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Guidance

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

Guidance
06 May 2025
DIMS limit break and related party transaction reporting under the FMC Act
This guide is for Discretionary Investment Management Service (DIMS) licence holders. It explains how to complete online limit break and related-party ...
Guidance
16 Oct 2024
Winding-up requirements for registered schemes
This guidance explains our interpretation of the law, to ensure the requirements of section 212 (Initial steps in winding up of registered scheme) and ...
Guidance
02 Oct 2024
AML/CFT wire transfers fact sheet and wire transfer guidance for new regulations
The AML/CFT wire transfers fact sheet describes: what a wire transfer is, who are the parties to a wire transfer and what are the responsibilities pla ...
Guidance
24 Jul 2024
Guide for providers of client money or property services
Guide for providers of client money or property services, and custodians. It gives guidance on how they can meet their obligations under the Financial ...
Guidance
19 Jun 2024
Climate-related Disclosures Regime: What you need to know
An overview of the Climate-related Disclosures Regime and the information contained in climate statements
Guidance
17 May 2024
New AML/CFT regulations – joint statement by AML/CFT Supervisors on supervisory approach
The Department of Internal Affairs, the Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (‘the Supervisors’) welcome the changes to ...
Guidance
13 May 2024
Guidance Note: For duty holders that are AML/CFT reporting entities
FMA, DIA and RBNZ – along with their partner agencies – MFAT and NZ Police – have provided a Guidance Note for duty holders that are AML/CFT rep ...
Guidance
10 May 2024
AML/CFT customer due diligence: trusts
A trust is an arrangement where a person (the settlor) gives money or property to another person (the trustee), to be held in trust for the benefit of ...
Guidance
29 Apr 2024
AML/CFT beneficial ownership guideline
This guideline and associated fact sheets are to assist reporting entities to conduct customer due diligence of the beneficial owner of their customer ...

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