Registering a financial service provider (FSP)
To register as a financial service provider you must apply online. The process depends on what kind of provider you are — an individual or an entity.
- Preparing to register an FSP When you apply to register as a financial service provider, you’ll need to have gathered all the necessary information about yourself and your business.
- Reporting entities Find out if you’re a ‘reporting entity’ with obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act 2009.
- Registering as an individual Find out how to apply as an individual to register a financial service provider (FSP) on the FSPR.
- Registering as an entity Find out how to apply as an entity to register a financial service provider (FSP) on the FSPR.
- Registering from overseas New rules for registering a financial service provider from outside of New Zealand and measures to address misuse of the register.
- Criminal history checks During registration, or when you update your FSP's details, we may check your criminal history.
- Code of Conduct A Code of Conduct, introduced as part of the new regulatory regime for financial advisers, sets standards of competence, conduct and client care.
- Rules of engagement for financial advisers Every financial adviser must be engaged by (or ‘linked to’) a licensed financial advice provider (FAP) within a specified timeframe.
- Amending, withdrawing or discarding an application You can't withdraw an application after you've submitted it to us, but you can amend it beforehand.