ancillary services
undertaking |
an undertaking the principal activity of which consists of owning or managing
property, managing data-processing services, or any other similar activity which
is ancillary to the principal activity of one or more of the firms subject to this
chapter. |
broad scope firm |
as in the Glossary in IPRU(INV) chapter 3. |
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exempting criteria |
the following criteria in respect of the firm's dealing positions: - such positions arise only as a result of the firm's failure to match investors
orders precisely; - the total market value of all such positions is subject to a ceiling of 15% of the
firm's initial capital; and - such positions are incidental and provisional in nature and strictly limited to the
time required to carry out the transaction in question. |
contingent liability |
the meaning in FRS 12 which states that it is: (a) a possible obligation that arises from past events and whose existence will
be confirmed only by the occurrence of one or more uncertain future
events not wholly within the entity's control or (b) a present obligation that arises from past events but is not recognised
because: (i) it is not probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be
required to settle the obligation; or (ii) the amount of the obligation cannot be measured with sufficient
reliability. |
consolidated
supervision |
the application of the financial rules in the Interim Prudential sourcebook for
investment businesses in accordance with rules and guidance in 14.1.1 to 14.5.4. |
EEA parent |
a firm's direct or indirect parent which has its head office in the EEA. |
financial holding
company |
an undertaking that satisfies the following conditions: (a) it is: (i) a financial institution; or (ii) a firm falling within IPRU-INV rule 14.1.1(1); (b) is subsidiary undertakings are either exclusively or mainly: (i) credit institutions;, (ii) investment firms; (iii) broad scope firms or undertakings carrying on activities which (if
they were firms doing those activities in the United Kingdom) would
make them broad scope firms; and (iv) financial institutions, one of which at least is a credit institution, a firm falling within IPRU-INV rule 14.1.1(1) or an investment firm; and (c) it is not a mixed financial holding company. |
financial institution |
an undertaking other than a credit institution, the principal activity of which is to
acquire holdings or to carry on a listed activity. |
group financial
resources |
the resources of a firm's group calculated in accordance with rules 14.4 (Group
financial resources). |
group financial
resources
requirement |
the requirement that a firm's group maintains financial resources calculated in
accordance with the rules in 14.5 (Group financial resources requirement). |
investment firm |
investment firm as in the main Glossary except that it excludes persons to which
the MiFID does not apply as a result of article 2 or 3 of the MiFID. |
Material holding |
a holding of – (a) ordinary share capital and non cumulative preference share capital; or (b) subordinated loan and non fixed-term cumulative preference share capital, in a credit institution or a financial institution where – (i) (a) or (b) above exceeds 10% of the share capital plus share premium of
the issuer; or (ii) the aggregate of (a) and (b) above exceeds 10% of the firm’sown funds,
before deducting the holding. |
Material insurance
holding |
the higher of – (1) the book value of an investment held in an insurance undertaking,
reinsurance undertaking, or insurance holding company (investment for
this purpose is either a participation or the investment in a subsidiary
undertaking); or (2) the group's proportionate share of that undertaking's local or notional
regulatory capital requirement." |
Non-trading book |
in relation to a firm's business or exposures, means any position, counterparty
exposure or balance sheet item nit falling within the definition of trading book. |
parent |
any parent undertaking as defined in section 1162 of the Companies Act 2006
and any undertaking which effectively exercises a dominant influence over
another undertaking. |
participation |
a participation within the meaning of Article 17 of Directive 78/660/EEC or the
ownership either direct or indirect of 20% or more of the voting rights or capital of
another undertaking which is not a subsidiary. |
subsidiary |
as in section 1159(1) of the Companies Act 2006. |
trading book |
as in the Glossary in IPRU(INV) chapter 5. |