Mrs Catriona Grover > Dentons New Zealand > Wellington, New Zealand > Lawyer Profile

Dentons New Zealand
40 Bowen Street
Pipitea
Wellington 6011
New Zealand

Work Department

Financial Services Law, Managed Funds, Superannuation and KiwiSaver

Position

Partner

Career

Catriona is a partner in our Financial Services team with more than 20 years’ experience. She specialises in investment funds (including KiwiSaver and superannuation), insurance, financial adviser arrangements and financial services regulation.

Catriona provides specialist advice on all aspects of the Financial Markets Conduct Act including licensing, establishment of managed investment schemes, disclosure documentation and ongoing compliance.

Catriona advises insurance clients in relation to insurance policy and marketing documentation, adviser and distribution agreements and governance processes with a focus on conduct and culture.

Catriona is at the forefront of financial services reforms including the current financial advice provider licensing framework and associated regulation.

Catriona works with many of New Zealand’s leading fund managers, banks and insurance companies as well as a range of smaller and boutique companies. Catriona’s experience in the financial services sector brings a depth of knowledge and awareness of industry practice to her clients. Her advice is tailored to take into account a client’s specific circumstances and offers clear and practical answers.

Languages

English

Memberships

Member of Women in Super

Member of Workplace Savings

Member INFINZ

Education

Bachelor of Laws, University of Otago (1994)

Admission date: 1995

Lawyer Rankings

New Zealand > Investment funds

(Leading individuals)

Catriona GroverDentons New Zealand

Dentons New Zealand houses a ‘very supportive and capable team’, noted for its expertise in managed funds, superannuation and assisting offshore funds in relation to New Zealand investments. Counting public entities, fund managers and banks among its key clients, the team is known for its work with clients in the fintech area, with a particular focus on digital financial advice. The practice is jointly steered by Wellington-based partners Catriona Grover and David Ireland. Grover specialises in investment funds, including KiwiSaver, managed funds and superannuation schemes, while Ireland, noted for his ‘excellent technical advice’, is regularly engaged by both large and boutique providers of investment funds and investment management services. Senior associate Mark Schroder has extensive experience in funds management and financial services law.