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The Options Paper for the review of the financial advisers regime gives three scenarios, from modest to sweeping reforms.

The SkyCity inquiry is a useful contextual guide to the rules of engagement when dealing commercially with government.

Progress update on regulations to fully implement the Financial Markets Conduct Act.

Directors should have the opportunity to identify conflicts of interest and to absent themselves from those discussions.

This article explains what the proposed change is designed to achieve and why it is both unnecessary and undesirable.

As Christchurch moves from the rescue and recovery phase, many businesses and employees will need to know what is going to happen in their workplace. This guide has been prepared to assist employers in the wake of the 22 February earthquake. It is necessarily brief and general, and is not a substitute for specific legal advice about your situation

Financial advisors and their duty of care to their clients.

The 18-page Guidance Note relates to governance obligations under Part 4 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act (FMCA).

Recent NZ judgment relating to tax liability of receivers, liquidators and directors of companies in receivership and liquidation.

Discusses the intellectual property rights associated with doing business in NZ.

These proposed amendments, with more to be introduced, aim to deliver workplace safety without unnecessary red tape.

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

The regulatory waters will lap higher and colder from 1 May when the new Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is established and related legislative reforms affecting the operation of capital markets commence.

Events in the international arena will be a key input for the Emissions Trading Scheme Review (ETS Review). In particular, the Review Group has been instructed to keep a close watch on the work of the Australian Multi Party Committee on Climate Change.

The Financial Markets Conduct Bill has now been passed and represents a significant achievement for all involved.

It reflects our view that the Bill should be amended to address concerns we, and a number of other market participants, have that inexperienced investors are being taken advantage of through unsolicited offers for their share holdings or distressed debentures with inadequate disclosure or time to consider such offers, to the detriment of the integrity of New Zealand financial markets.

The case, concerning a fatality in a kiwifruit orchard, provided helpful guidance on the extent of the duty of care.