FMC Act exemptions

The Notice exempts i-Select Limited (i-Select) as manager of the i-Select Superannuation Scheme (the self-select scheme) from certain provisions of the FMC Act, the FMC Regulations, and the Financial Markets Conduct (Fees) Regulations 2014.

The Financial Markets Conduct (Product Disclosure Statements in Te Reo Māori and English) Exemption Notice 2023 provides an exemption for issuers of financial products who wish to provide their PDS in both te reo Māori and English, providing relief from the requirements in the FMC Regulations relating to the prescribed length limits and, if necessary, some prescribed statements and formatting.

The Financial Markets Conduct (Times-7 Group) Exemption Notice 2023 exempts Times-7 Holdings Limited and Times-7 Research Limited (together, the issuers) from compliance with the disclosure requirements of Part 3 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (Act).

The Financial Markets Conduct (Christchurch City Holdings Limited Subsidiary Balance date Alignment) Exemption Notice 2023 exempts Christchurch City Holdings Limited (CCHL), subject to conditions, from section 461(3) of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (Act). Section 463(1) requires the board of an FMC reporting entity to ensure that the balance date of the FMC reporting entity is the same as the balance date of its subsidiaries. The effect of the exemption is that it exempts the board of CCHL from requiring that its subsidiary Orion New Zealand Limited (Orion) has the same balance date..

This notice provides co-operative companies and industrial and provident societies with a lighter regulatory compliance pathway.

Financial Markets Conduct (Irish UCITS) Exemption Notice 2022

This exemption relieves managers of “notional” managed investment schemes from completing scheme financial statements.