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  1. 5 July 2016

    Kiwisaver Statements survey results 2016

    In May 2016, Colmar Brunton carried out research for the FMA among the general public to understand how KiwiSaver statements are perceived and how people use them.

  2. 1 July 2016

    AML CFT How to complete your annual CFT user guide 1

    This user guide is designed to help financial advisers to complete their annual AML/CFT report (annual report) quickly and easily. It clarifies the questions in the report template that may be open to interpretation and identifies questions that are unlikely to be relevant to small financial adviser businesses. It does not include the questions that don’t need explanation. This guide is current for 2016.

  5. 29 June 2016

    NZX Obligations Review 2016

    Under the FMC Act, we are required to review at least annually how well a licensed market operator is meeting its obligations, and to publish a written report. Broadly, these relate to the areas of operation that are regulatory in nature. Publishing the report provides transparency into our oversight of NZX. This report was published in 2016.

  7. 1 June 2016

    Auditor regulation and oversight plan 2016 2019

    Audits of FMC reporting entities’ financial statements are designed to increase investor confidence. One of the ways we ensure these audits are done well is by reviewing audits at registered audit firms. This plan is for the 2016-2019 period.

  8. 1 June 2016

    Factors influencing insurance policy survival

    In our study of what factors influence policy survival, we used the Cox proportional hazard model to identify key factors. We found that commission structure was consistently the most significant factor influencing policy survival rates and, within the commission structure, clawback was a major factor.

  11. 26 May 2016

    Fee Disclosure For Managed Funds guidance

    This guidance helps managers and supervisors understand how fees should be disclosed in Product Disclosure Statements, fund updates and, in respect of KiwiSaver schemes, confirmation information. It includes guidance on the classification and disclosure of performance-based fees, management and administration charges, underlying fund charges, and how to use third-party information.

  12. 19 May 2016

    Licensing guide - MIS managers of forestry schemes

    This guide supplements Part B of our licensing application guides. It explains to businesses providing a managed investment scheme (MIS) service of a forestry scheme how to approach their licence application under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMC Act).

  13. 17 May 2016

    Consultation: Class exemption for property schemes

    Consultation to address the specific characteristics of property schemes (MIS) that recognises that full compliance with some specific requirements may be unnecessary and overly burdensome.

  14. 17 May 2016

    Exemption notice - some property schemes

    The FMA believes that property schemes generally can and should comply with the same licensing and governance requirements under the FMC Act as other managed investment schemes (MIS). However given the characteristics of property schemes, we recognise that full compliance with some specific requirements may be unnecessary, and the cost is likely to outweigh benefits for investors. As a result, we have approved class exemptions for property schemes and their custodians to address these matters.