Finding skilled talent still a challenge for FMA
A lack of high-quality talent in New Zealand is proving a challenge for the financial markets regulator with more people applying for jobs but many not possessing the right skills for some of the more specialised roles.
The FMA’s 2024 Annual Report goes behind the scenes of the regulator, detailing the size and make-up of its organisation and where its recent recruits came from.
Consistent with the broad shift to an “employer’s market,” the report said the FMA had seen an increase in applicants for its advertised roles in the first six months of the year.
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Stakeholders’ satisfaction with FMA takes a tumbleSaturday, October 26th, 5:53AM
Stakeholders’ opinions of how easy it is to deal with the Financial Markets Authority have deteriorated in the past 12 months, according to the regulator’s latest survey. MORE» |
IRD likely to catch up with those not declaring FIF incomeFriday, October 25th, 12:55PM
A tax consultant is warning those who aren't declaring their foreign investment fund (FIF) income that Inland Revenue may soon catch up with them. MORE» |
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Regulator seeks improvements from DIMS licence holders
Providers tasked with managing their clients’ portfolios on their behalf have been asked to lift their game on fee disclosure, helping investors better understand the service they’re getting and their management of liquidity risk.
The Financial Markets Authority monitors a sample group of the 49 providers licensed as Discretionary Investment Management Services - a licence which allows them to accept authority from investors to make buy and sell decisions on their behalf.
Its first monitoring report into the sector, which manages 47,000 retail accounts with $48 billion of funds under management, the FMA found providers overall ...MORE»
[GRTV] Smart is launching four new ETFsThursday, October 24th, 6:00AM
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Economist Shamubeel Eaqub joins SimplicityTuesday, October 22nd, 11:34AM
Simplicity is readying to lobby harder on its goals of growing the KiwiSaver pool and seeing more investment funds directed to the likes of infrastructure and housing with the hiring of well-known economist Shamubeel Eaqub. MORE» |
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Booster Foundation takes off
The Booster Foundation inks five partnerships in first year. MORE»
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[GRTV] Stronger and more unified voice needed to force KiwiSaver changes
The Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson talks to Philip Macalister about changes she would like to see made to KiwiSaver. MORE»
Insync: Market concentration a myth
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Prospa expands its offerings
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Coach dances into sales role at AIA
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KiwiSaver shortcomings identified in global report
Bumping up KiwiSaver contributions and introducing a carer’s savings credit for those with young children are among the improvement measures identified in a new report benchmarking New Zealand against other countries’ pension systems. MORE»
