Related provisions for BIPRU 7.7.8

DTR 5.2.2G20/01/2007

Cases (a) to (h) in DTR 5.2.1 R identify situations where a person may be able to control the manner in which voting rights are exercised and where, (taking account of any aggregation with other holdings) a notification to the issuer may need to be made. In the FSA's view:(1) Case (e) produces the result that it is always necessary for the parent undertaking of a controlled undertaking to aggregate its holding with any holding of the controlled undertaking (subject to the exemptions

FEES 6.7.6R29/10/2008

If a firm ceases to be a participant firm part way through a financial year of the compensation scheme:(1) it will remain liable for any unpaid levies which the FSCS has already made on the firm;1(2) the FSCS may make a levy upon it (which may be before or after the firmhas ceased to be a participant firm, but must be before it ceases to be an authorised person) for the costs which it would have been liable to pay had the FSCS made a levy on all participant firms at the time

TC App 1.1.1R06/02/2008

1Activity	Products/Sectors		Is there an appropriate examinationrequirement?
Designated investment business carried on for a retail client
Providing basic advice	1.	Stakeholder products excluding a deposit-based stakeholder product	No
Advising	2.	Securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or broker funds	Yes
	3.	Derivatives	Yes2
	4.	Packaged products which are not broker funds	Yes2
	5.	Friendly Society life policies where the employee is not reasonably expected to receive a remuneration of greater than £1000 a year in respect of such sales	No2
	6.	Friendly Society tax-exempt policies	Yes2
	7.	Long-term care insurance contracts	Yes2
	8.	Investments in the course of corporate finance business	Yes2
	9.	Advising on syndicate participation at Lloyd's	Yes2
Undertaking the activity in column 2	10.	Broker fund adviser	Yes
Undertaking the activity in column 2	11.	Pension transfer specialist	Yes2
Advising and dealing	12.	Securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or broker funds	Yes
Advising and dealing	13.	Derivatives	Yes2
Managing	14.	Investments	Yes
Overseeing on a day-to-day basis	15.	Operating a collective investment scheme or undertaking the activities of a trustee or depositary of a collective investment scheme	Yes
	16.	Safeguarding and administering investments or holding client money	Yes2
	17.	Administrative functions in relation to managing investments	Yes2
	18.	Administrative functions in relation to effecting or carrying out contracts of insurance which are life policies	Yes2
	19.	Administrative functions in relation to the operation of stakeholder pension schemes	Yes2
Regulated mortgage activity and reversion activity carried on for a customer
Advising	20.	Regulated mortgage contracts for a non-business purpose	Yes
Advising	21.	Equity release transactions	Yes2
Designing scripted questions for non-advised sales	22.	Equity release transactions	Yes
Overseeing non-advised sales on a day-to-day basis	23.	Equity release transactions	Yes
Non-investment insurance business carried on for a consumer
Advising	24.	Non-investment insurance contracts	No
Notes:
1.	In the Appendix the heading and types of business specified in the headings are to be read in conjunction with the paragraphs appearing beneath them.
2.	Thus, for example, paragraph 24, under the final heading, refers only to advice on non-investment insurance contracts given to a consumer.

COLL 9.4.2R01/04/2004

(1) The operator of a recognised scheme must maintain facilities in the United Kingdom for any person, for inspection (free of charge) and for the obtaining (free of charge, in the case of the documents at (c) and (d), and otherwise at no more than a reasonable charge) of copies in English of: (a) the instrument constituting the scheme;(b) any instrument amending the instrument constituting the scheme; (c) the latest prospectus (which must include the address where the facilities

SUP 13A.1.1G06/03/2009

(1) 1This chapter applies to an EEA firm that wishes to exercise an entitlement to establish a branch in, or provide cross border services into, the United Kingdom under a Single Market Directive. (The Act refers to such an entitlement as an EEA right and its exercise is referred to in the Handbook as "passporting".) (See SUP App 3 (Guidance on passporting issues) for further guidance on passporting.)(2) This chapter also applies to:(a) a Treaty firm that wishes to exercise rights

COLL 1.1.3G01/04/2004

The Collective Investment Schemes Information Guide COLLG provides some general background material on the regulatory structure surrounding scheme regulation in the UK.

