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A bill that requires corporate trustees and certain statutory supervisors to be licensed was introduced to Parliament today by Commerce Minister Simon Power.

Debt issuers, including finance companies dealing with moratoria, will face tougher measures from 31 January next year, Commerce Minister Simon Power announced today.

Shelley Cave has been appointed as a new member of the Securities Commission, Commerce Minister Simon Power announced today.

The Commerce Commission has been given a six-month extension to finalise input methodologies under Part 4 of the Commerce Act, Commerce Minister Simon Power announced today.

A bill that simplifies the implementation of the Financial Advisers Act and reduces costs while encouraging public confidence in the industry was introduced to Parliament today by Commerce Minister

Commerce and Justice Minister Simon Power is in Australia this week for talks with his Australian counterparts.

Legislation providing legal backing for settlement systems - a key part of the infrastructure underpinning New Zealand's financial markets - was passed by Parliament last night.

Commerce Minister Simon Power acknowledged today that a mystery shopper exercise undertaken by Consumer NZ highlighted some serious deficiencies in the financial adviser industry.

A bill that prevents fraudulent debts from being written off was passed by Parliament last night, Commerce Minister Simon Power said today.

The Government is to introduce an improved auditor regulation which will apply to statutory audits in New Zealand, Commerce Minister Simon Power said today. 

A discussion document on fees regulations for financial service providers and financial advisers was released for public consultation today by Commerce Minister Simon Power.

"This discussion

The 75^th anniversary of the Institute of International Affairs is an auspicious occasion.

The Government's commitment to the ongoing development of the trans-Tasman single economic market (SEM) agenda was today outlined by Commerce Minister Simon Power.

The Government is proposing technical amendments to the Financial Advisers Act 2008 and the Financial Service Providers Act 2008 in response to concerns from industry, Commerce Minister Simon Power

Thanks for the opportunity to speak as part of your Government Boardroom series.

I want to talk about two related areas that I've been focusing on in my Commerce portfolio.

Import tariffs will remain at their current levels until 2015 at the earliest, Trade Minister Tim Groser and Commerce Minister Simon Power announced today.

A discussion document that substantially reviews the financial reporting obligations for many businesses has been released by Commerce Minister Simon Power today.

Good morning and thank you for the opportunity to speak to you about the latest developments in corporate insolvency legislation.

David Mayhew has been appointed the new Commissioner for Financial Advisers, and Simon Botherway and Mark Verbeist have been appointed as new members of the Securities Commission, Commerce Minister

Commerce Minister Simon Power today announced the release of a summary of submissions received in response to the Section 92A proposal document put out for public consultation in July.

Richard Westlake and Dr Sharon Kletchko have been reappointed to the Standards Council, Commerce Minister Simon Power announced today.

Kevin O'Connor has been reappointed to the Takeovers Panel for a term of nine months, Commerce Minister Simon Power announced today.

The Cabinet has approved new securities regulations that will improve the quality of disclosure to investors, improve flexibility for issuers, and reduce compliance costs, Commerce Minister Simon P

The Government has agreed to a new regime for corporate trustees and statutory supervisors who supervise debt issuers and some collective investment schemes, Commerce Minister Simon Power announced