29.8 |
Annual financial report |
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9.81 |
R |
[not used] |
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9.8.2 |
R |
[not used] |
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9.8.3 |
R |
[not used] |
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Information to be included in annual report and accounts |
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9.8.4 |
R |
In addition to the requirements set out in DTR 4.1 a listed company must include in its annual financial report, where applicable, the following: |
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(1) |
a statement of the amount of interest capitalised by the group during the period under review with an indication of the amount and treatment of any related tax relief; |
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(2) |
any information required by LR 9.2.18 R (Publication of unaudited financial information); |
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(3) |
details of any small related party transaction as required by LR 11.1.10 R (2)(c); |
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(4) |
details of any long-term incentive schemes as required by LR 9.4.3 R; |
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(5) |
details of any arrangements under which a director of the company has waived or agreed to waive any emoluments from the company or any subsidiary undertaking; |
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(6) |
where a director has agreed to waive future emoluments, details of such waiver together with those relating to emoluments which were waived during the period under review; |
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(7) |
in the case of any allotment for cash of equity securities made during the period under review otherwise than to the holders of the company'sequity shares in proportion to their holdings of such equity shares and which has not been specifically authorised by the company's shareholders: |
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(a) |
the classes of shares allotted and for each class of shares, the number allotted, their aggregate nominal value and the consideration received by the company for the allotment; |
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(b) |
the names of the allottees, if less than six in number, and in the case of six or more allottees a brief generic description of each new class of equity holder (e.g. holder of loan stock); |
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(c) |
the market price of the allotted securities on the date on which the terms of the issue were fixed; and |
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(d) |
the date on which the terms of the issue were fixed; |
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(8) |
the information required by paragraph (7) must be given for any unlisted major subsidiary undertaking of the company; |
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(9) |
where a listed company has listed shares in issue and is a subsidiary undertaking of another company, details of the participation by the parent undertaking in any placing made during the period under review; |
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(10) |
details of any contract of significance subsisting during the period under review: |
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(a) |
to which the listed company, or one of its subsidiary undertakings, is a party and in which a director of the listed company is or was materially interested; and |
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(b) |
between the listed company, or one of its subsidiary undertakings, and a controlling shareholder; |
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(11) |
details of any contract for the provision of services to the listed company or any of its subsidiary undertakings by a controlling shareholder, subsisting during the period under review, unless: |
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(a) |
it is a contract for the provision of services which it is the principal business of the shareholder to provide; and |
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(b) |
it is not a contract of significance; |
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(12) |
details of any arrangement under which a shareholder has waived or agreed to waive any dividends; and |
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(13) |
where a shareholder has agreed to waive future dividends, details of such waiver together with those relating to dividends which are payable during the period under review. |
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9.8.5 |
G |
A listed company need not include with the annual report and accounts details of waivers of dividends of less than 1% of the total value of any dividend provided that some payment has been made on each share of the relevant class during the relevant calendar year. |
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Additional information |
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9.8.6 |
R |
In the case of a listed company incorporated in the United Kingdom, the following additional items must be included in its annual financial report: |
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(1) |
a statement setting out all the interests (in respect of which transactions are notifiable to the company under article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation3) of each person who is a director of the listed company as at the end of the period under review including: |
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(a) |
all changes in the interests of each director that have occurred between the end of the period under review and a date not more than one month prior to the date of the notice of the annual general meeting; or |
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(b) |
if there have been no changes in the period described in paragraph (a), a statement that there have been no changes in the interests of each director; |
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Interests of each director include the interests of connected persons of which the listed company is, or ought upon reasonable enquiry to become, aware. |
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(2) |
a statement showing the interests disclosed to the listed company in accordance with DTR 5 as at the end of the period under review and: |
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(a) |
all interests disclosed to the listed company in accordance with DTR 5 that have occurred between the end of the period under review and a date not more than one month prior to the date of the notice of the annual general meeting; or |
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(b) |
if no interests have been disclosed to the listed company in accordance with DTR 5 in the period described in (a), a statement that no changes have been disclosed to the listed company; |
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(3) |
