Opinion

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1. Opinion

   20 September 2023

   KiwiSaver 2023 – Holding firm as contributions feature

   Opinion piece from Stuart Johnson, FMA Chief Economist following the release of the KiwiSaver Annual Report 2023.
2. Opinion

   23 June 2023

   Monitoring Climate Disclosures: Paving the way for transparency and accountability

   Jenika Phipps, Manager Climate Related Disclosures talks about monitoring climate disclosures towards transparency and accountability in this opinion piece from the FMA.
3. Opinion

   25 May 2023

   Sustainable? Ethical? The substance must back up the claims

   Paul Gregory, Executive Director Response and Enforcement, FMA talks about greenwashing and how misleading or false claims about social or environmental benefits go to the heart of fair dealing, and how the overall impression provided by marketing materials is critical.
4. Opinion

   5 April 2023

   Here’s why complaints are really 'moments of truth'

   Clare Bolingford, FMA Executive Director Regulatory Delivery talks about the value of complaints to financial services companies.
5. 23 August 2022

   Banks and insurers have work cut out with CoFI

   Clare Bolingford outlines what banks, insurers and non-bank deposit takers need to do to prepare for the CoFI regime.
6. 4 July 2022

   The values of your money - choosing an ethical investment

   Tammy Peyper, Financial Markets Authority’s Manager, Investor Capability shares her own experience choosing an ethical KiwiSaver fund.
7. 28 June 2022

   Is your money next on cyber attackers’ hit list?

   James Greig, FMA Director of Supervision talks about cyber attack risks.
8. 13 June 2022

   Reporting a deficit – how to address the auditor shortage in New Zealand

   Jacco Moison, FMA Head of Audit and Financial Reporing talks about the shortage of experienced auditors in New Zealand and the implications for investors and stakeholders.
9. 1 June 2022

   Sanctions on Russia – we’ve already got a tool for that

   James Greig, FMA Director of Supervision talks about the Russia Sanctions Act which passed unanimously by Parliament on 9 March 2022.
10. 15 February 2022

    Meet Samantha Barrass, FMA Chief Executive

    FMA Chief Executive, Samantha Barrass talks about what she wants to achieve for financial services in New Zealand.
11. 28 January 2022

    Customer understanding and demystifying — Clare Bolingford on FMA expectations of NZ life insurers

    FMA Director of Banking and Insurance Clare Bolingford talks about FMA's expectation of NZ life insurers at the Financial Services Council “Generations” conference.
12. 14 December 2021

    Mary Holm: Investing is for the long term

    Mary Holm talks to the FMA about market volatility and how to invest for the long term.
13. 9 December 2021

    The Year of the FAP

    John Botica, FMA’s Director of Market Engagement reflects on the first year of FAP full licensing in the new financial advice regime.
14. 17 November 2021

    Mandatory climate-related disclosures – a new regime for NZ and the FMA

    FMA director of capital markets, Sarah Vrede talks about climate-related disclosures for significant financial entities.
15. 7 October 2021

    Jumping into that investment? Take a mo and think about it

    Gillian Boyes, Manager Investor Capability talks about FOMO investing.