Consultations

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1. Consultation

   2 April 2025

   Review of access to financial advice for New Zealand: Proposed terms of reference

   The FMA is seeking feedback on the proposed terms of reference for a review of access to financial advice in New Zealand. Have your say by 30 May 2025.
2. Consultation

   26 March 2025

   Consultation: Expiring class legislative notices

   Throughout 2025 and 2026 we will be consulting on a range of class exemption that are due to expire before the end of 2026. See the list of exemptions and designations due for consultation on this page.
3. Open

   17 March 2025

   Consultation: Proposed reporting, audit and assurance exemptions for schemes in wind-up

   The FMA is considering a class exemption to provide relief from certain reporting, audit and assurance obligations for registered Managed Investment Schemes that are in wind-up. Have your say by Monday 12 May 2025
4. Closed - pending response

   30 October 2024

   Consultation: Renewal of class exemption for DIMS licensees from certain financial reporting requirements

   The FMA is reviewing whether to renew a class exemption that provides relief for small- and medium-sized discretionary investment management services (DIMS) licensees from certain financial reporting and audit requirements. Submissions close 29 November 2024.
5. Closed - with decision

   16 September 2024

   Consultation: Regulatory returns for financial institution licensees

   Closed consultation on financial institution regulatory returns and resulting questions, summary of key themes and regulatory impact statement (RIS).
6. Closed - pending response

   27 August 2024

   Consultation: Draft guidance on designations under the FMI Act

   As part of the implementation of the Financial Market Infrastructures Act 2021, we are consulting on a draft guidance note regarding designations, which explains the roles of the Reserve Bank and Financial Markets Authority, and the approach the two agencies take when FMIs are designated.
7. Closed - pending response

   30 July 2024

   Consultation: Renewal of class exemptions for overseas custodians and overseas providers of custodial services – assurance engagements

   We are considering renewing two exemption notices related to audit and assurance requirements for overseas providers of custodial services and custodians that provide services to clients in New Zealand. This consultation is now CLOSED.
8. Closed - with decision

   19 July 2024

   Consultation: Proposed guidance on references to climate statements in disclosure documents

   Consultation and submissions report regarding proposed guidance for climate reporting entities on references to climate statements in disclosure documents. This consultation is now closed.
9. Closed - pending response

   11 June 2024

   Consultation paper: Standard conditions for derivatives issuer licences

   We are considering imposing a new standard condition and varying an existing standard condition for all derivatives issuer (DI) licences. Have your say by 5PM, Wednesday 7 August 2024
10. Closed - pending response

    22 May 2024

    Consultation: Class exemption renewal for disclosure of relevant interests by directors and senior managers, and NZCDC Settlement System

    Have your say on the renewal of exemptions for disclosures of relevant interests by directors and senior managers, and in relation to NZCDC Settlement System activities. Submissions close 21 June 2024.
11. Closed - with decision

    11 April 2024

    Consultation: Proposed exemptions for advice on UK law aspects of defined benefit pension transfers

    Have your say on proposed exemptions for UK firms giving financial advice to New Zealand clients on UK pension transfers. Submissions close 13 June 2024.
12. Closed - with decision

    2 April 2024

    Consultation: Proposed exemption for certain green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds

    The FMA is consulting on a proposed class exemption to provide relief from disclosure requirements for certain green, social, sustainable, and sustainability-linked bonds. Have your say by 30 April 2024 .
13. Closed - pending response

    15 November 2023

    Consultation: Proposed fair outcomes for consumers and markets

    Proposed fair outcomes and approach that will form the basis of how the FMA engages with financial service providers along with resulting submissions.
14. Closed - with decision

    19 October 2023

    Consultation: Renewal of class exemption for dual language (English and te reo Māori) product disclosure statements

    We are reviewing whether to renew for a further five years an existing class exemption notice that allows product disclosure statements to be provided in full in both te reo Māori and English (dual language PDSs). This exemption provides relief to issuers of financial products from the prescribed length limits and, if necessary, some prescribed statements and formatting. The two languages provided in the PDS must accurately and fully reflect each other, and both comprise the entire PDS.
15. Closed - with decision

    4 October 2023

    Consultation: Proposed guidance and expectations for keeping proper climate-related disclosure records

    The FMA has now published the final guidance for keeping proper climate-related disclosure records, along with a summary of key themes and compilation of responses to the consultation.