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  1. 13 May 2025

    Auditor Oversight Committee

    Discover how the FMA’s Auditor Oversight Committee ensures high standards in audit regulation across New Zealand. Learn about its governance role, responsibilities, and membership.

  2. 12 May 2025

    Financial adviser

    To use the term Financial Adviser from the start of the new financial advice regime, you must be registered on the Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR) and engaged by a licensed financial advice provider (FAP) (or authorised body).　 Find out more about licensing, your ongoing obligations and duties and complying with the new Code of Professional Conduct; liabilities and enforcement and frequently asked questions on this page.

  5. 8 May 2025

    Trustee and Nominee exemptions

    The Trustee Corporations and Nominee Companies which have notified FMA that they have opted in to this exemption are listed here.

  7. 6 May 2025

    Cryptocurrencies

    Cryptocurrencies are high risk, speculative products that operate differently to traditional investments. Only invest what you can afford to lose and use New Zealand-based platforms to give yourself some level of protection.

  8. 6 May 2025

    DIMS limit breaks under the FMC Act

    This information sheet outlines the obligations of Discretionary Investment Management Services (DIMS) providers under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMC Act) relating to investment authority limits and reporting breaches of those limits.

  9. 6 May 2025

    Discretionary Investment Management Service (DIMS)

    To provide discretionary investment management services (DIMS) under the FMC Act you must hold a DIMS market services licence issued under the FMA Act. Find out more about the licensing, fees associated with licensing, compliance obligations and exemptions available to this role in New Zealand.

  10. 2 May 2025

    FMA v Westpac - Judgment

    Westpac is to pay a penalty of $3.25 million for misleading customers entitled to advertised discounts as well as overcharging some of its business customers.

  11. 1 May 2025

    2025 26 Letter of expectations

    The Minister of Finance outlines the Government’s expectations for the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) in 2025/26, including priorities for regulatory focus, accountability, and strategic outcomes.

  12. 1 May 2025

    FMA v Cheng Judgment

    Read the full High Court judgment in the case of FMA v Cheng, outlining findings and penalties related to market manipulation and breaches of financial markets law in New Zealand.

  13. 30 April 2025

    FMA Update

    We provide regular communications as part of our efforts to ensure you have access to the appropriate resources to help you make informed decisions – whether you are an industry professional or regular investor. Our monthly market update is called the FMA Update. Subscribe here.

  14. 30 April 2025

    Board and governance

    This webpage talks about the function of the FMA Board and introduces the individual members

  15. 29 April 2025

    FMA Exemption to complement XRB relief for assurance of Scope 3 GHG emissions reporting in 2025

    The FMA has approved in principle a class exemption for climate reporting entities, who use Adoption Provision 8 in NZ CS 2, from the assurance requirement in section 461ZH of the Financial Markets Conduct Act (FMC Act) to the extent that their climate statements are required to disclose scope 3 GHG emissions for accounting periods ending 31 December 2024 through to 30 November 2025.