Updated guidelines related to customer due diligence

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10 May 2024

The Department of Internal Affairs, the Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand have produced new and updated guidelines ahead of the new regulations due to come into effect from 1 June 2024.

The five pieces of guidelines are as below:

• Beneficial Ownership Guideline (PDF, 523KB)
• Customer Due Diligence: Companies Guideline (PDF, 242KB)*
• Customer Due Diligence: Trusts Guideline (PDF, 258KB)
• Customer Due Diligence – Limited Partnerships (PDF, 268KB)
• Enhanced Customer Due Diligence Guideline (PDF, 348KB)

These guidelines are designed to assist you in meeting the requirement to conduct customer due diligence.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact amlcft@dia.govt.nz.