ministry of economic development - business update 2010
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Business Update presentation for the Business Update 2010 Seminar Series - New Services for a New Decade. Focusing on legislation changes, tips, statistics and what’s on the horizon for business.govt.nz, the Companies Office, Personal Property Securities Register, and the Financial Service Providers Register.TRANSCRIPT
BUSINESS UPDATE Seminar Session
• business.govt.nz
• The Companies Office
• The Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR)
• The Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR)
The New Zealand Government Business Portal
www.business.govt.nz
• Managing your cash flow
• What to do if you want to employ staff
• How to develop sound environmental practices
• Marketing and promoting your business
• Where to go to get more specific business advice
• Tax
• ACC
Information available to help your business:
Government Initiatives
• Tools and services from: Inland Revenue
Statistics New Zealand
Department of Labour
Companies Office
• You can find information on: Job support package
Tax changes
90 day trial period for new staff
Health and capability tools for your business
Survival templates
• Cash flow templates and calculators Collecting debt calculator
Calculate your charge out rate
5 ways to increase profit
• Marketing templates and calculators Market research survey
Profile your customers
Advertising budget timeline
• Business planning templates Setting your goals
Conducting a SWOT analysis
What’s in the Pipeline for the Business Portal?
• New look and feel – 28 June 2010
• Introducing Online Transactions in 2010 for Companies Office Personal Property Securities Register Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand Department of Labour
• Your ‘First Stop’ for doing business
• Content Partner
Immigration Act 2009 – Employer Obligations
• Employers to exercise due diligence when hiring
• Act removes sighting an IR330 tax code declaration as a reasonable excuse - if employer fails to check a person’s entitlement to work and the person is not entitled to work for that employer - the employer could be prosecuted.
• Reducing compliance costs by providing a new online service to employers to check prospective employees’ entitlement to work
• Act commences late 2010
Online Employer Enquiry Service• Online Enquiries at employer’s convenience• Simple, easy-to-use, reliable, authoritative source• Maintain records of Enquiries, protect Privacy• Meet compliance requirements• Use igovt (Government Logon Service)• Soft launch of service planned August 2, 2010• More information can be found at
http://www.dol.govt.nz/actreview/factsheets/factsheet-09.asp
• Immigration New Zealand Contacts: Lisa Johnstone (Senior Business Analyst) [email protected]
business.govt.nz Contacts
Website
| www.business.govt.nz
| twitter.com/business_govtNZ
| facebook.com/business.govt.nz
The New Zealand Companies Office
www.companies.govt.nz
New Services Introduced | 2008/2009
• Director and banned person search for mobile phone devices
• New validation service for company extracts and certificates of incorporation
• Business Industry Code online search
More Companies Office Services
• World Bank Doing Business 2010 rankings New Zealand ranked number one country for ease of doing
business
• Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) Data exchange between Australia and New Zealand
• New ways of interacting with our clients
Statistics | July 2008 - June 2009
• Close to 48,000 New Zealand companies were registered
• Over 27 million register searches
Total Entities per Register (J uly - J une)
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07/08 506,300 1,446 18,028 22,310
08/09 520,777 1,499 18,794 22,681
New Zealand Companies
Overseas Companies
Charitable TrustsIncorporated
Societies
Focus: New IT platform for corporate registers
• Personalisation
• Intuitive and self-driven user experience
• igovt logon
• Catering for an easy integration of future technologies and services
Rollout plan: New Zealand Companies Office – 28 June 2010
Financial Service Providers Register – July 2010
Other Corporate Entities (e.g. Incorporated Societies) – progressively throughout year
Social Media
http://blog.companies.govt.nz
http://twitter.com/CompaniesOffice
http://www.facebook.com/CompaniesOffice
NewZealandCompaniesOffice
Companies Office Contacts
Website
Mobile site
Phone
Skype
| www.companies.govt.nz
| http://m.companies.govt.nz
| 0508 COMPANIES (226 726)
| NewZealandCompaniesOffice
Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR)
www.ppsr.govt.nz
Financing Statement Registrations
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PPSR Searches
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Motorvehiclesearches
Debtorpersonsearches
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PPSR Contacts
Website
Phone
| www.ppsr.govt.nz
| 0508 PPSR INFO (777 746)
| twitter.com/nzppsr
| facebook.com/nzppsr
Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR)
www.fspr.govt.nz
New Legislation
• Why? To address consumer and government concerns about the
financial industry in New Zealand
• What? Two companion pieces of legislation were passed:
– Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
– Financial Advisers Act 2008
What are the benefits of the new regime?
• Good for business and competition Transparency and availability of business information
• Good for consumers and integrity Consumers now have an avenue of redress – Dispute
Resolution Schemes dedicated to financial services disputes
The Act prohibits certain people from being involved in the management or direction of registered FSPs
Consumers wanting financial advice can choose people that are registered and those that also have authorisation from the Securities Commission
What is the FSPR?
• A public, searchable register of financial service providers who operate in New Zealand. Examples are: Financial advisers
Money changers
Credit providers
• Where is the Register held and where do FSPs apply for registration and authorisation? Online at www.fspr.govt.nz from July 2010
Financial Service Providers Act comes into force 1 December 2010
Financial Advisers Act comes into force 1 July 2011
Who is behind the FSPR?
• The New Zealand Companies Office
Maintenance of the electronic Register
• Ministry of Consumer Affairs Administering the approved Dispute
Resolution Scheme regime and the government’s Reserve Scheme
• Securities Commission
Financial advisers (AFA and RFA) and Qualifying Financial Entities (QFE) regimes
What are common financial services?
The full definition of financial services is provided in section 5 of the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
• Mortgages, saving and cheque accounts, and loans Services your bank, building society, or credit union may offer
• Insurance Including life, health, home/contents, and vehicle
• Money management and/or advice
• Investment management and/or advice
• Consumer loans and credit Such as when you sell an item on credit or provide a cash loan
• Foreign currency exchanges Whether buying or selling
• Money transfers
Examples of common financial service providers
• Building Societies
• Credit Providers
• Credit Unions
• Financial Advisers (including financial planners)
• Finance Companies
• Foreign Currency Exchange Dealers
• Fund Managers
• Insurers
• Investment Portfolio Managers
• Issuers
• Money Changers
• Registered Banks
Excemptions are provided in section 7 of the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Application for FSP Registration
Criminal History Check by Ministry of Justice
Yes
No further action
Applied for Authorisation?
No
Application referred to Securities Commission
for processing
FSP Registration Complete
Join a Dispute Resolution Scheme
(DRS)
Dispute Resolution Schemes
• Two options One of the approved Dispute Resolution Schemes
Government’s Reserve Scheme
• Sort your membership before beginning the registration application process
• Each scheme will have its own membership fees, requirements, and rules
• Visit www.consumeraffairs.govt.nz for more information
To summarise:
• If in doubt, check with your lawyer about your need to register
• Get your dispute resolution scheme membership sorted before you start to register
• If you need to be authorised, get ready now – Securities Commission has the information you need
• Registration is designed to be simple and easy, but if you need help, FSPR provides online help and a freephone
FSPR Contacts
Website
Website
Website
Phone
| www.fspr.govt.nz
| www.consumeraffairs.govt.nz
| www.seccom.govt.nz
| 0508 FSPR INFO (377 746)
| coming soon
| coming soon
Questions?
www.business.govt.nz
www.companies.govt.nz
www.ppsr.govt.nz
www.fspr.govt.nz
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| 0508 COMPANIES (266 726)
| 0508 PPSR INFO (777 746)
| 0508 FSPR INFO (377 746)