FMC Act exemptions

The Financial Markets Conduct (Abacus Storage King) Exemption Notice 2024 (Notice) exempts Abacus Storage Operations Limited (ASOL) and Abacus Storage Property Trust (the Trust) (together the issuers), and Abacus Storage Funds Management Limited (ASFML) (as responsible entity for the Trust under Australian law) from compliance with the disclosure requirements in Part 3 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 Act (Act)

The Financial Markets Conduct (Goldman Sachs) Exemption Notice 2024 (Notice) exempts exempt entities (being the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc and its subsidiaries (each being a GS entity and together the Goldman Sachs Group) and any related body corporate of a GS entity) from the substantial product holder disclosure obligations in sections 276 to 279 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (the FMC Act).

An exemption has been granted to provide relief for certain overseas entities with a secondary listing on a financial product market operated by NZX Limited from climate reporting, assurance, and record-keeping duties under Part 7A of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (the Act).

Silverwood Land 2015 Limited Partnership (scheme) is a forestry scheme that has been winding up for several years. The scheme has some remaining real estate assets that it seeks to sell. The scheme is the subject of the Financial Markets Conduct (Silverwood Land 2015 Limited Partnership) Exemption Notice 2021, which is revoked on the close of 31 March 2024.

The Notice permits the Precinct Properties Group to prepare consolidated group financial statements for the purposes of Part 7 of the Act instead of each of PPNZ and PPIL having to prepare separate group financial statements.

The Financial Markets Conduct (Climate Statements – Stride Property Group) Exemption Notice 2023 (Notice) exempts Stride Investment Management Limited (SIML) and Stride Property Limited (SPL), which are part of the stapled group, comprising SIML, SPL and subsidiaries of SPL (Stride Property Group or SPG) from certain provisions of Part 7A of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (Act).

This exemption notice facilitates offers of financial products of the same class as ASX-quoted financial products on an equivalent basis to the same class exclusion in Schedule 1 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013.