Related provisions for BIPRU 4.3.86
Part II RAO Investments |
Part III RAO Investments |
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Reception and transmission of orders in relation to one or more financial instruments |
Article 252 |
Article 76-81, 83-85, 89 |
2. |
Execution of orders on behalf of clients |
Article 14, 21 |
A Article 76-81, 83-85, 89 |
3. |
Dealing on own account |
Article 14 |
Article 76-81, 83-85, 89 |
4. |
Portfolio management |
Article 37 (14, 21, 25 - see Note 1) 2 |
Article 76-81, 83-85, 89 |
5. |
Investment advice |
Article 53 |
Article 76-81, 83-85, 89 |
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Underwriting of financial instruments and/or placing of financial instruments on a firm commitment basis |
Article 14, 21 |
Article 76-81, 83-85, 89 |
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Placing of financial instruments without a firm commitment basis |
Article 21, 25 |
Article 76-81, 83-85, 89 |
8. |
Operation of Multilateral Trading Facilities |
Article 25B (see Note 2) |
Article 76-81, 83-85, 89 |
Ancillary services |
Part II RAO Activities |
Part III RAO Investments |
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Safekeeping and administration of financial instruments for the account of clients, including custodianship and related services such as cash/collateral management |
Article 40, 45, 64 |
Article 76-81, 83-85, 89 |
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Granting credits or loans to an investor to allow him to carry out a transaction in one or more of the relevant instruments where the firm granting the credit or loan is involved |
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Advice to undertakings on capital structure, industrial strategy and related matters and advice and services relating to mergers and the purchase of undertakings |
Article 14, 21, 25, 53, 64 |
Article 76-80, 83-85, 89 |
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Foreign exchange services where these are connected with the provision of investment services |
Article 14, 21, 25, 53, 64 |
Article 83-85, 89 |
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Investment research and financial analysis or other forms of general recommendation relating to transactions in financial instruments |
Article 53, 64 |
Article 76-81, 83-85, 89 |
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Services related to underwriting |
Article 25, 53, 64 |
Article 76-81, 83-85, 89 |
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Investment services and activities as well as ancillary services of the type included under Section A or B of Annex I related to the underlying of the derivatives included under Section C 5, 6, 7 and 10-where these are connected to the provision of investment or ancillary services. |
Article 14, 21, 25, 25B, 37, 53, 64 |
Article 83 and 84 |
Note 1. A firm may also carry on these other activities when it is managing investments.2 |
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Note 2. A firm operating an MTF under article 25B does not need to have a permission covering other regulated activities, unless it performs other regulated activities in addition to operating an MTF. |
These tables belong to SUP App 2.15.8 G
Table 1 - forecast summary revenue account for the relevant with-profits fund |
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(1) |
Premiums and claims (gross and net of reinsurance) analysed by major class of insurance business |
(2) |
Investment return |
(3) |
Expenses |
(4) |
Other charges and income |
(5) |
Taxation |
(6) |
Increase (decrease) in fund in financial year |
(7) |
Fund brought forward |
(8) |
Fund carried forward |
Table 2 - forecast summary balance sheet and statement of solvency for the relevant with-profits fund |
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Assets analysed by type (excluding implicit items): |
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(1) |
Equities |
(2) |
Land and buildings |
(3) |
Fixed interest investments |
(4) |
All other assets |
(5) |
Total assets (excluding implicit items) |
(6) |
Policyholder liabilities |
(7) |
Other liabilities |
(8) |
Total liabilities |
(9) |
Excess/(deficiency) of assets over liabilities before implicit items |
(10) |
Implicit items allocated to the with-profits fund |
(11) |
Long-term insurance capital requirement for the with-profits fund |
(12) |
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(13) |
With-profits insurance capital component (for realistic basis life firms only) |
(14) |
Net excess/(deficiency) of assets in the with-profits fund |
Table 3 - forecast summary balance sheet and statement of solvency for the firm |
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L1 |
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L2 |
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L3 |
L1+L2 |
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L4 |
Total long-term insurance liabilities (excluding resilience capital requirement) |
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L5 |
Total long-term insurance fund surplus |
L3-L4 |
L6 |
Shareholder fund assets |
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L7 |
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L8 |
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L9 |
Excess of regulatory assets over long-term insurance capital requirement |
L5+L6+L7-L8 |
L10 |
For realistic basis life firms only. |
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L11 |
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L12 |
Net excess assets |
L9-L10-L11 |
L13 |
FTSE level at which the long-term insurance capital requirement would be breached |
1Introduction |
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TC Appendix 4E contains a list of appropriate qualifications for the purposes of TC 2.1.10 E. |
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This Appendix sets out: |
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the criteria which the FSA may take into account when assessing a qualification provider; and |
