide to auditing for investors.
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    Investment basics, Investing, Article, Consumer, News & Insights
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  9. 15 February 2023

    Regulatory Impact Statement FAP Regulatory Returns

    This document is for financial advice providers, financial advisers, and other interested parties. It discusses the regulatory reporting requirements as required by Standard Condition 3 for licensed financial advice providers.
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    Authorised body under a FAP, Financial Advice Provider, RIS, Roles, Business
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    PDF

  10. 24 April 2020

    Conduct expectations in response to COVID-19

    Conduct expectations in response to COVID-19. The FMA and other members of the Council of Financial Regulators (CoFR) are continuing to closely monitor the impact of COVID-19 on New Zealand’s financial system.
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    Client money or property services provider, COVID-19, Cryptocurrencies, Derivatives, Financial Adviser, Independent trustee, Market operator, Roles, Ways to invest, Investing, Business, Consumer, News & Insights
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  11. 10 August 2022

    Investor alert: VHNX is not licensed to offer derivative trading services in New Zealand

    WARNING: FMA is concerned that the website vhnx.com may be operating a scam. We have received reports that representatives from VHNX are cold-calling New Zealand residents with investment offers when it is not authorised to do so. We have also received reports of people being unable to withdraw their funds.
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    Suspected scam, Unregistered business, Scams
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  12. 2 July 2021

    Administrators of financial benchmarks

    Financial benchmarks are prices, rates, figures or indexes that are referenced in financial products or contracts. On this page, you will find out more about licensing of administrators of financial benchmarks; compliance obligations; costs of licensing and exemptions available to administrators of financial benchmarks.
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    Administrators of financial benchmarks, Licensing & registration, Roles, Obligations, Business
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  13. 3 April 2017

    FMA confirms short-term derivatives to be licensed

    The Financial Markets Authority has today confirmed that businesses selling short-duration derivatives need to be licensed. The Financial Markets Conduct Act introduced licensing for derivatives issuers in December 2014.
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    Derivatives, Ways to invest, Investing, Media release, Consumer, News & Insights
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