PERG 8.25.2G01/07/2005

Article 53 does not apply to advice given on any of the following:(1) deposit or other bank or building society accounts (but note that providing basic advice on a stakeholder product including stakeholder deposit accounts is a separate regulated activity under article 52A of the Regulated Activities Order - see the guidance in PERG 2.7.14A G (Providing basic advice on stakeholder products));(2) interests under the trusts of an occupational pension scheme (but rights under an

PERG 8.36.6G06/05/2008

Table Application of Exemptions to Forms of Promotions

Financial Promotion Order		Applies to
Article No.	Title and PERG 8 reference (where applicable)	Unsolicited real time	Solicited real time	Non-real time (solicited or unsolicited)
12	Communications to overseas recipients (8.12.2G)	*¹	*	*
13	Communications from customers and potential customers (8.12.9G)	*	*	*
14	Follow up non-real time communications and solicited real time communications (8.12.10G)		*	*
15	Introductions (8.12.11G)	*	*	*1
16	Exempt persons (8.12.12G)	*²	*³	*³
17	Generic promotions (8.12.14G and 8.21.4G)	*	*	*
17A1	Communications caused to be made or directed by unauthorised persons (8.6.7AG)	*	*	*
18	Mere conduits (8.12.18G)	*	*	*
18A	Outgoing electronic commerce communications: mere conduits, caching and hosting (8.12.18G)1	*	*	*
19	Investment professionals (8.12.21G and 8.21.5G)	*	*	*
20	Communications by journalists (8.12.23G)			*
20A	Promotion broadcast by company director etc (8.12.23G and 8.21.6G)	*	*	*
20B	Incoming electronic commerce communications (8.12.38G)	*	*	*
22	Deposits : non-real time communications (8.13)			*
23	Deposits : real time communications (8.13)	*	*
24	Relevant insurance activity : non-real time communications (8.13)			*
25	Relevant insurance activity : non-real time communications : reinsurance and large risks (8.13)			*
26	Relevant insurance activity : real time communications (8.13)	*	*
28	One-off non-real time communications and solicited real time communications (8.14.3G)		*	*
28A	One-off unsolicited real time communications (8.14.11G)	*
28B1	Real time communications: introductions in connection with qualifying credit (8.17.12G)	*	*
29	Communications required or authorised by enactments	*	*	*
30	Overseas communicators: solicited real time communications (8.14.15G)		*
31	Overseas communicators: non-real time communications to previously overseas customers (8.14.17G)			*
32	Overseas communicators: unsolicited real time communications to previously overseas customers (8.14.16G)	*
33	Overseas communicators: unsolicited real time communications to knowledgeable customers (8.14.16G)	*
34	Governments, central banks etc		*	*
35	Industrial and provident societies		*	*
36	Nationals of the EEA States other than United Kingdom (8.14.18G)		*	*
37	Financial markets		*	*
38	Persons in the business of placing promotional material	*	*	*
39	Joint enterprises (8.14.19G)	*	*	*
40	Participants in certain recognised collective investment schemes		*	*
41	Bearer instruments: promotions required or permitted by market rules (8.14.42G)		*	*
42	Bearer instruments: promotions to existing holders (8.14.42G)		*	*
43	Members and creditors of certain bodies corporate (8.14.41G and 8.21.8G)		*	*
44	Members and creditors of open-ended investment companies		*	*
45	Group companies	*	*	*
46	Qualifying credit to bodies corporate (8.17.10G)1	*	*	*
47	Persons in the business of disseminating information (8.21.10G)	*	*	*
48	Certified high net worth individuals (8.14.21G)		*	*
49	High net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc (8.14.25G)	*	*	*
50	Sophisticated investors (8.14.27G)	*	*	*
50A	Self-certified sophisticated investors {8.14.28AG)	*5	*	*
51	Associations of high net worth or sophisticated investors (8.14.29G)		*	*
52	Common interest group of a company (8.14.30G)		*	*
53	Settlors, trustees and personal representatives	*	*	*
54	Beneficiaries of trust, will or intestacy	*	*	*
55	Communications by members of professions (8.15.1G)	*	*
55A	Non-real time communication by members of the professions. (8.15.5G)			*
56	Remedy following report by Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration	*	*	*
57	Persons placing promotional material in particular publications	*	*	*
58	Acquisition of interest in premises run by management companies		*	*
59	Annual accounts and directors' report (8.21.11G)	*	*	*
60	Participation in employee shares schemes	*	*	*
61	Sale of goods and supply of services		*	*
62	Sale of body corporate (8.14.35G)	*	*	*
64	Takeovers of relevant unlisted companies	*	*	*
65	Takeovers of relevant unlisted companies: warrants etc	*	*	*
66	Takeovers of relevant unlisted companies: application forms	*	*	*
67	Promotions required or permitted by market rules (8.21.13G)		*	*
68	Promotions in connection with admission to certain EEA markets (8.21.16G)		*	*
69	Promotions of securities already admitted to certain markets (8.21.17G)		*	*1
701	Promotions included in listing particulars etc (8.21.20G)1			*1
711	Material relating to prospectus for public offer of unlisted securities			*1
721	Pension products offered by employers (8.14.40A)	*	*	*
731	Advice centres (8.14.40B)	*	*	*


