Expertise You Trust. Regulation Made Easy.

Helping financial advisers, product providers, and dealer groups navigate regulatory requirements with confidence – so you can focus on clients and growth, not compliance headaches.

Our Services

Your finances shouldn’t feel all over the place. We bring everything together — your investments, property, insurance, accounting, and future planning — into one clear, connected strategy that works seamlessly to help you achieve your goals.

FAP Reviews

At Compliance Refinery, our FAP Reviews service is a data-driven, continuous improvement programme designed to strengthen your advice process, reduce regulatory risk, and improve the overall quality and consistency of financial advice across your business.

Licensing

Compliance Refinery specialises in guiding financial services businesses through the licensing process — from initial application to ongoing governance — so you can focus on what you do best.Whether you are applying for a Financial Advice Provider (FAP) licence, establishing a Discretionary Investment Management Service (DIMS), or registering a Managed Investment Scheme (MIS), Compliance Refinery provides end-to-end support — from FSPR registration through to a fully operational compliance programme.

AML / CFT

At Compliance Refinery, our AML/CFT Compliance service helps FAP businesses meet their Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism obligations with confidence and consistency.We focus on practical implementation, not just documentation, so your compliance programme actually works in day-to-day operations.

Community Building

At Compliance Refinery, our Community Building service helps FAP businesses strengthen relationships, improve engagement, and build a connected professional community across advisers, staff, and stakeholders.We focus on creating a culture of collaboration, trust, and shared learning within your business and wider network.

Consultancy

At Compliance Refinery, our Consultancy service provides expert, practical support to help FAP businesses solve complex compliance, governance, and operational challenges. We work closely with your business to deliver clear advice, actionable solutions, and ongoing support where needed.

Who We Work With

We support a wide range of organisations operating in New Zealand’s financial services sector, providing tailored compliance solutions that fit your structure and scale.

FAP’s Big and small

Compliance and governance support for all sizes of financial advice providers.

Dealer Groups

Oversight and compliance across adviser networks.

Financial Advisors

Helping advisers stay compliant and client-focused.

DIMS and MIS Licensees

Governance and compliance for investment schemes and DIMS providers.

Banks

Strengthening regulatory and risk frameworks.

Digital Advice Providers

Support for compliant digital advice solutions.

Adjacent Businesses

Compliance alignment for related financial services.

CCCFA lenders

Responsible lending and CCCFA compliance support.

Wholesale Providers

Governance and compliance systems for wholesale firms.

Advisory Board work.

Strategic governance and regulatory guidance.

Compliance Refinery has grown quickly by helping clients reduce stress and improve productivity.

We make it easy for financial services companies — whether banks, insurers, lenders, or advice businesses — to focus on what matters most: being in front of clients. By streamlining compliance obligations, we free up time that would otherwise be spent on administration and regulatory housekeeping. We also help product providers and dealer groups maintain consistent, efficient compliance across their networks.

 

Our customers come to us because what they have been doing hasn’t been working as well as they would like. They haven’t had change that integrated into their business. Some have had starts and stops, some have previous providers that provided solutions that were manual or didn’t have uptake in their business. They also realise that the changes in the industry are significant and they want help ushering themselves into their next incarnation. We have great relationships and love working with our customers.

We continue to grow because we have experience in heavily regulated markets and truly understand what success looks like in that environment. We love to get to know your business and focus on solutions that work for you and your people. Manuals and generic processes don’t work if you don’t have buy in. We know how to make successful change happen… We focus on what change we can make for the long term, we know that is what benefits you and your clients.

Meet our team

What They Say About Us

Hear directly from our clients, partners, and industry peers about their experience working with us and the value we bring through our advisory and compliance services.
  • Our professional organisation sought the advice and guidance from The Compliance Refinery. Steve Burges not only filled us in on all the relevant legislation, but also highlighted many areas of compliance that we had not even considered. The investment in time and money was well worth it. This is one less headache to deal with in the new landscape we are facing
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    Andy Phillipson
  • Compliance Refinery has become an invaluable partner to our business. Their practical approach to compliance and governance has helped us strengthen our processes, improve adviser performance, and stay focused on delivering great outcomes for our clients. The support we receive is proactive, professional, and always tailored to our needs.
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    Director, Financial Advice Provider
  • The advice review process provided clear insights into areas where we could improve and gave our team practical actions to implement. The feedback was constructive, easy to understand, and has significantly improved the consistency and quality of our advice files.
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    Compliance Manager
  • Working with Compliance Refinery has given our leadership team greater confidence in our governance and compliance framework. Their expertise, responsiveness, and ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical solutions have been instrumental in supporting our growth.
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    Managing Director

Professional Memberships and Associations

Our affiliations with key professional associations ensure we stay aligned with industry best practices, regulatory expectations, and evolving standards.
 
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