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Our latest publication, Financial Services Sector: Trends & Insights 2026, is intended to help you navigate the continuing wave of regulatory change facing the sector, and to plan for the short to medium term with greater confidence.
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Adjacent reforms will add to the compliance load
Beyond the headline financial services reforms, firms should also keep an eye on a range of adjacent legal and regulatory developments. Taken together, these changes reinforce the need for a coordinated approach to regulatory change management across the business.
Areas to watch:
- Privacy Act reform, including new requirements where personal information is collected from third parties.
- Tax developments affecting financial products, particularly Inland Revenue’s draft guidance on the GST treatment of services supplied in relation to retirement schemes.
- Consumer protection scrutiny, especially in relation to lending and communications with vulnerable customers.
- The cumulative impact of overlapping reforms, which will require firms to keep governance, policies and implementation plans under close review.
Read the full publication for more on these developments and their practical implications for providers.
