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  1. 18 June 2024

    Climate Reporting Entities (CREs)

    The New Zealand government has introduced a new regime making climate-related disclosures mandatory for some organisations. Organisations covered (known as Climate Related Entities or CREs) will have to make annual disclosures covering governance arrangements, risk management, strategies and metrics and targets for mitigating and adapting to climate change impacts. The requirement applies to the larger publicly listed companies, big insurers, banks, non-bank deposit takers and investment managers. Read more on the FMA website.
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    Climate related disclosure, Climate Reporting Entities, Business
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  2. 20 February 2015

    Going Public - a directors guide

    This guide is intended to help directors assess whether going public is the right choice for their company and provide an insight into the process of becoming a public company. It is not a comprehensive account of the legal obligations of directors during an initial public offering (IPO).
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    Directors, Roles, Business
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    PDF, Guidance

  3. 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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  4. 14 April 2021

    FMA expects KiwiSaver managers to follow four key principles to show value for money

    Fund managers are expected to annually review their fees and value for money with their supervisors and prove to the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) the review has happened, as a result of final guidance on fund manager fees and value for money, published today (14/4/2021).
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    KiwiSaver providers, Managed funds, Media release, Roles, Ways to invest, Investing, Business, Consumer, Managed investment schemes, News & Insights
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  6. 10 October 2022

    Ethical investing

    Ethical investing, responsible investing, green finance, sustainable investing, social investing, ESG. Whatever you call it, many of us are keen to align our investment choices to our values. But before you jump in because an investment claims to be ‘ethical’, take a deeper look at what you’re investing in and other factors you may need to consider.
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    Bonds, Ways to invest, Investing, Consumer
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  7. 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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  8. 29 August 2023

    Investing

    We all invest for the same reason – to grow our money. In this section of the FMA website we provide you with the fundamentals of managing your investments to meet your risk profile and goals.
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    Investing, Consumer
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  9. 25 July 2022

    Bank regulatory capital

    Registered banks in New Zealand must hold a certain amount of ‘capital’ to make them less likely to go out of business. This is called regulatory capital, and banks offer financial products to raise this money. Find out more about the risks and common terms here.
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    Ways to invest, Investing, Bank regulatory capital, Consumer
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  10. 18 November 2020

    Audit quality - a director’s guide

    Audit quality – a director’s guide offers guidance for directors and shareholders of New Zealand FMC reporting entities about how to improve audit quality.
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    Directors, Roles, Business
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    Page, Guidance

  11. 11 July 2022

    Spotlight on: Compound interest

    When an investment earns interest, this may be added to the overall sum, resulting in compound interest – essentially earning interest on interest. Read about the compounding effect, and how powerful it can be over the long term.
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    Investment basics, Managed funds, Investing, Ways to invest, Cash investments, Article, Consumer, News & Insights
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  12. 15 May 2024

    Money with Mary

    In our series “Money with Mary,” personal finance legend Mary Holm shares practical tips on a variety of money matters.
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    Article, Investing, Consumer, News & Insights
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  14. 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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  15. 23 September 2021

    Credit card repayment insurance a poor value product, customers urged to check policies

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko - is urging an estimated 200,000 New Zealanders who have credit card repayment insurance (CCRI) to check if they still need the product, after a review found it to be poor value.
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    Financial Adviser, Roles, Insurance, Media release, Business, Consumer, News & Insights
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