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Wednesday 26 October 2011

MED provides helping hand for reviewing the Financial Markets Conduct Bill

As indicated in an earlier update on the Financial Markets Conduct Bill ( FMC Bill ), the Ministry of Economic Development ( MED ) has collated a table of the 73 submissions it received on the exposure draft of the FMC Bill. Read on

Article posted by Mark Todd, Partner | Related topics: Corporate

Wednesday 12 October 2011

Bigger, but is it better? The Financial Markets Conduct Bill

Today, the Commerce Minister Hon Simon Power introduced the Financial Markets Conduct Bill 2011 ( FMC Bill ), which represents the most comprehensive reform of New Zealand's securities and financial markets law in a generation. Read on

Article posted by Mark Todd, Partner | Related topics: Corporate

Wednesday 5 October 2011

Corporate Reporter

The Bell Gully Corporate Reporter provides a round-up of corporate and general commercial matters on a regular basis, to keep you informed on key regulatory developments, legislation and cases of interest. Read on

Related topics: Corporate, Commercial Law, Securities and Capital Markets

Tuesday 23 August 2011

Corporate Reporter

The Bell Gully Corporate Reporter provides a round-up of corporate and general commercial matters on a regular basis, to keep you informed on key regulatory developments, legislation and cases of interest. Read on

Related topics: Corporate, Commercial Law, Securities and Capital Markets

Tuesday 9 August 2011

Draft Financial Markets Conduct Bill released: a fundamental redesign of New Zealand’s securities laws

Today, the Ministry of Economic Development released an exposure draft of the bill which is to replace the Securities Act 1978 and Securities Markets Act 1988. Read on

Article posted by Glenn Joblin, Partner | Related topics: Corporate

Friday 5 August 2011

Select Committee to consider regulatory standards

A set of measures designed to improve the quality of New Zealand regulation will be considered by a Parliamentary Select Committee later this year. Read on

Article posted by Ralph Simpson, Partner and Jesse Wilson, Senior Associate | Related topics: Government, Corporate

Tuesday 26 July 2011

Are you ready for the new Internet copyright infringement regime?

The final details and technical requirements for the implementation of the new Internet copyright infringement regime which comes into force on 1 September 2011 have now been completed and are set out in the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Regulations 2011 gazetted last week. Read on

Article posted by Hayley Miller, Senior Associate | Related topics: Technology, Corporate

Thursday 14 July 2011

Further clarity for directors' duties: The Moses case and the Steigrad case (aka Nathans and Bridgecorp)

Historically, there has been little judicial consideration of the liability provisions of the Securities Act 1978. This is likely to change as the courts deal with the series of prosecutions and civil actions that have arisen from the implosion of New Zealand's finance company sector. Read on

Article posted by Brynn Gilbertson, Partner | Related topics: Securities and Capital Markets, Corporate

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