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the information the FSA will expect the qualification provider to provide if it asks the FSA to add a qualification to the list of appropriate qualifications in TC Appendix 4 E. |
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Criteria for assessing a qualification provider |
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The FSA will expect the qualification provider of an appropriate qualification to have, in the FSA's opinion: |
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assessors and qualification developers who are trained and qualified; |
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valid, reliable and robust assessment methods; |
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robust governance and a clear separation of function between its qualification services and any other services it performs, including effective procedures for managing any conflicts of interest; |
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procedures for reviewing and refreshing its syllabus and question banks to ensure that they are relevant and up to date; |
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robust and credible procedures for assessing a candidate's demonstration of the learning outcomes specified in the relevant examination standards; |
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robust arrangements for contingency and business continuity planning in relation to its qualification services; |
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appropriate records management procedures in relation to its qualification services; |
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procedures for dealing with inappropriate conduct by candidates, for example, attempting to obtain or obtaining qualifications dishonestly; |
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robust procedures for the setting of assessments and marking of results; and |
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adequate resources in order to be financially viable. |
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Information about the qualification to be provided to the FSA |
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If a qualification provider asks the FSA to add a qualification to the list of appropriate qualifications in TC Appendix 4 E, the FSA will expect the qualification provider to: |
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where relevant, specify the qualifications framework within which the qualification is placed; |
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specify the activity in TC Appendix 1 to which the qualification relates; |
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set out the recommended prior knowledge, attainment or experience for candidates; |
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where relevant, set out the exemption policy for a candidate's prior learning or achievement; |
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provide the relevant learning materials to the FSA together with an explanation of how those learning materials correspond to the content of the most recent examination standards. Any content of the examination standards which has been excluded from the learning materials must be justified; |
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where applicable, explain how grading is applied; |
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where applicable, explain the provider's rules of combination; |
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provide details of expected learning hours or any other similar arrangements; |
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where applicable, specify the level of the overall qualification with reference to the relevant qualification framework or, if there is no relevant qualification framework, the European Qualifications Framework and the percentage of the qualification at that level, as well as the percentages and the levels for the remainder of the qualification; |
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provide details of any credit for prior learning included in the qualification together with an explanation of how it meets the most recent examination standards; and |
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provide an explanation of how the qualification compares in quality and standard to other similar qualifications. |
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Information about the qualification provider to be provided to the FSA |
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When considering whether to include or retain a qualification in the list of appropriate qualifications, the FSA may consider, where relevant: |
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whether the qualification provider has in place suitable arrangements for: |
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meeting its statutory duties in relation to equality and diversity; and |
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reducing barriers to learning, for example, for candidates with learning difficulties; |
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any concerns, issues or investigations which have been raised by the qualification provider's qualifications regulator; |
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the annual pass rates of each of the relevant qualifications; |
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the quality of the service the qualification provider provides to candidates in relation to qualifications and its complaints procedures; |
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how the qualification provider maintains its qualifications to ensure they remain comparable to other qualifications in the same sector; and |
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whether the qualification provider gives candidates reasonable notice of any syllabus change, change in method of assessment or pass standards; |
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information supporting the criteria in TC Appendix 5G paragraph 3. |