a statement made by the directors that the business is a going concern, together with supporting assumptions or qualifications as necessary, that has been prepared in accordance with Going Concern and Liquidity Risk: Guidance for Directors of UK Companies 2009, published by the Financial Reporting Council in October 2009; |
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(4) |
a statement setting out: |
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(a) |
details of any shareholders' authority for the purchase, by the listed company of its own shares that is still valid at the end of the period under review; |
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(b) |
in the case of purchases made otherwise than through the market or by tender to all shareholders, the names of sellers of such shares purchased, or proposed to be purchased, by the listed company during the period under review; |
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(c) |
in the case of any purchases made otherwise than through the market or by tender or partial offer to all shareholders, or options or contracts to make such purchases, entered into since the end of the period covered by the report, information equivalent to that required under Part 2 of Schedule 7 to the Large & Medium Sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/410) (Disclosure required by company acquiring its own shares etc) ; and |
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(d) |
in the case of sales of treasury shares for cash made otherwise than through the market, or in connection with an employees' share scheme, or otherwise than pursuant to an opportunity which (so far as was practicable) was made available to all holders of the listed company'ssecurities (or to all holders of a relevant class of its securities) on the same terms, particulars of the names of purchasers of such shares sold, or proposed to be sold, by the company during the period under review; |
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(5) |
a statement of how the listed company has applied the Main Principles set out in the UK Corporate Governance Code, in a manner that would enable shareholders to evaluate how the principles have been applied; |
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(6) |
a statement as to whether the listed company has: |
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(a) |
complied throughout the accounting period with all relevant provisions set out in the UK Corporate Governance Code; or |
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(b) |
not complied throughout the accounting period with all relevant provisions set out in the UK Corporate Governance Code and if so, setting out: |
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(i) |
those provisions, if any it has not complied with; |
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(ii) |
in the case of provisions whose requirements are of a continuing nature, the period within which, if any, it did not comply with some or all of those provisions; and |
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(iii) |
the company's reasons for non-compliance; and |
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(7) |
a report to the shareholders by the Board which contains all the matters set out in LR 9.8.8 R. |
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9.8.6A |
G |
(1) |
The effect of LR 9.8.6 R (1) is that a listed company is required to set out a 'snapshot' of the total interests of a director and his or her connected persons, as at the end of the period under review (including certain information to update it as at a date not more than a month before the date of the notice of the annual general meeting). The interests that need to be set out are limited to those in respect of which transactions fall to be notified under the notification requirement for PDMRs in article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation3. Persons who are directors during, but not at the end of, the period under review need not be included. |
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(2) |
A listed company unable to compile the statement in LR 9.8.6 R (1) from information already available to it may need to seek the relevant information, or confirmation, from the director himself, including that in relation to connected persons, but would not be expected to obtain information directly from connected persons. |
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9.8.7 |
R |
An overseas company with a premium listing must include in its annual report and accounts the information in LR 9.8.6 R (5), LR 9.8.6 R (6) and LR 9.8.8 R (9). |
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9.8.7A |
R |
(1) |
An overseas company with a premium listing that is not required to comply with requirements imposed by another EEA State that correspond to DTR 7.2 (Corporate governance statements) must comply with DTR 7.2 as if it were an issuer to which that section applies. |
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(2) |
An overseas company with a premium listing which complies with LR 9.8.7 R will be taken to satisfy the requirements of DTR 7.2.2 R and DTR 7.2.3 R, but (unless it is required to comply with requirements imposed by another EEA State that correspond to DTR 7.2) must comply with all of the other requirements of DTR 7.2 as if it were an issuer to which that section applies. |
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Report to shareholders |
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9.8.8 |
R |
The report to the shareholders by the Board required by LR 9.8.6 R (7) must contain the following: |
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(1) |
a statement of the listed company's policy on executive directors' remuneration; |
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(2) |
information presented in tabular form, unless inappropriate, together with explanatory notes as necessary on: |
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(a) |
the amount of each element in the remuneration package for the period under review of each director, by name, including but not restricted to, basic salary and fees, the estimated money value of benefits in kind, annual bonuses, deferred bonuses, compensation for loss of office and payments for breach of contract or other termination payments; |
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(b) |
the total remuneration for each director for the period under review and for the corresponding prior period; |
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(c) |
any significant payments made to former directors during the period under review; and |
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(d) |
any share options, including Save-as-you-earn options, for each director, by name, in accordance with the requirements of the Directors' Remuneration Report Regulations; |
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(3) |
