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FMA outlines insider trading laws under the FMC Act and guidance on managing risks when trading with non-public material information.
Findings from the FMA’s reviews of how well Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited (SGX-DT) is meeting its market operator obligations under the FMC Act 2013.
The Audit Quality Monitoring Report 2023 emphasises that high-quality audits are vital to ensuring investors can make active choices based on clear, concise, and effective information.
Publishing this information on the FMA’s website will improve transparency of when and how banks pass through changes to the RBNZ’s Official Cash Rate (OCR) for new and existing customers. It provides consumers a centralised source of truth to view the interest rates of the Financial Institutions participating.
Findings from the FMA's annual review of how well Catalist is meeting its licensed market operator obligations.
The annual KiwiSaver Report summarises our activities as a regulator relating to KiwiSaver during the reporting period. View the KiwiSaver Annual Report 2025 along with all historic reports on this page.
Insights from the FMA’s review of the implementation of NZ IFRS 17 by New Zealand insurers.
FMA report offers guidance for climate reporting entities to improve climate-related disclosures under NZ’s regulatory regime.
This report provides observations and key findings from our research into the effectiveness of Aotearoa New Zealand’s domestic fire and general insurers’ claims processes during the NIWE, which took place in early 2023. Overall, insurers demonstrated that they have incorporated learnings from previous significant events and are working to further adapt their processes to improve the claims experience for consumers.
Review of financial advice availability in New Zealand, focusing on consumer access, quality, and opportunities for improvement.
The Financial Conduct Report is an annual publication providing key regulatory priorities for the coming year for the financial advice, investment management, insurance, capital markets and financial institution sectors. It is relevant to boards, executives and leaders of those organisations.
NZX Review report outlines our annual review of how well NZX is meeting its statutory obligations. View the 2025 report along with previous reports on this page.
Ice Futures Europe (IFEU) is licensed to operate the IFEU derivatives market (the derivatives market) in New Zealand. We are required to report, at least once every two years, on how well IFEU is meeting its obligations as a licensed market operator. View all reports on this page.
Insights from the FMA’s review of fair conduct programmes received from financial institutions ahead of the commencement of the Conduct of Financial Institutuions (CoFI) regime
The Financial Advice Providers Industry snapshot is derived from the 2024 FAP regulatory returns data and provides valuable insights into what types of products are being advised on as well as the way customers are receiving that advice.