It’s (fairly) complicated: conduct re-reforms promise pain relief, FMA on steroids

It’s (fairly) complicated: conduct re-reforms promise pain relief, FMA on steroids
(Image: Getty)
David Chaplin
Simple is hard.In financial services law, simple is possibly impossible.And simplifying isn’t easy either, as the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) confesses in just-released proposals to reform the so-called Conduct Of Financial Institutions (Cofi) legislation.“There is a risk that simplifying and reducing the specificity of fair conduct programme requirements [under Cofi] could make it more difficult for financial institutions to understand what the content of their fair conduct programme should look like (par...

More Opinion

Finally, a small stand is made against Big Tech
Opinion

Peter Griffin: Finally, a small stand is made against Big Tech

However, we look set to repeat the errors of the Web 2.0 era.

Benchmark-beaters: how ESG gives indexers active power
Opinion

David Chaplin: Benchmark-beaters: how ESG gives indexers active power

The ESG push among institutional investors is changing the mix.

David Chaplin 03 Jul 2024
Has ArborGen finally crossed the Rubicon?
Opinion

Paul McBeth: Has ArborGen finally crossed the Rubicon?

Long-suffering shareholders might be dubious about the emerging green shoots.

Paul McBeth 02 Jul 2024
Our nation of tinkerers
Opinion

Simon Robertson: Our nation of tinkerers

From wine to Wētā, New Zealanders are always excelling at something.  

Simon Robertson 29 Jun 2024