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Submission declined on 27 December 2025 by NeoGaze (talk). This draft appears to contain copyrighted material from https://www.responsibleinvestment.org/membership/directory/member/forsyth-barr, which has been removed. Wikipedia strictly prohibits copyright violations. Assume all text is copyrighted unless released under a compatible license. We can only accept text if it is explicitly released under a compatible free license or is in the public domain. If the text is not freely licensed, you must rewrite or summarize it entirely in your own words. Changing a few words is still considered a copyright violation. If you own the text you cannot paste it here unless you formally release it via our release process. Users who continue to post copyrighted material may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. This submission has now been cleaned of the above-noted copyright violation and its history redacted by an administrator to remove the infringement. If re-submitted (and subsequent additions do not reintroduce copyright problems), the content may be assessed on other grounds. Declined by NeoGaze 7 months ago.

Submission declined on 12 December 2025 by Cabrils (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for organizations and companies. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that: provide significant coverage: discuss the subject in detail, excluding routine coverage like product launches, staff appointments, or financial reports and listings in databases or listicles; are reliable: from reputable outlets with editorial oversight; are independent: not connected to the subject, such as press releases, the subject's own website, or sponsored content. Please add references that meet all three of these criteria. If none exist, the subject is not yet suitable for Wikipedia. Declined by Cabrils 8 months ago.

• Comment: The vast majority of sources are trivial coverage and/or puff pieces on the company. Nighfidelity (talk) 13:35, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

• Comment: Please redo the references such that it contains date. Jô^hola 06:26, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

• Comment: History section features copypasted text from a source with copyright. The information should be with your own words. NeoGaze (talk) 20:59, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

• Comment: Well done on creating the draft, and it may potentially meet the relevant requirements (including WP:GNG, WP:NCORP) but presently it is not clear that it does.
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Forsyth Barr is a New Zealand financial services company and an accredited NZX Market Participant.^[1][2] It operates 25 offices nationwide and, as at December 2023, advises on more than NZ$30 billion in client assets.^[1][3]

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Forsyth Barr was established in Dunedin in 1936 and diversified its services over time, with sources noting the introduction of fixed-interest monitoring in the 1970s and the later addition of cash-management, nominee and portfolio-management services; the 1990s also saw the launch of a retirement fund.^[7]

The company expanded geographically across New Zealand during these decades and in a subsequent growth phase around 2009–2010.^[8][9]

It now operates 25 offices providing investment advisory and portfolio management services covering over $30 billion of clients’ investments.^[1][10]

1936 – Forsyth Barr established in Dunedin by Robert (Peter) Forsyth Barr^[11]

1948 – Murray Sidey and Keith Skinner join as partners^[12]

1961 – Val Braumann (Forsyth Barr's longest-serving employee) starts as a book-keeper^[13]

1972 – Sir Eion Edgar KNZM and Michael Devereaux join as partners^[14][15]. Eion was Chairman of Forsyth Barr for 20 years until 2018^[16]

1980 – Michael Sidey joins Forsyth Barr

1985 – Forsyth Barr Limited partnership established

1987 – Christchurch office opened with Michael Sidey as Manager^[17]

1998 – Neil Paviour-Smith joins Forsyth Barr, becoming the managing director in 2001^[18]

2000 – Frater Williams (and it's Hamilton and Tauranga offices) merges with Forsyth Barr^[19]

2001 – Leveraged Equities purchased by Forsyth Barr^[20]

2009 – Sponsorship of Forsyth Barr Stadium commences^[21]

- Munro Hubbard acquired and becomes Forsyth Barr's Timaru office^[22]

2010 – Esam Cushing acquired, and becomes Forsyth Barr's Hastings office^[23]

2011 – Forsyth Barr Stadium opens^[24]

2014 – Forsyth Barr Asia opened^[25]

2016 – Summer KiwiSaver scheme launched^[26]

2018 – David Kirk MBE, appointed Chair of Forsyth Barr Board^[27]

2020 – Forsyth Barr and Westpac NZ form strategic wealth management partnership^[28]

2021 – Octagon Asset Management launched^[29]

2022 – Forsyth Barr and Barrenjoey form Strategic Alliance^[30]

2023 – Hobson Wealth acquired by Forsyth Barr^[31]

- Tempo, New Zealand's first guided investment app launched^[32]

As at December 2023, Forsyth Barr operated 25 offices across New Zealand.^[1][33]

The network expanded in 2009–2010, with new offices in Whangārei and Auckland's North Shore,^[34] followed by Queenstown in April 2010; during that period the firm also added branches in Cambridge, Ashburton, Timaru and New Plymouth.^[35]

More recently, Forsyth Barr opened a Central Otago office in Wānaka in February 2020 following the acquisition of Aspiring Wealth Management,^[36] established a Masterton office in 2021,^[37] and opened in Marlborough (Blenheim) in 2023.^[38]

In 2009, Forsyth Barr secured the naming rights for Dunedin's covered stadium, which became known as Forsyth Barr Stadium.^[39] The stadium was officially opened in August 2011.^[40]

Forsyth Barr is a Foundation Firm and accredited Market Participant of the New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX).^[41]