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  1. 1 September 2012

    Pre-prospectus publicity - some practical guidance for issuers and their advisers

    This guidance note is intended for issuers of securities, their directors and advisers. It sets out the Financial Markets Authority’s (FMA) view on the boundaries of pre-regulated offer publicity/advertising (also commonly referred to as ‘pre-prospectus publicity’), as required by the Securities Act 1978 (Act) and FMA’s policy on the scope of pre-prospectus publicity it will support by exemption.

  2. 11 July 2012

    AML/CFT Countries assessment guideline

    This guideline is designed to help you decide when you need to undertake this assessment, and how you could go about it. It provides information only and cannot be relied on as evidence of complying with the requirements of the AML/CFT Act.

  3. 29 June 2012

    NZX Obligations Review 2012

    Under the FMC Act, we are required to review at least annually how well a licensed market operator is meeting its obligations, and to publish a written report. Broadly, these relate to the areas of operation that are regulatory in nature. Publishing the report provides transparency into our oversight of NZX. This report was published in 2012.

  4. 1 June 2012

    KiwiSaver sale and distribution guidance

    This guidance note provides guidance on the FMAs expectations for the sale of KiwiSaver schemes within the requirements and spirit of the Financial Advisers Act 2008 (the Act). This guidance focuses on factors FMA will take into account when considering whether advice is given, and if so, whether the advice is categorised as a class or personalised service.

  6. 31 January 2012

    AML/CFT Guide for small financial adviser businesses

    This guide is designed to help financial advisers working independently or in a small business comply with their obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (the AML/CFT Act) and associated regulations (together AML/CFT law).

  8. 1 November 2011

    KiwiSaver performance fees guidance

    This guidance note is designed to provide the Managers and Trustees of KiwiSaver schemes with a basis on which they can determine whether any performance fees that are proposed to be charged, or are chanrged, either directly or indirectly to a member's investment in the Scheme can be considered "not reasonable".

  9. 1 October 2011

    KiwiSaver Report 2011

    The report details the principal matters transacted under the Act during the year ended 30 June 2011, and contains the sixth annual summary of the statistical returns, required to be lodged by KiwiSaver schemes under section 125 of the Act.

  10. 27 June 2011

    NZX Obligations Review 2011

    Under the FMC Act, we are required to review at least annually how well a licensed market operator is meeting its obligations, and to publish a written report. Broadly, these relate to the areas of operation that are regulatory in nature. Publishing the report provides transparency into our oversight of NZX. This report was published in 2011.

  11. 1 March 2011

    Good character and criminal convictions guidance note

    The guidance note is intended to answer some of the queries the Commission has received regarding the assessment of good character, as well as provide further guidance on the information applicants need to provide to the Commission in relation to criminal convictions.

  12. 1 March 2011

    AML/CFT Sector Risk Assessment 2011

    Our Sector Risk Assessment (SRA) helps us and the REs we supervise understand the risks of money-laundering (ML) and terrorism financing (TF) in each sector.

  14. 3 April 2008

    KiwiSaver performance fees and ethical fund guideline

    In general terms, the costs associated with an ethical fund are similar to the costs associated with a normal equity fund when bottom-up analysis is undertaken. Hence, for funds with similar asset profiles, the Government Actuary would expect the fee levels of ethical funds to be similar to the fee levels of non-ethical funds. However if a global overlay is used, it would be expected that the additional cost necessary for the additional services to be quantified.

  15. 1 October 2007

    KiwiSaver unreasonable fees guideline

    The Government objective for KiwiSaver is to establish a low cost work-based savings scheme. In general terms the KiwiSaver Act 2006 (“the Act”) expounds the principle that the fees should not be unreasonable and should reflect the services provided. This guideline was issued by the Government Actuary.