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Consultations

Consultation is an important part of our policy development process. Our consultation is designed to encourage quality engagement from interested businesses and individuals, balanced with the need to complete policy work within the required timeframe. When consulting on policy development we will:

  • post upcoming consultation on our homepage calendar as they are scheduled
  • publish consultation documents that clearly describe the issue we’re seeking feedback on
  • provide a reasonable amount of time for respondents to provide quality feedback.  If you need more time, please contact the FMA
  • publish the feedback we receive through consultation, usually via a summary of the key themes, our response and the names of submitters
  • undertake further consultation if our initial proposal changes significantly and we need additional feedback 
  • publish a regulatory impact statement for significant policy decisions
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  1. Closed - with decision
    Consultation

    8 March 2017

    Consultation paper: KiwiSaver advice

    Consultation paper: KiwiSaver advice. This guidance note is for providers advising on KiwiSaver products and will replace our 2012 Guidance Note: Sale and Distribution of KiwiSaver. We are replacing this guidance to recognise feedback that our 2012 approach resulted in some people not getting the help they needed, as firms saw it as risky to provide advice. Read more here.
  2. Closed - with decision
    Consultation

    2 February 2017

    Consultation paper: A guide to the FMA's view of conduct

    Consultation paper: A guide to the FMA's view of conduct. We are seeking feedback on our conduct guide. The guide details how we will examine whether financial service providers are demonstrating good conduct under the Financial Markets Conduct Act (FMC Act).
  4. Closed - with decision
    Consultation

    10 October 2016

    Consultation paper: Regulatory returns for prescribed intermediary services

    Consultation paper: Regulatory returns for prescribed intermediary services. We are seeking feedback from licensed crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending service providers on the information they will have to supply in their annual regulatory returns.
  5. Closed - with decision
    Consultation

    25 July 2016

    Consultation paper: Reviews of the Financial Markets Authority funding and the Financial Markets Authority levy

    Consultation paper: Reviews of the Financial Markets Authority funding and the Financial Markets Authority levy. We are seeking views on the proposals to provide class exemptions which provide co-operative companies and industrial and provident societies a lighter path of compliance with the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMC Act) when they offer their members shares of minimal value.
  6. Closed - with decision
    Consultation

    7 April 2016

    Consultation paper: Exemption for small offers of co-operative shares

    Consultation paper: Exemption for small offers of co-operative shares. We are seeking views on the proposals to provide class exemptions which provide co-operative companies and industrial and provident societies a lighter path of compliance with the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMC Act) when they offer their members shares of minimal value.
  8. Closed - with decision
    Consultation

    17 December 2015

    Consultation paper: Proposed exemptions for existing property schemes

    Consultation paper: Proposed exemptions for existing property schemes. We are considering possible exemptions to address some of the issues faced by existing property schemes or syndicates in complying with certain requirements under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMC Act).
  9. Closed - with decision
    Consultation

    17 December 2015

    Consultation paper: Forestry scheme issues and exemptions proposals

    Consultation paper: Forestry scheme issues and exemptions proposals. We are considering possible exemptions to address some issues faced by forestry schemes in complying with the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMC Act).
  11. Closed - with decision
    Consultation

    24 November 2015

    Consultation paper: Draft guidance on risk indicators and descriptions of managed funds

    Consultation paper: Draft guidance on risk indicators and descriptions of managed funds. This consultation paper proposes guidance on how managed funds should describe a fund’s risk category, the methodology for calculating risk indicators, what to look out for when naming the funds to reflect their risk profile, and when to update investors when a fund’s risk category changes.