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Related provisions for SYSC 22.8.1
Sections 292(3) and 292(4) state:
2Section 292(3) |
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The requirements are that- |
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investors are afforded protection equivalent to that which they would be afforded if the body concerned were required to comply with -4 3 |
4(i) recognition requirements, other than any such requirements which are expressed in regulations under section 286 not to apply for the purposes of this paragraph; and |
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4(ii) requirements contained in any directly applicable Community regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive or markets in financial instruments regulation; |
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there are adequate procedures for dealing with a person who is unable, or likely to become unable, to meet his obligations in respect of one or more market contracts connected with the [ROIE] 3 |
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the applicant is able and willing to co-operate with the[FCA]3by the sharing of information and in other ways; and 3 |
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adequate arrangements exist for co-operation between the[FCA]3and those responsible for the supervision of the applicant in the country or territory in which the applicant's head office is situated. 3 |
Section 292(4) |
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In considering whether it is satisfied as to the requirements mentioned in subsections (3)(a) and (b), the[FCA]3is to have regard to- 3 |
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the relevant law and practice of the country or territory in which the applicant's head office is situated; |
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the rules and practices of the applicant. |
Table: Issues to be covered in PPFM
Subject |
Issues |
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(1) |
Amount payable under a with-profits policy |
(a) |
Methods used to guide determination of the amount that is appropriate to pay individual with-profits policyholders, including: |
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the aims of the methods and approximations used; |
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how the current methods, including any relevant historical assumptions used and any systems maintained to deliver results of particular methods, are documented; and |
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the procedures for changing the current method or any assumptions or parameters relevant to a particular method. |
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(b) |
Approach to setting bonus rates. |
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(c) |
Approach to smoothing maturity payments and surrender payments, including: |
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the smoothing policy applied to each type of with-profits policy; |
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the limits (if any) applied to the total cost of, or excess from, smoothing; and |
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any limits applied to any changes in the level of maturity payments between one period to another. |
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(2) |
Investment strategy |
Significant aspects of the firm's investment strategy for its with-profits business or, if different, any with-profits fund, including: |
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the degree of matching to be maintained between assets relevant to with-profits business and liabilities to with-profits policyholders and other creditors; |
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the firm's approach to assets of different credit or liquidity quality and different volatility of market values; |
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the presence among the assets relevant to with-profits business of any assets that would not normally be traded because of their importance to the firm, and the justification for holding such assets; and |
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the firm's controls on using new asset or liability instruments and the nature of any approval required before new instruments are used. |
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Business risk |
The exposure of the with-profits business to business risks (new and existing), including the firm's: |
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procedures for deciding if the with-profits business may undertake a particular business risk; |
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arrangements for reviewing and setting a limit on the scale of such risks; and |
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procedures for reflecting the profits or losses of such business risks in the amounts payable under with-profits policies. |
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(4) |
Charges and expenses |
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The way in which the firm applies charges and apportions expenses to its with-profits business, including, if material, any interaction with connected firms. |
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The cost apportionment principles that will determine which costs are, or may be, charged to a with-profits fund and which costs are, or may be, charged to the other parts of its business of its shareholders. |
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Management of inherited estate |
Management of any inherited estate and the uses to which the firm may put that inherited estate. |
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Volumes of new business and arrangements on stopping taking new business |
If a firm'swith-profits fund is accepting new with-profits business, its practice for review of the limits on the quantity and type of new business and the actions that the firm would take if it ceased to take on new business of any significant amount. |
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Equity between the with-profits fund and any shareholders |
The way in which the interests of with-profits policyholders are, or may be, affected by the interests of any shareholders of the firm. |