details of any long-term incentive schemes, other than share options as required by paragraph (2)(d), including the interests of each director, by name, in the long-term incentive schemes at the start of the period under review; |
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(4) |
details of any entitlements or awards granted and commitments made to each director under any long-term incentive schemes during the period, showing which crystallize either in the same year or in subsequent years; |
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(5) |
details of the monetary value and number of shares, cash payments or other benefits received by each director under any long-term incentive schemes during the period; |
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(6) |
details of the interests of each director in the long-term incentive schemes at the end of the period; |
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(7) |
an explanation and justification of any element of a director's remuneration, other than basic salary, which is pensionable; |
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(8) |
details of any director's service contract with a notice period in excess of one year or with provisions for pre-determined compensation on termination which exceeds one year's salary and benefits in kind, giving the reasons for such notice period; |
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(9) |
details of the unexpired term of any directors' service contract of a director proposed for election or re-election at the forthcoming annual general meeting, and, if any director proposed for election or re-election does not have a directors' service contract, a statement to that effect; |
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(10) |
a statement of the listed company's policy on the granting of options or awards under its employee share scheme and other long-term incentive schemes, explaining and justifying any departure from that policy in the period under review and any change in the policy from the preceding year; |
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(11) |
for money purchase schemes details of the contribution or allowance payable or made by the listed company in respect of each director during the period under review; and |
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(12) |
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a) |
details of the amount of the increase during the period under review (excluding inflation) and of the accumulated total amount at the end of the period in respect of the accrued benefit to which each director would be entitled on leaving service or is entitled having left service during the period under review; |
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(b) |
either: |
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(i) |
the transfer value (less director's contributions) of the relevant increase in accrued benefit (to be calculated in accordance with regulations 7 to 7E of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Transfer Values) Regulations 1996 but making no deduction for any under-funding) as at the end of the period; or |
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(ii) |
so much of the following information as is necessary to make a reasonable assessment of the transfer value in respect of each director: |
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(A) age; |
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(B) normal retirement age; |
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(C) the amount of any contributions paid or payable by the director under the terms of the scheme during the period under review; |
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(D) details of spouses and dependants benefits; |
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(E) early retirement rights and options; |
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(F) expectations of pension increases after retirement (whether guaranteed or discretionary); and |
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(G) discretionary benefits for which allowance is made in transfer values on leaving and any other relevant information which will significantly affect the value of the benefits; and |
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(c) |
no disclosure of voluntary contributions and benefits. |
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Information required by law |
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9.8.9 |
G |
The requirements of LR 9.8.6 R (6) and LR 9.8.8 R relating to corporate governance are additional to the information required by law to be included in the listed company's annual report and accounts. |
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Auditors report |
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9.8.10 |
R |
A listed company must ensure that the auditors review each of the following before the annual report is published: |
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(1) |
LR 9.8.6R(3) (statement by the directors that the business is a going concern); and |
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(2) |
the parts of the statement required byLR 9.8.6 R (6) (corporate governance) that relate to the following provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code: |
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(a) |
C.1.1; |
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(b) |
C.2.1; and |
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(c) |
C.3.1 to C.3.7. |
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9.8.11 |
R |
A listed company must ensure that the auditors review the following disclosures: |
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(1) |
LR 9.8.8 R (2) (amount of each element in the remuneration package and information on share options); |
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(2) |
LR 9.8.8 R (3), LR 9.8.8 R (4) and (5) (details of long term incentive schemes for directors); |
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(3) |
LR 9.8.8 R (11) (money purchase schemes); and |
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(4) |
LR 9.8.8 R (12) (defined benefit schemes). |
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9.8.12 |
R |
If, in the opinion of the auditors the listed company has not complied with any of the requirements set out in LR 9.8.11 R the listed company must ensure that the auditors' report includes, to the extent possible, a statement giving details of the non-compliance. |
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Summary financial statements |
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9.8.13 |
R |
Any summary financial statement issued by a listed company as permitted under the Companies Act 2006, must disclose: |
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(1) |
earnings per share; and |
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(2) |
the information required for summary financial statements set out in or under the Companies Act 2006. |
Related provisions for CONC 13.1.5
121 - 140 of 161 items.