¹ in limited circumstances only – see article 12(2) of the Financial Promotion Order
² for the purpose of article 16 (2) only
³ for the purpose of article 16 (1) only1

COLL 7.2.2G06/01/2009

(1) 1Suspension should be allowed only in exceptional cases where circumstances so require and suspension is justified having regard to the interests of the unitholders. Difficulties in realising scheme assets or temporary shortfalls in liquidity may not on their own be sufficient justification for suspension. In such circumstances the authorised fund manager and depositary would need to be confident that suspension could be demonstrated genuinely to be in the best interests of

BIPRU 3.5.5G06/04/2007

Table : Simplified method of calculating risk weights

This table belongs to BIPRU 3.5.4 G.

Exposure class	Exposure sub-class	Risk weights	Comments
Central government	Exposures to United Kingdom government or Bank of England in sterling	0%
	Exposures to United Kingdom government or Bank of England in the currency of another EEA State	0%	See Note 2.
	Exposures to EEA State's central government or central bank in currency of that state	0%
	Exposures to EEA State's central government or central bank in the currency of another EEA State	0%	See Notes 2 and 3.
	Exposures to central governments or central banks of certain countries outside the EEA in currency of that country	See next column	The risk weight is whatever it is under local law. See BIPRU 3.4.6 R for precise details.
	Exposures to European Central Bank	0%
	Other exposures	100%
Regional/local governments	Exposures to the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly in sterling	0%
	Exposures to the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly in the currency of another EEA State	0%	See Note 2.
	Exposures to EEA States' equivalent regional/local governments in currency of that state	0%	See BIPRU 3.4.17 R for details of type of local/regional government covered.
	Exposures to EEA States' equivalent regional/local governments in the currency of another EEA State	0%	See BIPRU 3.4.17 R for details of type of local/regional government covered. See Notes 2 and 3.
	Exposures to local or regional governments of certain countries outside the EEA in currency of that country	0%	See BIPRU 3.4.19 R for details of type of local/regional government covered. See Note 1.
	Exposures to United Kingdom or EEA States' local/regional government in currency of that state if the exposure has original effective maturity of 3 months or less	20%
	Exposures to United Kingdom or EEA States' local/regional government in the currency of another EEA State if the exposure has original effective maturity of 3 months or less	20%	See Note 2. See Note 3 for local/regional government of an EEA State other than the United Kingdom
	Exposures to local or regional governments of countries outside the EEA in currency of that country if the exposure has original effective maturity of 3 months or less	20%	See Note 1.
	Other exposures	100%
PSE	Exposures to a PSE of the United Kingdom or of an EEA State if that PSE is guaranteed by its central government and if the exposure is be in currency of that PSE's state.	0%	BIPRU 3.4.24 R describes the United Kingdom PSEs covered and BIPRU 3.4.25 R describes the EEA PSEs covered.
	Exposures to PSE of a country outside the EEA if that PSE is guaranteed by the country's central government and if the exposure is in currency of that country.	0%	See BIPRU 3.4.26 R and Note 1.
	Exposures to a PSE of the United Kingdom or of an EEA State in currency of that state if the exposure has original effective maturity of 3 months or less	20%
	Exposures to a PSEof the United Kingdom or of an EEA State in the currency of another EEA State if the exposure has original effective maturity of 3 months or less	20%	See Notes 2 and 3.
	Exposures to PSE of a country outside the EEA in currency of that country if the exposure has original effective maturity of 3 months or less	20%	See Note 1.
	Other exposures	100%
Multilateral development banks	Exposures to multilateral development banks listed in paragraph (1) of the Glossary definition	0%	Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply.
Multilateral development banks	Other exposures	Various	Treated as an institution
European Community, the International Monetary Fund and the Bank for International Settlements		0%	Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply.
Institutions	Exposures to United Kingdom institution in sterling with original effective maturity of three months or less	20%
	Exposures to United Kingdom institution in the currency of another EEA State with original effective maturity of three months or less	20%	See Note 2.
	Exposures to institution whose head office is in another EEA State in the currency of that state with original effective maturity of three months or less	20%
	Exposures to institution whose head office is in another EEA State in the currency of another EEA State with original effective maturity of three months or less	20%	See Notes 2 and 3.
	Exposures to institution with a head office in a country outside the EEA in the currency of that country with original effective maturity of three months or less	20%	See Note 1.
	Exposures to United Kingdom institution in sterling with original effective maturity of over three months	50%
	Exposures to United Kingdom institution in the currency of another EEA State with original effective maturity of over three months	50%	See Note 2.
	Exposures to an EEA institution with a head office in another EEA State in the currency of that state with original effective maturity of over three 1months	50%
	Exposures to an EEA institution with a head office in another EEA State in the currency of another EEA State with original effective maturity of over three1 months	50%	See Notes 2 and 3.
	Exposures to institution with a head office in a country outside the EEA in the currency of that country with original effective maturity of over three1 months	50%	See Note 1.
	Other exposures	100%
Corporates		100%
Retail exposures		75%	Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply.
Mortgages on residential or commercial property		Various	Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply.
Past due items		Various	Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply.
High risk items		150%	Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply.
Covered bonds		Various	Risk weights are based on the risk weight of issuer as described in BIPRU 3.4.110 R. The risk weight of the issuer for this purpose should be calculated under the simplified approach.
Securitisation exposures		Generally 1250%. May look through to underlying exposures if BIPRU 9 allows.	Use the BIPRU 9rules for unrated exposures under the standardised approach
Short term exposures with rating			See BIPRU 3.4.112 R. Not applicable as uses ECAI ratings.
CIUs	May look through to underlying under BIPRU 3.4.123 R	Various	Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply. May use simplified approach to underlying if simplified approach applies to underlying.
	May use average risk weight under BIPRU 3.4.124 R	Various	Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply. May use simplified approach to underlyings if simplified approach applies to underlying.
	High risk under BIPRU 3.4.118 R	150%	Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply.
	Others	100%
Other items under BIPRU 3.2.9 R (16)		Various	Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply.
Note 1: The risk weight should not be lower than the risk weight that applies for national currency exposures of the central government of the third country in question under BIPRU 3.5. That means that this risk weight only applies if the third country is one of those to which BIPRU 3.4.6 R (Preferential risk weight for exposures of the central government of countries outside the EEA that apply equivalent prudential standards) applies.
Note 2: This is a transitional measure. It lasts until 31 December 2012.
Note 3: The risk weight should not be lower than the risk weight that applies for exposures of the central government of the EEA State in question in the currency of another EEA State under BIPRU 3.5.

