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  1. 14 March 2023

    Client money or property services provider

    A 'custodial service' is provided if client money or client property is held by a person in trust for, or on behalf of, a client (or another person nominated by the client) under an agreement. On this page you will find out more about custodial services or client property service providers; licensing and registration requirements; obligations and exemptions.
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    Compliance, New Financial Advice regime, Client money or property services provider, Obligations, Licensing & registration, Roles, Business
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  2. 7 June 2024

    Scam basics

    This FMA webpage talks about types of scams, how to avoid being scammed, how to report a scam, COVID-19 scams and how to have a scam warning removed.
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    Consumer, Scams
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  3. 22 January 2024

    Independent trustees

    You'll need a licence if you are appointed as an independent trustee of a restricted KiwiSaver scheme or a workplace superannuation or legacy scheme. Every restricted managed investment scheme must have at least one licensed independent trustee. See more about the licensing and registration and compliance obligations of independent trustees on this page.
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    Compliance, Independent trustee, Roles, Obligations, Licensing & registration, Business
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  4. 11 April 2024

    Financial adviser

    To use the term Financial Adviser from the start of the new financial advice regime, you must be registered on the Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR) and engaged by a licensed financial advice provider (FAP) (or authorised body). 
    Find out more about licensing, your ongoing obligations and duties and complying with the new Code of Professional Conduct; liabilities and enforcement and frequently asked questions on this page.
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    New Financial Advice regime, Compliance, Financial Adviser, FSPR, Obligations, Licensing & registration, Roles, Business
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  5. 5 April 2024

    Authorised body under a financial advice provider licence

    An authorised body is an entity (eg company or partnership) named on a Financial Advice Provider licence. A licensed FAP must agree to an authorised body operating under its licence. The authorised body must be named on the financial advice provider’s transitional licence application, and the licensed FAP will be required to provide information about the authorised body when it applies for its licence.
    Individuals cannot be authorised bodies under a FAP licence and individual financial advice provider licence holders cannot engage authorised bodies under their licences.
    Find out more about registration, costs, ongoing obligations, duties, standard consitions, general reporting conditions, code of professional conduct, competency safe harbour, and liability and enforcement on this page.
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    Compliance, New Financial Advice regime, Authorised body under a FAP, Obligations, Licensing & registration, Roles, Financial Services Legislation Amendment Act (FSLAA), Business
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  6. 8 April 2024

    Discretionary Investment Management Service (DIMS)

    To provide discretionary investment management services (DIMS) under the FMC Act you must hold a DIMS market services licence issued under the FMA Act. Find out more about the licensing, fees associated with licensing, compliance obligations and exemptions available to this role in New Zealand.
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    Compliance, Discretionary investment management scheme (DIMS), Obligations, Licensing & registration, Roles, Business
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  7. 28 February 2024

    Auditors

    Auditor regulation and oversight helps to ensure the businesses we regulate (known as FMC reporting entities) have access to competent auditors, and these audits (known as FMC audits) are of a high standard. This page explains who needs to comply with the FMA, licensing and registration requirements, costs, levies and waivers, obligations, along with a number of important guidance documents and reports that are relevant to Auditors in New Zealand.
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    Auditors, Obligations, Licensing & registration, Roles, Directors, Business
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  8. 7 June 2024

    Financial Advice Provider (FAP)

    A financial advice provider (FAP) is an individual or entity (e.g. a company) that provides a "financial advice service". Find out more about licensing, registration, costs and ongoing obligations as well as how to comply with the new Code of Professional Conduct for financial advice services including competence, knowledge and skill requirements as well as requirements for ethical behaviour, conduct and client care.
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    New Financial Advice regime, Compliance, Financial Advice Provider, Obligations, Licensing & registration, Roles, Financial Services Legislation Amendment Act (FSLAA), Business
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  9. 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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  10. 24 August 2020

    Designated settlement systems

    There are two designated settlement systems the FMA is jointly responsible for regulating with the RBNZ: NZClear and New Zealand Clearing and Depository Corporation Limited (NZCDC)
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  11. 23 June 2020

    CLSA Premium New Zealand Limited (CLSAP NZ)

    CLSA Premium New Zealand Limited (CLSAP NZ) was ordered to pay a total pecuniary penalty of $770,000 for breaches of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act, following proceedings brought by the FMA.
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    Enforceable action, Court – civil, Licence conditions, Powers, Derivative Issuer, Roles, Business, Enforcement
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  12. 1 March 2023

    Investor warning: EZ Markets

    WARNING: FMA warns of suspicious article published by EZ Markets that could indicate a potential scam.
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    Derivative Issuer, Suspected scam, Roles, Business, Scams
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