Related provisions for MCOB 12.1.3
1This table belongs to COBS 2.3.14 G.
Reasonable non-monetary benefits |
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Gifts, Hospitality and Promotional Competition Prizes |
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A retail investment product provider5 giving and a firm receiving gifts, hospitality and promotional competition prizes of a reasonable value. 5 |
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Promotion |
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2 |
A retail investment product provider5 assisting another firm to promote its retail investment products5 so that the quality of its service to clients is enhanced. Such assistance should not be of a kind or value that is likely to impair the recipient firm's ability to pay due regard to the interests of its clients, and to give advice on, and recommend, retail investment products5 available from the recipient firm's whole range or ranges. 555 |
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Joint marketing exercises |
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3 |
A retail investment product provider5 providing generic product literature (that is, letter heading, leaflets, forms and envelopes) that is suitable for use and distribution by or on behalf of another firm if: 5 |
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(a) |
the literature enhances the quality of the service to the client and is not primarily of promotional benefit to the retail investment product provider;5 and 5 |
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(b) |
the total costs (for example, packaging, posting, mailing lists) of distributing such literature to its client are borne by the recipient firm. |
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4 |
A retail investment product provider5 supplying another firm with 'freepost' envelopes, for forwarding such items as completed applications, medical reports or copy client agreements. 5 |
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5 |
A retail investment product provider5 supplying product specific literature (for example, key features documents, minimum information) to another firm if: 5 |
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(a) |
the literature does not contain the name of any other firm; or |
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(b) |
if the name of the recipient firm is included, the literature enhances the quality of the service to the client and is not primarily of promotional benefit to the recipient firm. |
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A retail investment product provider5 supplying draft articles, news items and financial promotions for publication in another firm's magazine, only if in each case any costs paid by the product provider for placing the articles and financial promotions are not more than market rate, and exclude distribution costs. 5 |
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Seminars and conferences |
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7 |
A retail investment product provider5 taking part in a seminar organised by another firm or a third party and paying toward the cost of the seminar, if: 5 |
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(a) |
its participation is for a genuine business purpose; and |
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(b) |
the contribution is reasonable and proportionate to its participation and by reference to the time and sessions at the seminar when its staff play an active role. |
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Technical services and information technology |
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8 |
A retail investment product provider5 supplying a 'freephone' link to which it is connected. 5 |
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9 |
A retail investment product provider5 supplying another firm with any of the following: 5 |
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(a) |
quotations and projections relating to its retail investment products5 and, in relation to specific investment transactions (or for the purpose of any scheme for review of past business), advice on the completion of forms or other documents; 5 |
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(b) |
access to data processing facilities, or access to data, that is related to the retail investment product provider’s5 business; 5 |
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(c) |
access to third party electronic dealing or quotation systems that are related to the retail investment product provider's5 business; and 5 |
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(d) |
software that gives information about the retail investment product provider's retail investment products5 or which is appropriate to its business (for example, for use in a scheme for review of past business or for producing projections or technical product information). 5 |
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A retail investment product provider5 paying cash amounts or giving other assistance to a firm not in the same immediate group for the development of software or other computer facilities necessary to operate software supplied by the retail investment product provider,5 but only to the extent that by doing so it will generate equivalent cost savings to itself or clients. 55 |
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11 |
A retail investment product provider5 supplying another firm with information about sources of mortgage finance. 5 |
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12 |
A retail investment product provider5 supplying another firm with generic technical information in writing, not necessarily related to the product provider's business, when this information states clearly and prominently that it is produced by the product provider or (if different) supplying firm. 5 |
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Training |
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13 |
A retail investment product provider5 providing another firm with training facilities of any kind (for example, lectures, venue, written material and software). 5 |
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Travel and accommodation expenses |
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A retail investment product provider5 reimbursing another firm's reasonable travel and accommodation expenses when the other firm: 5 |
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(a) |
participates in market research conducted by or for the retail investment product provider;5 5 |
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(b) |
attends an annual national event of a United Kingdom trade association, hosted or co-hosted by the retail investment product provider;5 5 |
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participates in the retail investment product provider’s5 training facilities (see 13); 5 |
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(d) |
visits the retail investment product provider’s5United Kingdom office in order to: 5 |
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(i) |
receive information about the retail investment product provider's5 administrative systems; or 5 |
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(ii) |
attend a meeting with the retail investment product provider5 and an existing or prospective client of the receiving firm. 5 |
Overseas firm (other than an incoming EEA firm) |
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TC applies in respect of employees who carry on activities from an establishment maintained by the firm (or its appointed representative) in the United Kingdom and TC also applies insofar as an activity is carried on from an establishment maintained by the firm (or its appointed representative or, where applicable, its tied agent) in, and within the territory of, another EEA State |
TC does not apply |
TC applies in respect of employees who carry on activities from an establishment maintained by the firm (or its appointed representative) in the United Kingdom |
