Full licence provisions to be released by mid-November

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John Botica told attendees at the FSC Generations conference to expect to see full licensing provisions from the FMA by mid-November.

Thursday, October 15th 2020, 7:00AM 2 Comments

by Daniel Smith

John Botica

Leaders of the upcoming regulation change spoke positively about the future of financial advice in New Zealand at the virtual conference yesterday.

Director of market engagement at the FMA, John Botica said that 80% of advisers are now covered by transitional licences, “proof that the regime is flexible and fit for purpose.”

Of those 80%, 50% were single adviser businesses and 30% were shops with between three to five advisers.

Advisers with transitional licences will not have long to wait before finding out what they will need to do to gain full licences. Botica announced that “final standard conditions for full licences will be released by mid-November.”

The release will include a series of questions that advisers will need to answer to the FMA in order to obtain full licences. Also included will be a breakdown of the full licensing conditions as well as a comprehensive guideline on what is required from advisers to achieve this.

For those stragglers who make up the other 20% the line of the FMA is firm, with Botica stating, “we will be taking a hard line for anyone operating without a licence come March 15.”

FMA principal consultant, Derek Grantham stated that this is “not the time for straggling, it is the time for action”. Come November many advisers will be able to take their next step on the course to become fully certified under the new regime.

Tags: FMA FSC licensing

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