COBS 13.5 Preparing product information: other projections
Projections for in-force products
1A firm that communicates a projection for an in-force packaged product which is not a financial instrument:
- (1)
must include a standardised deterministic projection;
- (2)
may also include a stochastic projection2 except that the most prominent projection must be a standardised deterministic projection; and
2
must follow the projection rules in COBS 13 Annex 2.
3The requirement in COBS 13.5.1R does not apply where a retail client proposes to withdraw the funds in full from their personal pension scheme, stakeholder pension scheme or drawdown pension reducing the value of their rights to zero.
Projections: other situations
A firm that communicates a projection for a packaged product which is not a financial instrument:2
- (1)
for which a key features illustration2 is not required to be provided; and
2 - (2)
which is not an in-force packaged product;
must ensure that such a projection is either a standardised deterministic projection or a stochastic projection2 in accordance with COBS 13 Annex 2.
23The requirement in COBS 13.5.2R does not apply where a retail client elects to withdraw the funds in full from their personal pension scheme or stakeholder pension scheme or drawdown pension reducing the value of their rights to zero.
Exceptions to the projection rules: projections for more than one product
A firm that communicates a projection of benefits for a packaged product which is not a financial instrument, as part of a combined projection where other benefits being projected include those for a financial instrument or structured deposit, is not required to comply with the projection rules in COBS 13.4, COBS 13.5 and COBS 13 Annex 2 to the extent that it complies with the future performance rule (COBS 4.6.7 R).
The general requirement that communications be fair, clear and not misleading will nevertheless mean that a firm that elects to comply with the future performance rule in COBS 4.6.7 R will need to explain how the combined projection differs from other information that has been or could be provided to the client, including a projection provided under the projection rules in COBS 13.4, COBS 13.5 and COBS 13 Annex 2, and in particular, the firm should identify where a projection in real terms is required under COBS 13.