SUP 13A.9.5G01/11/2007

(1) The purpose of the precautionary measure rule is to ensure that an incoming EEA firm is subject to the standards of MiFID and the MiFID implementing Directive to the extent that the Home State has not transposed MiFID or the MiFID implementing Directive by 1 November 2007. It is to 'fill a gap'.(2) The rule is made in the light of the duty of the United Kingdom under Article 62 of MiFID to adopt precautionary measures to protect investors. (3) The rule will be effective for

SUP 13A.3.12G01/02/2006

Under Schedule 5 to the Act (Persons concerned in collective investment schemes), a person who for the time being is an operator, trustee or depositary of a scheme which is a recognised scheme under section 264 of the Act is an authorised person. Such a person is referred to in the Handbook as a UCITS qualifier.

DTR 1A.1.2R20/01/2007

(1) Neither this chapter nor Chapters 4, 5 or 6 of DTR shall apply in relation to an undertaking that falls within paragraph (2) or units of such an undertaking that fall within paragraph (3). [Note: article 1.2TD].(2) The exemption set out in paragraph (1) applies to an undertaking if it is a unit trust or investment company(a) the object of which is the collective investment of capital provided by the public, and which operates on the principle of risk spreading; and(b) the

DTR 5.1.5R20/01/2007

(1) The following are to be disregarded for the purposes of determining whether a person has a notification obligation in accordance with the thresholds in DTR 5.1.2 R except at the thresholds of 5% and 10% and above:(a) voting rights attaching to shares forming part of property belonging to another which that person lawfully manages under an agreement in, or evidenced in, writing;(b) voting rights attaching to shares which may be exercisable by a person in his capacity as the

FEES 4.2.2G01/01/2006

A relevant fee payer will be required to pay a periodic fee for every year during which they have the status in column 1 of the table in FEES 4.2.11 R (or in relation to collective investment schemes, for every year during which it is a regulated collective investment scheme) subject to any reductions or exemptions applicable under this chapter. If a person is the relevant fee payer for more than one status listed in column 1 of the table in FEES 4.2.11 R (or in relation to

COBS 9.6.3R01/11/2007

A range of stakeholder products:1(1) may include more than one deposit-based stakeholder product;1(2) may include the stakeholder products of more than one stakeholder product provider;1(3) must not include any more than one:1(a) CISstakeholder product or linked life stakeholder product; or1(b) stakeholder CTF; or1(c) stakeholder pension scheme.1

Related provisions for BIPRU 7.7.8

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