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FSC Consultations 2025

The FSC submits regular industry feedback as the voice of the financial services industry to drive outcomes to grow the financial confidence and wellbeing of New Zealanders.

This page covers the consultations, discussion documents or Bills before Parliament that the FSC intends to submit on, or are open for noting. 

Please click on the current consultations for more details on the FSC Submission Process and how FSC members can get involved. These pages are accessible to FSC members only, which include all staff at FSC member organisations. Please click here to sign up to the Member's Area.

Please refer to the 'Completed submissions and outcomes' section below for status updates and FSC Debriefs (accessible to FSC members only) detailing the outcomes of FSC activities in the submissions space.

Current consultations


Open consultations for noting:

The following consultations are also open, for noting:

 

2025 completed submissions and outcomes

Date Submission Status
1. 23 January 2025 Employment Relations (Employee Remuneration Disclosure) Amendment Bill  Education and Workforce Select Committee Report due 6 May 2025
2. 14 February 2025 MBIE: Enabling KiwiSaver investment in private assets  
3. 14 February 2025 MBIE: Adjustments to the climate-related disclosures regime   
4. 9 May 2025

Fringe benefit tax – options for change 

 
5. 12 May 2025

MBIE: Targeted Consultation on the Contracts of Insurance Act 

 
6. 30 May 2025

FMA: Proposed reporting, audit and assurance exemptions for schemes in wind-up

 
 7. 6 June 2025

IR: Supporting increased KiwiSaver investment in private assets – consultation on potential changes to the PIE rules

 

 

2024 completed submissions and outcomes

Date Submission Status
1. 9 February 2024 GST and Managed Funds Proposed Arrangement Description

Interpretation Statement  and the Commissioner’s Operational Position 


2. 1 March 2024 FMA: Proposed fair outcomes for consumers and markets Outcomes Focused Regulation Report
3. 22 March 2024 IR: Qualifying registered overseas pension schemes (QROPS) tax proposals

See Final Taxation Act.

FSC Debrief on the Bill here

4. 2 April 2024 IR: Portfolio Investment Entity (PIE) Eligibility requirements

See Final Taxation Act.

FSC Debrief on the Bill here

5. 14 May 2024 FMA: Renewal of class exemption for restricted schemes from custodian assurance requirements 2024 Notice available here
6. 3 June 2024 Finance and Expenditure Select Committee: Contracts of Insurance Bill See FSC Debrief here
7. 14 June 2024 Justice Select Committee: Privacy Bill Awaiting final Act
8. 19 June 2024 Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment: Financial services conduct regulation  Bill currently before Parliament
9. 30 August 2024 FMA: Proposed Guidance on References to Climate Statements in Disclosure Documents Guidance not progressing
10. 5 September 2024 Law Commission: Review of the protections in the Human Rights Act 1993 for people who are transgender, people who are non-binary and people with innate variations of sex characteristics Awaiting possible amendments to the Human Rights Act
11. 5 September 2024 Economic Development, Science and Innovation Select Committee: Customer and Product Data Bill

Select Committee Report here

FSC Debrief coming soon

12. 17 September 2024 RBNZ: Exposure Draft of the Second Amendment of the Interim Solvency Standard Updates from RBNZ to be provided to 13 November FSC ISS Working Group
13. 19 September 2024 Economic Development, Science and Innovation Select Committee: Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Bill

Select Committee Report 

No mention of points made in submission. The FSC will look at other avenues to address.

14. 9 October 2024 Finance and Expenditure Select Committee: Taxation (Annual Rates for 2024-25, Emergency Response, and Remedial Matters) Bill FSC Debrief on the Bill here
15. 25 October 2024 FMA: Regulatory returns for financial institution licensees Final question set here
16. 30 October 2024 XRB: Proposed 2024 Amendments to Climate and Assurance Standards See FSC Debrief here
17. 11 November 2024 IR Tax Technical: GST treatment of fees paid in relation to managed funds  See above
18. 28 November 2024 Ministry of Justice: Possible changes to the probate threshold  Awaiting decision

2023 completed submissions

Click here to view a list of the FSC's 2023 submissions.

 

2022 completed submissions

Click here to view a list of the FSC's 2022 submissions.