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  1. 28 January 2021

    FMA releases review of NZX technology issues

    A review of NZX by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA), released today, has found the stock exchange failed to meet its licensed market operator obligations due to insufficient technology resources.
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    Compliance, FMC Act, Legislation, Roles, Media release, Business, FMA, Market operator, News & Insights
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  2. 14 November 2022

    FMA Investor Profile - Dillon Balasingham

    Our latest Investor Profile features Dillon Balasingham, a 22-year-old student at the Victoria University of Wellington, and Co-President of the University’s Finance and Investment Club.
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    Investing, Shares, Ways to invest, Article, Consumer, News & Insights
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  3. 9 February 2021

    Using an investing platform

    Online investing platforms enable you to trade shares and other financial products online. We give you tips on using an investing platform like setting your intentions, diversifying, and other options.
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    Online investing platforms, Ways to invest, Investing, Consumer
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  4. 15 March 2021

    Understanding the risks

    Online investing platforms enable you to trade shares and other financial products online. Take a look at risks that come with using and investing with an online investment platform.
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    Online investing platforms, Ways to invest, Investing, Consumer
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  5. 5 July 2024

    Bonds

    When you buy a bond, you’re lending money to a bond issuer - usually a government, council or company - for a set period of time (the term). The term is fixed by the issuer and can range between one and 30 years. They’re often known as ‘fixed interest’ investments. Learn more about the different types of bonds and understand their returns, risks and costs here.
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    Bonds, Ways to invest, Investing, Consumer
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  6. 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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  7. 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. 5 October 2020

    Investing Myth #6: 'Investing is too difficult and time-consuming'

    ‘Investing is too difficult and time-consuming’ is an investing myth that is debunked by Mary Holm for the FMA. She talks about how investing doesn’t have to be hard for inexperienced investors on this page.
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    Investment basics, Investing, Consumer
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  10. 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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  11. 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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  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. 13 September 2018

    Guide to being an effective director

    The essentials of being an effective director outlines some of the essential behaviours directors should demonstrate to meet legal, regulatory and ethical standards for directors, and tells you where you can go to find out more.
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    Directors, Roles, Business
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    Page, Guidance

  14. 8 April 2024

    Peer-to-peer lending service providers

    Peer-to-peer lending is a type of financial market service covered by the FMC Act. Find out more about becoming a peer-to-peer lending service provider, the licensing and registration and compliance obligations along with exemptions available in New Zealand.
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    Compliance, Obligations, Licensing & registration, FMC Act, Exemptions, Roles, Legislation, Business, Peer-to-peer lending service providers
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  15. 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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