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New Zealand × Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity
Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity in New Zealand
Sanctions, anti-bribery, anti-money-laundering and checks on the companies you deal with. In New Zealand, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
Who handles this work
On request
WONE Global can find the right Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity professional in New Zealand for you.
No WONE Global Partner holds this yet. Send us your requirement: WONE Global confirms whether a vetted Associate firm can act, tells you who it is and checks for conflicts before any work begins.
Bring a requirement →New Zealand at a glanceAustralia & New Zealand
Auckland · Wednesday 4 November
08:08
Local time
- Currency
- NZD
- Working week
- Monday – Friday
- Dialling code
- +64
- Region
- Australia & New Zealand
What the rules say in New Zealand
Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity, the essentials
From the New Zealand market guide: the points that matter most for risk, compliance & financial integrity, each with the source it was checked against.
Essentials guide · Source-checked research55% of statements checked against a source19 checked against an official source13 checked against a secondary sourceChecked 2026-10-199 held back until checked against an official source8 topics include AI-written statements, not source-checkedNot yet professionally reviewed
Banks and other reporting entities must carry out customer due diligence, including verifying beneficial owners, under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009.
Applies to account opening for companies and foreign-controlled entities.AI-written, not source-checkedReporting entities must report prescribed transactions, including international wire transfers of NZD 1,000 or more and cash transactions of NZD 10,000 or more, to the Financial Intelligence Unit of New Zealand Police.
These are international fund transfer reports and large cash transaction reports under the AML/CFT (Prescribed Transactions Reporting) Regulations 2016.New Zealand Police Financial Intelligence Unit · checked 2026-10-19Imports of food, plants, animals and many other goods are controlled under the Biosecurity Act 1993, administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.
Import health standards, permits, inspection or treatment may apply.AI-written, not source-checkedOrganisations must notify the Privacy Commissioner and affected individuals of a privacy breach that has caused or is likely to cause serious harm.
Failing to notify the Privacy Commissioner is an offence. Notification should be made as soon as practicable after becoming aware of the breach.Office of the Privacy Commissioner · checked 2026-10-19The Commerce Act 1986 prohibits cartel conduct, misuse of market power and other anti-competitive agreements, enforced by the Commerce Commission.
Cartel conduct is a criminal offence for individuals.AI-written, not source-checkedBribery of public officials, including foreign public officials, is a criminal offence under the Crimes Act 1961, and private sector bribery is an offence under the Secret Commissions Act 1910.
AI-written, not source-checkedThe Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 places a primary duty of care on businesses (persons conducting a business or undertaking) and a due diligence duty on officers, enforced by WorkSafe.
AI-written, not source-checkedThe Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act 2022 protects employees and others who report serious wrongdoing.
Public sector organisations must have internal procedures.AI-written, not source-checked
Read the full guide: Banking, payments and capital · Trade, customs and export controls · Data protection and cyber · Compliance, sanctions and governance
Scope
What the service covers here
- 01Identify the relevant compliance exposures
- 02Review counterparties and third-party risks
- 03Design proportionate policies and controls
- 04Support investigations, remediation and ongoing monitoring
Key questions
What we will work through with you
- What needs to be decided before risk, compliance & financial integrity work starts?
- Who is professionally responsible in each country?
- Which other work, such as tax or employment, must happen at the same time?
- What information and decisions are needed from the business?
If your work involves another country or another area of expertise, WONE Global brings in the right professional and keeps all advisers informed.
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Cases
What clients bring to Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity
The cases this service leads or joins, each with what is at stake, how WONE Global handles it and who handles it in New Zealand.
Urgent Regulators have arrived at our office abroad. What do we do now?Competition, antitrust & market conductUrgent Our bank has frozen an international payment. What can we do?Payments, FX, digital assets & treasuryAre our controls abroad strong enough before we grow further?Audit, assurance & financial integrityAre our sanctions and anti-money-laundering controls good enough?Sanctions, AML, security & terrorism-related riskCan we safely do business with this company abroad?Due diligence, valuation & forensic accountingWe suspect misconduct in our office abroad. How do we investigate?White-collar investigations & financial crimeWe think we've been defrauded by someone abroad. What now?White-collar investigations & financial crimeWe suspect fraud in our subsidiary abroad. How do we investigate?White-collar investigations & financial crimeAre we exposed to sanctions through a customer, supplier or route?International trade, customs & sanctionsAuthorities are investigating payments made by our agents abroad. What now?White-collar investigations & financial crime
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