The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority has opened a review of New Zealand’s regulatory framework for custody of client assets, describing custody as the holding and safeguarding of investors’ money or property, and invited custodians, other financial service providers, investors and the public to engage to help shape proposals for reform.

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