Workplace Savings Half-Yearly Function 2026

The FSC and the Workplace Savings Committee invite the Workplace Savings community to attend an in-person Half-Yearly Function in Wellington and Auckland, to be held on Monday, 20 April 2026.

This in-person event is open to all Trustees (including Chairs and LITs), and service providers to restricted workplace savings schemes.

Subbu Somasundaram is a Principal Adviser in Investment Management at the FMA, specializing in financial regulation. He has a background in investment management and contributes to the regulation of financial market participants.

The event will feature live online feeds between both venues and an interactive Q&A session. 

Date and time: Monday, 20 April 2026 from 4.00pm - 6.00pm

Join us at 4pm for networking drinks at 4.00pm, with the programme beginning at shortly after. 

Speakers:

Subbu Somasundaram
Principal Adviser, Investment Management, Financial Markets Authority

Subbu is a CFA Charterholder with a strong passion for regulation, finance, and the investment sector. Currently serving as a Principal Adviser in Investment Management, Subbu specialises in Managed Investment Schemes (MIS), KiwiSaver, and restricted schemes. With over six years of experience in New Zealand’s supervisory and regulatory landscape, he brings expertise and insights into oversight of investment managers.

Prior to this, Subbu was a career regulator at the Reserve Bank of India, where he spent more than five years in prudential supervision supervising banks and non-banks.