Legislation/In Parliament

Crown Deposit Guarantee Scheme - an overview
In response to similar initiatives abroad, the New Zealand Government announced a retail deposit guarantee scheme on 12 October. A further announcement of a wholesale funding guarantee facility followed on 1 November. The scheme has evolved over the past month but now appears to be mostly settled.

Territorial scope provision of the Financial Advisers Act
Amendments are scheduled to the section dealing with the territorial scope of the recently enacted Financial Advisers Act. The version that is currently law today in New Zealand differs from the version that was passed by Parliament.

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