National will adopt most of the recommendations of the Caygill Review into the ETS, with two key exceptions.

APEC wants feedback on the Asia Region Funds Passport initiative to regulate the cross-border offering of managed funds.

Interest on listed or widely held bonds will be exempt from the 2% approved issuer levy (AIL) as the Government seeks to encourage more foreign lenders to participate in the New Zealand corporate bond market. A number of restrictions are proposed on the exemption so issuers hoping to attract foreign interest will need to consider the legislation carefully, and to make submissions if they believe it requires amendment. No submission date has yet been set.

New guidelines for reporting entities under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism regime.

The question is - when will the precedent created by this Australian judgment will be considered in New Zealand courts?

This ECJ judgment on internet information is interesting but is unlikely to bear on the legal position in New Zealand.

Privately speaking is a quarterly publication tracking developments in privacy legislation, regulations and case law.

The Auckland Unitary Plan will be publicly notified on 30 September 2013, with a 60 working day deadline for submissions.

The changes will align more closely with comparable regimes but do not go as far as the Privacy Commissioner would like.

Article contains link to publication discussing the debt funding mixes of the top 50 companies on the NSX.

A personalised DIN could be useful, as long as directors can choose not to have their residential address made public.

FBU was found not in breach of its continuous disclosure obligations in the management of previous earnings downgrades.

Article discusses the infrastructure deficit in the world and particularly, in New Zealand.

The FMA appeals a ruling that the deregistration cannot not stand as it is against the principles of natural justice.

A compulsory public register of company and limited partnership beneficial ownership in NZ should be firmly rejected.

The number of NZX Main Board issuers in 2016 is likely to continue to decline in 2017, often as a result of takeovers.

NZ equity capital markets trends display a shrinking NZX Main Board, but booming levels of secondary capital raisings.

The employee's carelessness at work did not exonerate the employer when it came to a health and safety prosecution.

The power is conferred by section 34 of the Financial Markets Authority Act, with a new emphasis on civil enforcement.

This Bill only aims to reduce foreign competition for residential properties and change rules on forestry acquisitions.