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  1. 15 March 2021

    Insurance advice

    An insurance adviser works with you to: Understand your needs and goals, work out what you can afford to pay in premiums, find options to suit your situation an more. An insurance adviser is a go-between who deals with insurers to arrange your insurance. They will also help if you need to claim on your insurance.
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    Financial advice, Get advice, Insurance advice, Investing, Consumer
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  2. 24 June 2021

    Investor capability and consumer insights

    Capable, confident and well-informed investors are an essential part of healthy financial markets. Part of the FMA's role is to help investors build this capability and to seek insights from both investors and consumers of other financial services. This page explains the objective of the FMA in building customer capability and how we approach our work in building a safe and transparent financial market.
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    Regulation, Business, FMA
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  3. 8 April 2024

    Crowdfunding service providers

    Crowdfunding is a type of financial market service covered by the FMC Act. Find out more about becoming a crowdfunding service provider including details in licensing, obligations, fair dealing provisions, financial reporting, exemptions, levies and waivers, along with important guidance and reports..
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    Compliance, Crowdfunding providers, Roles, Obligations, Licensing & registration, Business
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  4. 15 August 2023

    Transparency statement on information gathering

    This transparency statement explains how the FMA collects, uses and shares information gathered about members of the public or other entities in accordance with the Information Gathering Model Standards issued by the State Services Commission (SSC) for information gathering.
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  5. 7 September 2022

    Spotlight on: Stock lending

    Stock lending is being offered to NZ retail investors. If you’re thinking about participating, understand how it works and the risks.
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    Investment basics, Online investing platforms, Investor information, Investing, Ways to invest, Managed funds, Shares, Article, Consumer, News & Insights
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  6. 27 June 2019

    Asia Region Funds Passport

    New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Korea and Thailand have agreed to establish and implement what is known as the Asia Region Funds Passport. Once implemented, the passport will allow a managed fund based in one jurisdiction to be offered more easily to investors in other participating jurisdictions.
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    Asia Region Funds Passport Register, Business
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  7. 8 April 2024

    Online Services

    Online Services is a secure portal hosted by the FMA for submitting licence applications and, regulatory and scheme information.
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    Licensing & registration, Regulatory returns, Business
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  8. 26 May 2015

    Annual review shows NZX meeting regulatory obligations

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) today confirmed that NZX has complied with its statutory obligations to ensure that its markets are fair, orderly, and transparent.
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    Market operator, Roles, Business
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  9. 3 October 2023

    Compliance approach

    FMA takes a risk-based approach to our monitoring and surveillance activities, meaning we prioritise resources to those participants or practices that present the greatest risk to fair, efficient and transparent financial markets.
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    Compliance, Business
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  10. 18 May 2018

    FMA campaign to connect young women with KiwiSaver

    The FMA has developed a KiwiSaver health checker tool to help people answer four important questions about their account.
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    KiwiSaver providers, Campaigns, Media release, Roles, Investing, Business, Consumer, Managed investment schemes, News & Insights
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  11. 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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    13 May 2024

    Fake Celebrity Investment Scam – Multiple trading platforms

    The FMA has received several reports regarding fake celebrity or fake influencer endorsement advertisements on social media, promoting online investment schemes.
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    Suspected scam, Investor warning, Consumer, Scams
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  13. 8 August 2022

    Conduct

    Conduct is how market participants behave and how they serve the needs of customers. It is about how a business operates as a whole, and it’s driven by the culture and the governance of the organisation.This page explains the FMA's expectation of conduct by organisations that fall under its remit
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    AML/CFT, Roles, Conduct, Independent trustee, Financial Adviser, Financial Advice Provider, Offer disclosure for equity and debt offers, Discretionary investment management scheme (DIMS), Derivative Issuer, Directors, Cryptocurrencies, Crowdfunding providers, Client money or property services provider, Authorised body under a FAP, Auditors, Business, Interposed persons under new financial advice regime, Managed investment schemes, Market operator, Peer-to-peer lending service providers, Supervisor, Nominated representatives
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  14. 23 April 2024

    Supervisors

    Supervisors are appointed to look after investors' interests for some types of financial products and the interests of residents of retirement villages. Supervisors covered by the Financial Markets Supervisors Act 2011 (the FMS Act) are those who supervise debt securities; Registered schemes, including KiwiSaver schemes, specified managed funds and superannuation schemes, and retirement villages.View more about licensing and registration and the obligations of Supervisors in New Zealand on this page.
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    Compliance, Obligations, Licensing & registration, Roles, Business, Managed investment schemes, Supervisor
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  15. 4 October 2018

    Gold and other commodities

    Commodities like gold are often used to spread risk because their price tends to move at different times to other types of investments. But investing in commodities is not low risk. Understand the risks and what to look out for here.
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    Gold, Ways to invest, Investing, Consumer
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