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Reserve Bank and NZX reach agreement

  • Bell Gully
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • October 29 2010

The Reserve Bank and NZX run New Zealand's two principal securities settlement systems: NZClear and New Zealand Clearing Limited, respectively

Minister welcomes appointment of CEO for super regulator

  • Bell Gully
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • October 29 2010

Commerce Minister Hon Simon Power has welcomed the appointment of Sean Hughes as chief executive-designate of the new market conduct regulator for the financial sector, the Financial Markets Authority

Adviser regulation ready to 'go-live' on 1 December

  • Bell Gully
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • October 29 2010

The last formal step required for the introduction of the new financial advisers' regulatory regime has been taken, with publication in the Gazette that 1 December 2010 will be the date on which the Code of Professional Conduct for Authorised Financial Advisers (AFAs) comes into effect

Voluntary authorisation allowed under financial adviser legislation

  • Bell Gully
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • December 1 2010

Amendments made to the Financial Advisers Act 2008 (FAA) in June this year have removed the requirement for persons who solely provide financial advice on category 2 products (which include a range of simple securities such as call debt securities, general insurance products and consumer credit contracts) to be authorised under the regime

Anti-money laundering regulation - the detail at last

  • Chapman Tripp
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • July 4 2011

Business now has increased certainty regarding the application of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (AML) with the setting of the commencement date and the release of supporting regulations

Request for comment on proposed AFA Adviser Business Statement Guide (Version 2)

  • Bell Gully
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • April 20 2011

The Securities Commission is consulting on a revised edition of its AFA Adviser Business Statement Guide released in June 2010

Role of Commissioner for Financial Advisers to be disestablished

  • Bell Gully
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • April 20 2011

Under the Financial Advisers Amendment Bill (No 3) 2010, which was passed on 7 April, the office of the Commissioner for Financial Advisers is to be disestablished with effect from 1 May

Further regulations under the Financial Advisers Act 2008

  • Bell Gully
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • April 20 2011

Further regulations under the Financial Advisers Act 2008 (FAA) designed to simplify implementation of the new financial adviser regime came into force on 1 April 2011

FMA will be up and running on 1 May

  • Bell Gully
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • April 20 2011

The legislation which establishes the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) as the new single conduct regulator for New Zealand's financial markets was passed by a unanimous vote in Parliament on 7 April 2011

How much should you pay your regulator? Have your say on MED's proposed fee scale

  • Chapman Tripp
  • -
  • New Zealand, USA
  • -
  • June 21 2011

The Ministry of Economic Development (MED) has released a discussion document on the fees and levies to fund the Financial Markets Authority (FMA), External Reporting Board, Companies Office and Insolvency and Trustee Service