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Guidance

The guidance library contains FMA guidance notes, information sheets, guides and other useful reference material.

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  1. 26 July 2019

    AML/CFT customer due diligence: clubs and societies

    The AML/CFT customer due diligence: clubs and societies provides guidance for clubs and societies. The type of entity the club or society is will determine the customer due diligence (CDD) that is undertaken.
  2. 26 July 2019

    AML/CFT customer due diligence: co-operatives

    A co-operative is a form of business organisation that is owned and controlled by its shareholders or members, and run for their mutual benefit. The AML/CFT customer due diligence: co-operatives fact sheet may be useful when considering customers who are mutual organisations or friendly societies.
  3. Crowdfunding Service Provider
    Business

    11 July 2019

    Cyber-resilience in FMA-regulated financial services guidance

    Cyber-resilience in FMA-regulated financial services report summarises the findings of our thematic review of cyber-resilience in New Zealand financial services and provides guidance for firms in areas where we have identified the need for improvement. It will be useful for our regulated sectors, to help ensure they comply with our expectations and best practice.
  4. 5 July 2019

    Statement on the Kiwi Access Card

    The status of the new Kiwi Access card is considered to be the same as the older 18+ card for the purposes of the IVCOP. This approach is in-line with the Evidence of Identity standard factsheet on the Kiwi Access Card/18+ Card, which treats them as the same form of identification.
  5. Guidance

    7 May 2019

    Code of Professional Conduct for Financial Advice Services

    The Code of Professional Conduct for Financial Advice Services is prepared in accordance with Part 4 of Schedule 5 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (the FMC Act). The Code supports the purposes of the FMC Act including promoting the confident and informed participation of businesses, investors, and consumers in the financial markets, avoiding unnecessary compliance costs, and ensuring the availability and quality of financial advice.
  6. 1 April 2019

    AML/CFT 2018 Annual Monitoring Report

    This report summarises our monitoring activities from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2018, to help reporting entities better understand our expectations, and what they can do to improve their systems and processes to comply with the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 and its supporting regulations.
  7. 1 April 2019

    AML/CFT Monitoring Report

    The AML/CFT Monitoring Report summarises our monitoring activities to help firms and individuals better understand our expectations and how they can improve their systems and processes, to comply with the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (the Act).
  8. Guidance

    12 December 2018

    MIS manager valuation and pricing practices

    MIS manager valuation and pricing practices information sheet sets out our recommendations following a review of the pricing and valuation practices of Managed Investment Scheme (MIS) managers. It will be of particular interest to MIS managers and their supervisors.
  9. 1 November 2018

    Determining whether you are acquiring a business or assets guidance

    Determining whether you are acquiring a business or assets guidance sets out our view of what constitutes a ‘business’ for these purposes, as opposed to an asset. It also sets out additional information issuers should consider disclosing for asset acquisitions.
  10. 1 October 2018

    Class exemptions for managing intermediaries

    Class exemptions for managing intermediaries information sheet explains the conditions for reporting entities whose customers include managing intermediaries and customers of managing intermediaries to be able to rely on the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (Class Exemptions) Notice 2018.
  11. Conduct
    Business

    13 September 2018

    Guide to being an effective director

    The essentials of being an effective director outlines some of the essential behaviours directors should demonstrate to meet legal, regulatory and ethical standards for directors, and tells you where you can go to find out more.
  12. Guidance

    13 September 2018

    The essentials of being a director

    This guide is intended to provide company directors and prospective directors with a quick reference and overview of some of the key things they should think about.
  13. 30 August 2018

    AML/CFT staff training video

    The AML/CFT staff training video is designed to help our reporting entities understand how they can meet their obligation of training new and existing staff.
  14. 16 July 2018

    Guidance on the exemption from the market index requirement

    Guidance on the exemption from the market index requirement aims to clarify what we expect of MIS managers in relation to the market index requirement for quarterly fund updates, and the Financial Markets Conduct (Market Index) Exemption Notice 2018.
  15. 3 July 2018

    Disclosure of significant accounting estimates information sheet

    The Disclosure of significant account estimates information sheet explains our expectations on disclosure of significant accounting estimates. It is part of our work on improving the overall quality of information being disclosed in financial statements.