Notice of Annual General Meeting

Financial Advice New Zealand members are formally notified that Financial Advice New Zealand’s 5th Annual General Meeting will be held as follows:

Date:               Monday 5th September 2022
Time:              3.00pm – 4.30pm
Venue:           The AGM will be held at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre, 188 Oxford Street, Christchurch.

Items of Business
1.         Welcome
2.         Apologies
3.         Call for General Business
4.         Minutes of Annual General Meeting 15th November 2021
5.         Presentation of the Annual Report
6.         Presentation of the 2021-22 Financial Statements
7.         Board resolutions (full details here)
                    – Resolution 1 – Directors’ Remuneration
                    – Resolution 2 – Appointment of Accountant to review the Financial Statements
8.        Announcement of election results and election of the Member Director (Financial Planning/ Investment)
9.       General Business

Appointment of Returning Officer
The Board has appointed CEO Katrina Shanks as the Returning Officer for this meeting.

AGM Attendance and voting
As per the constitution Adviser Members, FAP Members and Life Members may attend the AGM and each of these Members has one vote. Non-financial Members cannot vote by any means. Retired Members, Associates, Corporate Associate Forum members and guests may attend the meeting but have no voting rights. Votes can be cast by attending the meeting online, or by proxy.

Proxy Form
A member who is entitled to attend and vote can appoint another member who is similarly entitled to attend and vote, or the Chair, to vote on their behalf. If you wish to appoint a proxy, please complete this  Proxy Form and return it to katrinas@financialadvice.nz no later than 48 hours prior to the start of the meeting. Note: Only one proxy can be held per member attending the Annual General Meeting. The Chair can hold unlimited proxy votes. If a member holds more than one proxy vote, the second and additional proxy votes default to the Chair.

Apologies  & Administration
Click on the button below to submit your apology if you cannot attend or register for the AGM.  You can also register for the AGM as part of your Ignite Conference registration.

If members have questions regarding the Annual General Meeting please contact Katrina Shanks CEO on 0800 432 101

Member Director (Financial Planning/Investment) Voting
Open now, closes 3pm 4th September 2022
To enable and encourage as many members as possible to exercise their right to vote for Member Directors, the Returning Officer has determined the voting for the Member Director Financial Planning/ Investment vacancy on the Financial Advice New Zealand Board opens on Monday 8th August 2022 and closes at 3pm on Sunday 4th September 2022. This allows enough time for the votes to be validated, counted and for the successful Member Director to be officially announced at the AGM. This pre-AGM online voting replaces voting for the Member Director at the AGM and is not in addition to it.

As per the constitution Adviser Members, FAP Members and Life Members may vote once. Non-financial Members cannot vote. Members become non-financial if they have missed three monthly payments.  

The Member Director Financial Planning/ Investment Nominees are:
• Dai Eveleigh
• Greg Moyle
• John Milner
• Paul Sewell
• Richard McCormick
• Wayne Blomfield

Nominees’ photos, bios and videos in support of their nomination are available here on the Financial Advice NZ website. The full details of voting and the online voting form are also on that page. 

If members have questions regarding the Annual General Meeting please contact Katrina Shanks CEO on 0800 432 101

Related links

Notice of Annual General Meeting
Board Resolutions
– AGM 2022 Proxy Form
– Register to attend the AGM
– Give your apologies
– Member Director Financial Planning/ Investment Nominee details
– Member Director Financial Planning/ Investment Voting form (open now)