Business Update 2010: Free FSPR seminars from Companies Office

Hamilton

Tuesday, May 4th 2010, 12:11PM

Hamilton: 4 May

Below is a schedule for the Business Update 2010 seminar series being held throughout New Zealand in April and May 2010. Each of the time slots shown are individual sessions held throughout the day and you may book to attend all or some of the outlined sessions.

Complimentary tea and coffee will be available upon morning arrival and during breaks.

9:30am - 10:45am Business Update

Legislation changes, tips, statistics and what is on the horizon for:

business.govt.nz
Companies Office
Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR)
Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR)
Question and answer time

11:00am - 12:45pm The New Companies Office Services - Integrity, Ownership, Innovation

Introduction
New tools (for example, Personalised Dashboard)
New registration functionality
igovt logon (Presented by Department of Internal Affairs)
- What is igovt?
- How do I get a logon?
- How does igovt interact with the Companies Office?
Account administration
Searching
Question and Answer time

1:30pm - 4:45pm Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR) - Compliance with the new Acts

Introduction
New Legislation of the FAA and FSP (Including the Dispute Resolution Scheme provided by Ministry of Consumer Affairs)
What is the register? Who is behind it?
Do you need to register?
Are you an AFA? (Provided by Securities Commission)
- What the Financial Advisers Act aims to do
- If you need to be authorised as well as registered
- Why becoming an Authorised Financial Adviser (AFA) is good for business
- What you need to prepare before you apply for authorisation
- How the authorisation process works
igovt logon (Presented by Department of Internal Affairs)
- What is igovt?
- How do I get a logon?
- How does igovt interact with the FSPR?
Account administration
How to register and apply for authorisation
Maintenance and Annual Confirmation
Searching
De-registration
Penalties
Question and Answer time