Financial Services & Financial Advice

Within the financial services industry and a rapidly evolving regulatory environment, legal advice needs to be kept adaptive, innovative and cost-effective. Our financial services legal team responds efficiently to keep our clients at the forefront.

Having been recognised in the international Legal 500 directory, our well-resourced Corporate law team are trusted legal advisors to financial services and financial advice businesses, both large and small.

We have a strong understanding of New Zealand’s legislative and regulatory framework underpinning the financial services industry, which enables us to provide effective advice to our domestic and internationally-based clients.

Our clients include regulated financial advisers and investment planners, NZX-affiliated brokers, non-bank deposit takers, financial institutions, investment managers, traditional and contemporary creditors, and fintech developers on the cutting edge of market analytics and financial robo-advice.

We have worked alongside financial service providers based in China, Singapore, Indonesia, the United States of America and Australia, and have assisted them with branching out their operations and investing in the New Zealand market.

In an ever-changing industry, it is important that financial service providers stay aware of their regulatory obligations. We ensure our clients are kept up to speed with the latest in legislative developments, and regularly assist out clients in transitioning smoothly into new regulatory regimes.

Lane Neave’s experienced team of financial services specialists take the time to truly understand your industry, and take a commercial and pragmatic approach in assisting you and your business.