Table: Provisions of the Takeover Code conformity with which will be unlikely to3, of itself, amount to market abuse (This table belongs to MAR 1.10.4G3):
11Takeover Code provisions: |
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Disclosure of information which is not generally available |
1(a) 2.1 plus notes, 2.5, 2.6,2.9 plus notes 8 19.7 20.1, 20.2, 20.3 28.4 37.3(b) and 37.4(a) |
Standards of care |
2.8 first sentence and note 4 19.1, 19.5 second sentence and note 2, 19.8 23 plus notes 28.1 |
Timing of announcements, documentation and dealings |
2.2, 2.4(b) 5.4 6.2(b) 7.1 11.1 note 6 only 17.1 21.2 30 31.6(c), 31.9 33 (in so far as it refers 31.6(c) and 31.9 only) 38.5 |
Content of announcements |
2.4 (a) and (b) 19.31 |
2A firm must ensure that the SRB agreement seller realises that there are other possible sources of information on the appropriate rental value for the property available to him, including local estate agents, local newspapers and on-line sites which carry advertisements for the rental of residential property in the customer's locality.
A firm must ensure that each claims representative:(1) is responsible for handling and settling a claim by an injured party;(2) is resident or established in the EEA State where it is appointed;(3) collects all information necessary in connection with the settlement of a claim and takes the measures necessary to negotiate its settlement;(4) possesses sufficient powers to represent the firm in relation to an injured party and to meet an injured party's claim in full; and(5) is
16TC Appendix 5G sets out:(1) the criteria which the FCA may take into account when assessing a qualification provider; and(2) the information the FCA will expect the qualification provider to provide if it asks the FCA to add a qualification to the list of appropriate qualifications in TC Appendix 4E.
Before a customer enters into a regulated credit agreement, the firm must:(1) encourage the customer to read all contractual documentation carefully; (2) take reasonable steps to ensure the customer has understood the nature of the obligations the customer will take on and the resulting risks;(3) encourage the customer to obtain independent advice; and(4) permit the customer an adequate opportunity to seek and obtain such advice.
11The
requirement to keep information at the disposal of the FCA means that a firm should
maintain that information in such a form that it can readily be gathered and
transmitted to the FCA upon request. Where more than
one firm has given effect to
a transaction, each firm should be considered to have carried
out the transaction for the
purposes of SUP 17.4.3 R and should keep the records, even where only
one firm makes a transaction report as contemplated in this
Chapter.
In having regard to the cost implications of using the section 166 power (Reports by skilled persons) or the section 166A power (Appointment of skilled person to collect and update information) 6alternative options (such as visits) or other powers, the FCA5 will take into account relevant factors, including:66(1) whether the firm may derive some benefit from the work carried out and recommendations made by the skilled person, for instance a better understanding of its business
10When determining the adequacy of its internal controls, a firm should consider both the potential risks that might hinder the achievement of the objectives listed in SYSC 14.1.28 G, and the extent to which it needs to control these risks. More specifically, this should normally include consideration of:(1) the appropriateness of its reporting and communication lines (see SYSC 3.2.2 G);(2) how the delegation or contracting of functions or activities to employees, appointed representatives
SYSC 4.6.27G and SYSC 4.6.28G do not take into account the right of a firm to omit information under SYSC 4.6.20R. They assume that the firm will prepare a single document under SYSC 4.6.24G. However SYSC 4.6.27G and SYSC 4.6.28G are not intended to take away the right to omit information under SYSC 4.6.20R.
1A firm operating an MTF must have:(1) transparentand non-discretionary rules and procedures for fair and orderly trading;[Note:Article 14(1) of MiFID](2) objective criteria for the efficient execution of orders;[Note: Article 14(1) of MiFID](3) transparent rules regarding the criteria for determining the financial instruments that can be traded under its systems;[Note: Subparagraph 1 of Article 14(2) of MiFID](4) transparent rules, based on objective criteria, governing access
Timely and accurate disclosure of information to the market is a key obligation of listed companies. For the purposes of Listing Principle 13, a listed company should have adequate systems and controls to be able to:3313(1) ensure that it can properly identify information which requires disclosure under the listing rules, disclosure requirements4, transparency rules or corporate governance rules3 in a timely manner; and3(2) ensure that any information identified under (1) is properly
What are reasonable steps for verification of the identity, income and outgoings1 of a customer depends on the circumstances of the case and the type of service offered by the firm. Estimates of expenditure would be reasonable where precise figures are not readily available. The Common Financial Statement includes expenditure guidelines, but where a firm uses the Common Financial Statement or an equivalent or similar statement which includes such guidelines, the use of expenditure
A firm may supplement the first paragraph of text prescribed in MCOB 6.4.4 R (5)(a) to clarify that, while the regulated mortgage contract is not binding until the relevant mortgage document has been signed and funds have been released, the business offer document or high net worth offer document2 may form part of a wider set of negotiated facilities and that the customer is separately bound by these.