- (1)
This rule applies to a firm which:
- (a)
carries on:
- (i)
- (ii)
home finance mediation activity1(or both); and
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in relation to those activities, holds client money or other client assets; or5
- (b)
carries on home financing or home finance administration connected to regulated mortgage contracts (or both) unless as at 26 April 2014 its Part IV permission was and continues to remain subject to a restriction preventing it from undertaking new home financing or home finance administration connected to regulated mortgage contracts.5
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- (a)
- (2)
In calculating its capital resources, the firm must exclude any amount by which the aggregate amount of its subordinated loans and its redeemable preference shares exceeds the amount calculated as follows:
four times (a - b - c); |
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where: |
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a |
= |
items 1 to 5 in the Table of items which are eligible to contribute to a firm's capital resources (see MIPRU 4.4.2 R) |
b |
= |
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c |
= |
the amount of its intangible assets (but not goodwill until 14 January 2008 - see transitional provision 1). |