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More detail on the proposed FMA

22 July 2010

Important new detail about the shape of the proposed Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is now available following the release late last week of the Cabinet paper seeking approval for the FMA and changes to KiwiSaver to be fast-tracked ahead of the broader review of securities law.

This Brief Counsel summarises the new information relating to the FMA, and evaluates the decision to fast-track its implementation.

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Chapman Tripp will provide a separate commentary on the KiwiSaver changes within the next few days.

NZ Productivity Commission Bill

22 July 2010

The New Zealand Productivity Commission will take a step closer to reality today when the establishing legislation has its first reading in the House.

The model is the Australian Productivity Commission which has been widely judged a success. Clearly, however, it is only a very small part of the explanation for why Australia has been out-pointing New Zealand in productivity performance over the last several years.

So is a New Zealand Commission a good idea, and will it help to close the gap with Australia? This Brief Counsel summarises the content of the Bill and considers some of the risks which will confront the new entity.

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