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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 15 March 2021

    Crypto asset service providers

    This page provides information about your obligations if you provide a ‘financial service’ related to crypto assets in New Zealand. Read more about types of financial products, initial coin offers, registration, AML/CFT obligations and fair dealing requirements
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    Cryptocurrencies, Compliance, Roles, Fair dealing, Obligations, Offer information, Licensing & registration, Business
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  4. 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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  5. 5 June 2014

    FMA confirms settlement with Strategic Finance Directors and Auditors

    FMA and the Receivers of Strategic, John Fisk and Colin McCloy of PwC, have finalised a settlement with the directors and auditors of Strategic. Under the terms of the settlement, the directors and auditors will pay to the Receivers of Strategic $22 million. Read more.
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    Media release, News & Insights
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  7. 22 July 2015

    Lombard Finance & Investments

    The breaches relate to Lombard's failure to disclose information to the market, such as loan book quality and liquidity, regarding the performance of its finance company subsidiary Lombard Finance and Investments Limited (LFIL). Read more.
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    Enforcement
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  9. 24 September 2020

    FMA reports on monitoring of financial services firms and advisers

    A report on the FMA's supervision activities over the past 18 months says large parts of the financial services sector are working hard to meet the FMA’s expectations, but called for further and more widespread improvements to governance and compliance.
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    Compliance, Derivatives, Directors, Regulation, Regulation updates, Ways to invest, Investing, Roles, Media release, Business, Consumer, News & Insights
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    Page, Guidance

  10. 29 January 2019

    FMA and RBNZ report on life insurer conduct and culture

    The FMA and RBNZ have completed their joint review of 16 New Zealand life insurers. This review follows the regulators’ bank review published in November 2018.
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    Life insurance, Media release, Insurance, Consumer, News & Insights
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  11. 26 June 2023

    FMA publishes final guidance for the intermediated distribution of financial products

    The FMA today published its final guidance for financial institutions that distribute products and services through intermediaries as part of the Conduct of Financial Institutions (CoFI) regime.
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    Media release, Banking, Insurance Providers, Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill (CoFI), Financial Institutions, Roles, Business, News & Insights, Supervisor
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  14. 15 March 2021

    Working with a financial adviser

    Learn what it's like working with an adviser. All advisers must follow the new Code of professional conduct for Financial Advice Services. The code says an adviser must: treat clients fairly, act with integrity,
    have competence, knowledge, and skill, give suitable advice, and ensure it’s understood properly. They must also protect client information.
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    Financial advice, Get advice, Investing, Consumer
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  15. 7 November 2023

    Consumer

    This section of our website provides useful information for consumers or investors on investment basics; getting financial advice, everyday finance such as banking and insurance and financing retirement with a superannuation fund or KiwiSaver.
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    Investing, Consumer
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