Insights from FMA's Research on Fairness in Financial Services

The Financial Market Authority recently released a research paper, Understanding Fairness in Financial Services.
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Cut over to BAU and Red Panda reflexes

The Red Panda has one of the best startle reflexes in the animal kingdom. A close second might be bank middle management
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Climate Change Adaptation Strategies will be at the heart of transition planning

Adaptation Strategies will be at the heart of transition planning, which will be a hot topic this year.
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ABA releases strategic review into Australia’s Consumer Data Right (CDR) regime

The Australian Banking Association ("ABA") recently released the findings of a strategic review undertaken by Accenture
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FMA Financial Advice Provider Monitoring Insights Report

The FMA recently released their FAP Monitoring Report. We've summarised the report themes and provide recommendations.
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Practical considerations of Insurance Contracts reform

The introduction of the Contracts of Insurance Bill dispels the myth that there is a lull in financial services reform.
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Leaving it to the professionals, some liquidity risk management free rein

The FMA recently released their updated liquidity risk management (LRM) guidance for managers and supervisors of
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Climate-Related Disclosure, Early Insights and Observations

Our world is changing. The introduction of disclosure requirements related to climate, for certain entities, aims to
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Open Banking's Promise and Perils

Open Banking, a vision set into motion in 2015 by the PSD2 (Revised Payment Service Directive), aimed at reshaping the
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Taming complex data and related analysis

The standards developed by the External Reporting Board (XRB) for the Climate-Related Disclosures (CRD) mandate the
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Conduct Impacts on Funding and Delivery Decisions

Financial institutions across New Zealand are going through licensing for the Conduct of Financial Institutions (CoFI).
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Let’s start with the stick figure!

Business design. Or business architecture. This is to be celebrated as a means resolving that actual business problem
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FMA consults on proposed liquidity risk management

Three months ago, I posted some comments regarding an FCA publication on liquidity risk management for fund managers.
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Enhancing Customer Trust through Effective Remediation

When it comes to business, trust is everything. Trust builds strong customer relationships, fosters brand loyalty and
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A view on the market study into Personal Banking Services in NZ

On August 10th, the Commerce Commission released the “Preliminary Issues Paper” on the Market study into Personal Bankin
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The death of CoFI? But do principles ever die?

At the Financial Services Council conference last week, the National Party made a policy announcement stating that if
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Simplified view of the Deposit Takers Act

Deposit Takers Act 2023 diagram – The challenge of meeting the technical requirements to effectively implement a Deposit
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RBNZ releases first stage of public consultation on Deposit Takers Act 2023

The Reserve Bank of NZ (RBNZ) has released the first stage of public consultation on the Deposit Takers Act 2023
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ISO20022 – More than a Compliance Project?

Unless they have been living under a rock for the last five years, every person remotely involved in global payments
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The New Deposit Takers Act has been passed...we can sleep easy soon!

We can sleep easy soon… the New Deposit Takers Act has been passed, and the Deposit-takers Compensation Scheme
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