The exposure draft Financial Markets Conduct Bill (the draft Bill) has some important implications for the Financial Advisers Act (FAA).

Mauritius was once celebrated as the "star and key of the Indian Ocean" for its strategic position on the maritime spice route.

The Consumer Credit and Financial Services Law Reform Bill will require more people to register as financial service providers.

The amendment to the Payment Services Act ("PSA") of Japan took effect in May 2021, removing the current numerical transfer cap placed on fund transfer services by nonbank institutions.

Discusses which Australian-regulated financial advisers will be exempt from the new financial services regulatory regime in NZ.

Cabinet has agreed to a number of recommendations regarding further exemptions to the FAA and the FSPA. These are likely to lead to a further supplementary order paper to the Financial Service Providers (Pre-Implementation Adjustments) Bill.

A FMA survey indicates a certain amount of churn in the life insurance industry, to the possible detriment of consumers.

The Terms of Reference for the much-anticipated review of the FAA & FSPA are now out.

MBIE released a Consultation Paper and Exposure Draft of reforms to the regulation of financial advice in New Zealand.

This is an important chance to drive change in those parts of the FAA regime which have caused confusion or frustration.

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is consulting on a proposed exemption to facilitate personalised robo-advice.

The Ministry of Economic Development (MED) has released a discussion document on the fees and levies to fund the latest developments.

The MBIE has made improvements to the Financial Services Legislation Amendment Bill as part of the consultation process.

The Ministry of Justice has now released its consultation document on first priority matters in relation to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (the AML/CFT Act). This will provide an important opportunity to influence key design elements of the new regime, including which entities and transactions should be exempt, various applicable threshold values, customer due diligence (CDD), third party reliance and designated business group issues, and annual rep

As the November election draws closer, the main questions on everyone’s lips in Washington, DC are whether Congress can enact any maritime legislation and are we about to fall off a "fiscal cliff"?

The first appeal against deregistration by a financial services provider (FSP) has succeeded.

Significant change to the regulation of collective investment schemes (CISs) may flow from the recently launched Securities Law Review. They get their own chapter in the Ministry of Economic Development’s (MED’s) 200 page discussion document and are the subject of 45 questions for consultation.

Significant change to the regulation of collective investment schemes (CIS) may flow from the Securities Law Review. They get their own chapter in the Ministry of Economic Development’s 200 page discussion document and are the subject of 45 questions for consultation.

An exposure draft of regulations and commentary will be released for public submission in the second quarter of 2019.