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  1. 30 November 2022

    Legislation

    The FMA oversees a range of financial markets legislation. We also have certain powers, monitor compliance, investigate and enforce conduct that may constitute a contravention of other legislation, where it applies to financial market firms and individuals. View all the legislation we oversee on this page.
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    Legislation, Fair dealing, New Financial Advice regime, FMC Act, Regulatory cooperation, Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill (CoFI), Financial Services Legislation Amendment Act (FSLAA), Business, FMA
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  2. 13 November 2023

    Make a complaint

    We investigate a range of complaints about the conduct of individuals and businesses that operate in our financial markets. This page talks about when you should complain to us and who better to contact for complaints that fall outside of our remit. You will also find out how to make a complaint and the information we need in order to process a complaint.
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    Complaint, Business
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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 24 May 2021

    What to expect from your financial adviser

    When you deal with a licensed financial advice provider NZ law entitles you to minimum standards of service. Most financial advice providers must be licensed by the Financial Markets Authority. Learn more about what to expect from your financial adviser
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    Consumer
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  6. 8 April 2024

    Derivatives issuers

    A derivatives issuer that makes a regulated offer of derivatives must be licensed by the FMA. This page contains information about derivatives, obligations for derivatives issuers, and who needs to comply.
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    Compliance, Derivative Issuer, Obligations, Licensing & registration, Roles, Business
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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 14 June 2024

    Conduct of Financial Institutions (CoFI) legislation

    The Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment Act 2022 amends the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 to ensure certain financial institutions treat consumers fairly. CoFI is designed to protect consumers by putting the consumer at the forefront of institutions’ decisions and actions. Read more about the CoFI legislation on this page.
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    Banking, Conduct, Legislation, Insurance Providers, Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill (CoFI), Financial Institutions, Roles, Business
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  10. 20 May 2022

    Fair dealing

    Underpinning the breadth of the FMC Act are the fair dealing provisions, which set out the core standards of behaviour that those operating in the financial markets must comply with. This webpage provides an overview of why the fair dealing and stop order provisions are important, who must comply with these requirements, the principles the FMA applies when assessing compliance, our enforcement approach and how you can report possible breaches.
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    Fair dealing, Business
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  12. 20 July 2021

    Offer disclosure for equity and debt offers

    Issuers are involved in first making a financial product available. The FMC Act has requirements for financial product offer information. See those requirements, financial reporting obligations, accountability framework for managed investment schemes and debt securities on this page.
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    Compliance, Offer disclosure for equity and debt offers, Obligations, FMC Act, Roles, Legislation, Business
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  13. 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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  14. 31 March 2023

    KiwiSaver Tracker

    The FMA no longer publishes the KiwiSaver Tracker. We recommend instead going to Sorted and using the Fundfinder tool.
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    Roles, KiwiSaver & Superannuation, Disclose register, Reports and Papers, Business, Consumer, Managed investment schemes, News & Insights, Supervisor
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  15. 13 November 2023

    Make a protected disclosure (whistleblowing)

    If you believe there has been serious wrongdoing in relation to the financial markets by the organisation you work for, you can make a protected disclosure (whistle blowing).
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    Business, Consumer
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