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Guidance

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

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 ...
Guidance
29 Apr 2024
AML/CFT customer due diligence: companies
The fact sheet should be read in conjunction with the beneficial ownership guideline.
Guidance
29 Apr 2024
AML/CFT customer due diligence: Limited Partnerships 2024 and sole traders and partnerships 2022
Businesses can take many forms and may vary in size and complexity. The AML/CFT customer due diligence: sole traders and partnerships fact sheet focu ...
Guidance
29 Apr 2024
AML/CFT enhanced customer due diligence guideline
The AML/CFT enhanced customer due diligence guideline assists you to conduct enhanced customer due diligence (EDD) on your customers under the Anti-Mo ...

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