On the industry play-list: four chart-topping regulations for 2021

Where were you when the Financial Services Legislation Amendment Act (FSLAA) passed into law? No offence to our hard-working government officials but that’s not a question many of us can probably answer with any certainty.

Unlike the memory-enhancing power of your favourite musical moments, the passage of legislation or release of regulations rarely, if ever, remain in the brain as unforgettable events available for instant replay.

But with 2021 now officially underway, I’ve compiled a play-list of the financial regulations due for high-rotation in the weeks and months ahead: some we’ve heard a lot of already; others are relatively new to the airwaves.

Of course, these are not forecasts per se. We’ve probably all had enough of market predictions for 2021: will NZ house prices rise; can the equities bull-run continue; where will interest rates go; and, where is  bitcoin in all of this?