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TC applies in respect of employees who carry on activities from an establishment maintained by the firm (or its appointed representative) in the United Kingdom and TC also applies in respect of employees who engage in or oversee activities from a branch established in another EEA state |
TC does not apply |
TC does not apply |
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Mortgage activities and reversion activities numbers 20, 20A, 21, 21A, 21B, 22 and 23 in TC App 1.1.1R; and MCD credit agreement activities numbers 23A to 23E in TC App 1.1.1R3 |
TC applies if the customer is resident in the United Kingdom at the time the activity3 is carried on and TC also applies if the customer is resident in another EEA State (at the time that the activity is carried on) but only if the activity is carried on from an establishment maintained by the firm or its appointed representative in the United Kingdom |
Same as for UK domestic firm except that: (1) if the firm carries on the activity from an establishment maintained by the firm or its appointed representative in the United Kingdom and the customer is resident in another EEA State when the activity is carried on, TC does not apply; and (2) if the firm carries on the activity from an establishment maintained by the firm in another EEA State (and the customer is resident in the United Kingdom when the activity is carried on), the following provisions of TC apply: TC 2.1.5AR; TC 2.1.5BR(2), (3), (5) and (6); TC 2.1.5CR; TC 2.1.5DG; TC 2.1.5ER; and TC 2.1.5FG. |
Same as for UK domestic firm |
Any other activity in Appendix 1 |
TC applies in respect of employees who carry on these activities from an establishment maintained by the firm (or its appointed representative) in the United Kingdom and TC also applies in respect of employees who carry on activities with or for a client in the United Kingdom |
TC applies in respect of its employees who carry on activities from an establishment maintained by the firm (or its appointed representative) in the United Kingdom 2 |
TC applies in respect of its employees who carry on activities from an establishment maintained by the firm (or its appointed representative) in the United Kingdom |
Application of different sections of SUP 16 (excluding SUP 16.1366SUP 16.16,39 SUP 16.17 and SUP 16.2239)27
(1) Section(s) |
(2) Categories of firm to which section applies |
(3) Applicable rules and guidance |
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All categories of firm except: |
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(a) |
an ICVC; |
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(b) |
an incoming EEA firm or incoming Treaty firm, which is not: |
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(i) |
a firm of a type to which SUP 16.6 or 20SUP 16.1220 applies; or |
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(ii) |
an insurer with permission to effect or carry outlife policies; or |
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(iii)3 |
a with to establish, operate or wind up a stakeholder pension scheme;14a firm with permission to establish, operate or wind up a personal pension scheme or a stakeholder pension scheme;14 or39 |
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39(iv) |
a payment service provider to which SUP 16.22 applies; and |
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(c) |
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All categories of firm except: |
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(-a) |
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(a) |
an ICVC; |
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(b) |
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(c) |
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(d) |
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(e)4 |
[deleted]4 |
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(f) |
a sole trader; |
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(h) |
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(i)8 |
a firm with permission to carry on only retail investment activities;8 |
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(ia)38 |
a firm with permission only to advise on P2P agreements (unless that activity is carried on exclusively with or for professional clients);38 |
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(j)8 |
a firm with permission to carry on only insurance mediation activity, home finance mediation activity,16 or both;8 16 |
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(ja)30 |
an FCA-authorised person with permission to carry on only credit-related regulated activity; |
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a firm falling within a combination of (i), (ia),38 (j) and (ja). 30 30 |
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Depositary of an ICVC |
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Depositary of an ACS28 |
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A firm subject to the requirement in SUP 16.7A.3 R or SUP 16.7A.5 R |
Sections as relevant |
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Insurer with permission to effect or carry out life policies, unless it is a non-directive friendly society3 |
Entire section |
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3Firm with permission to establish, operate or wind up a personal pension scheme or a stakeholder pension scheme14 14 |
Entire section3 |
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Firm with permission to advise on investments; arrange (bring about) deals in investments; make arrangements with a view to transactions in investments; or arrange safeguarding and administration of assets5 |
Entire section5 |
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Entire section9 |
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(a)9 |
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(b)9 |
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(c)9 |
a credit union; and219 |
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21(d) |
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(1) |
A firm, other than a managing agent, which is: |
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(a) |
a home finance provider; or |
Entire section |
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(b) |
an insurer; or |
Entire section |
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(c) |
the operator of a regulated collective investment scheme or an investment trust savings scheme; or |
Entire section |
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(d) |
a person who issues or manages the relevant assets of the issuer of a structured capital-at-risk product; or |
Entire section |
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(e) |
a firm with permission to enter into a regulated credit agreement as lender in respect of high-cost short-term credit or home credit loan agreements; or |
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(2) |
a firm in whom the rights and obligations of the lender under a regulated mortgage contract are vested. |
The provisions governing performance data reports in SUP 16.11 and SUP 16 Annex 21 |
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A firm undertaking the regulated activities as listed in SUP 16.12.4 R, unless exempted in SUP 16.12.1 G |
Sections as relevant to regulated activities as listed in SUP 16.12.4 R23 |
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A CASS large firm and a CASS medium firm |
Entire section29 |
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An IFPRU 730k firm and a qualifying parent undertaking that is required to send a recovery plan, a group recovery plan or information for a resolution plan to the FCA. |
Entire Section |
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27Note 2 = The application of SUP 16.13 is set out under SUP 16.13.1 G;66 the application of SUP 16.15 is set out under SUP 16.15.1 G; the application of SUP 16.16 is set out SUP 16.16.1 R and SUP 16.16.2 R and the application of SUP 16.17 is set out in SUP 16.17.3 R and SUP 16.17.4 R66. 66 |
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29Note 3 = The application of SUP 16.18 for the types of AIFMs specified in SUP 16.1.1C G is set out in SUP 16.18.2 G. |
This table belongs to MCOB 9.1.3 R
Section of MCOB 9 |
Applies in relation to an equity release transaction as set out in the following rules:2 2 |