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  1. 5 August 2020

    KiwiSaver Statements Report 2020

    The FMA commissioned Buzz Channel to conduct research among New Zealanders to understand their opinions on their KiwiSaver statements and how they use them.

  2. 9 July 2020

    High Risk Jurisdictions subject Call for Action FATF July2020

    FATF describes high-risk jurisdictions subject to a “Call for Action” as having significant strategic deficiencies in their regimes to counter money laundering, terrorist financing, and financing of proliferation. Two countries are on this high-risk list: North Korea and Iran.

  3. 1 July 2020

    Derivatives Issuer Sector Risk Assessment

    This sector risk assessment summarises the key risks posed by licensed Derivatives Issuers (DIs) to the FMA’s objective of promoting fair, efficient and transparent financial markets. It is based on a self-assessment completed by DIs, as well as our interactions with DIs and their clients since FMC Act licensing began.

  4. 1 July 2020

    Registering correctly on the FSPR

    The new financial advice regime requires you to update your details on the public register of financial service providers (FSPR). This register is located on the Companies Office website. How you update your registration on the FSPR will depend on how you plan to operate in the new regime. This fact-sheet explains what you need to know.

  5. 30 June 2020

    Consultation Joint response to managing intermediaries 11 nov 2013

    The Financial Markets Authority published a consultation paper on 11 July 2013 concerning certain obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (‘AML/CFT Act’). The paper dealt with the obligations of reporting entities that transact with other reporting entities.17 submissions were received from market participants, industry bodies, law firms and consultants. This paper details the responses.

  6. 30 June 2020

    NZX Obligations Review 2020

    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 2020.

  7. 18 June 2020

    Auditor Regulation and Oversight Plan 2020 2023

    This report summarises our plan relating to auditor oversight, as part of our obligation under section 52 of the Auditor Regulation Act 2011. The report is for the 2020-2023 period.

  9. 6 May 2020

    FMA XRB Enhanced auditor reporting 2020

    Enhanced auditor reporting is a joint FMA and XRB report that looks at the evolution of trends in key audit matter reporting in the three years since the revised auditor’s report was introduced. Key audit matters are issues that, in the auditor’s view, were of most significance to the audit of a company’s financial statements – for example, a company’s valuation of goodwill or its revenue recognition. KAMs are intended to provide transparency and give users of the financial statements a better understanding of how the audit was conducted and complexities that arose. This is the 2020 report.

  10. 1 May 2020

    Record keeping for financial advice providers

    This information sheet sets out our expectations for how licensed financial advice providers (FAPs) can demonstrate compliance with the standard condition for record keeping. It will be useful for small and medium-sized FAPs to consider the examples provided when reviewing their internal arrangements for creating and maintaining records.

  11. 30 April 2020

    Insurer COVID 19 Expectations

    Letter from the Director of Banking and Insurance, FMA to stakeholders detailing the FMA expectation during COVID-19

  13. 17 April 2020

    Liquidity risk management - good practice guide

    The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has published this good practice guide to provide Managers of Managed Investment Schemes (MIS Managers) with details of good practices for liquidity management and stress testing. We encourage the adoption of these practices in a manner suited to each individual fund/s.

  14. 7 April 2020

    COVID 19 KiwiSaver significant financial hardship applications alternative verification

    A person applying for a significant hardship withdrawal can complete a statutory declaration via an audiovisual link with an authorised witness (such as a lawyer). However, given the COVID-19 Alert Level 3 and 4 restrictions, the FMA considers supervisors can, at their discretion, accept applications that take alternative steps to verify an applicant’s identity and financial circumstances.