Related provisions for INSPRU 8.4.1
1The application of this sourcebook is summarised at a high level in the following table. The detailed application is cut back in SYSC 1 Annex 1 and in the text of each chapter.
Type of firm |
Applicable chapters |
Chapters 2, 3, 12 5 to 18, 19F.2,14 213, 2211, 23, 24, 25, 26, 2715, 2814, 28A20 5 |
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Chapters 2, 3, 11, 12, 15A,18 18, 19F.2,14 213, 2211, 23, 24, 25, 26, 2715, 2814, 28A20 |
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Chapters 2, 3, 12, 15A,18 18, 19F.2,14 213, 2211, 23, 24, 25, 26, 2715, 2814, 28A20 |
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Chapters 4 to 12, 15A,18 18, 19D, 19F, 19G19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 28A20 |
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Every other firm |
Chapters 4 to 12, 15A,18 18, 19D, 19F, 19G19, 216, 2211, 2814, 28A20 624463614 |
Firms that SYSC 19D applies to should also refer to the Remuneration part of the PRA Rulebook13.
42Where the measure is not cumulative (e.g. the number of traders for fee-block A10), the firm must use the figure relating to the valuation date specified in FEES 4 Annex 1AR Part 563 (e.g. 31 December for A10)48. Table A sets out the reporting requirements for the key fee-blocks when full48 actual data is not available:
Table A: calculating tariff data for second and subsequent years of authorisation when full trading figures are not available
48Fee-block |
Tariff base |
Calculation where trading data are not available |
A1. Deposit acceptors |
Average MELS for October - December |
Use data available at 31 December or, if trading has not commenced by 31 December, use nil48. |
A2. Home finance providers and administrators |
Number of relevant contracts entered into or being administered in the twelve months up to 31 December |
Apply the formula (A÷B) x 12 to arrive at an annualised figure. |
A3. Insurers - general |
Gross written premium for fees purposes (GWP) 43for the financial year ended in the calendar year ending 31 December and best estimate liabilities for fees purposes (BEL) 43 valued at the end of the financial year |
GWP 43 – apply the formula (A÷B) x 12 to arrive at an annualised figure. BEL – use 43 data at valuation date or, if trading has not commenced by then, use nil48. |
A4. Insurers - life |
Gross written premium for fees purposes (GWP) 43 for the financial year ended in the calendar year ending 31 December and best estimate liabilities for fees purposes (BEL) 43 valued at the end of the financial year |
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A5. Managing agents at Lloyd’s |
Active capacity in respect of the underwriting year at the beginning of the period to which the fee relates |
Not applicable. |
A6. The Society of Lloyd’s |
Bespoke fee |
Not applicable. |
A7. Portfolio managers |
Funds under management valued at 31 December |
Use data as at 31 December or, if trading has not commenced by 31 December, use nil48. |
A9. Managers and depositaries of investment funds, and operators of collective investment schemes or pension schemes |
Annual gross income for the financial year ended in the calendar year ending 31 December |
Apply the formula (A÷B) x 12 to arrive at an annualised figure. |
A10. Firms dealing as principal |
Number of traders as at 31 December |
Use data as at 31 December or, if trading has not commenced by 31 December, use nil48. |
A13. Advisors, arrangers, dealers or brokers |
Annual income for the financial year ended in the calendar year ending 31 December |
Apply the formula (A÷B) x 12 to arrive at the annualised figure |
A14. Corporate finance advisers |
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A18. Home finance providers, advisers and arrangers |
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A19. General insurance distribution44 |
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A21. Firms holding client money or assets, or both |
The highest amount of client money and the highest amount of custody assets held over the 12 months ending 31 December |
The highest amount of client money and/or custody assets over the period between the date of authorisation and 31 December or, if trading has not started, use nil48. |
56A.23 |
Annual income for the financial year ended in the calendar year ending 31 December |
Apply the formula (A÷B) x 12 to arrive at the annualised figure. |
Annual income for the financial year ended in the calendar year ending 31 December54 |
Apply the formula (A÷B) x 12 to arrive at the annualised figure.54 |
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B. Service companies |
Annual income for the financial year ended in the calendar year ending 31 December |
Apply the formula (A÷B) x 12 to arrive at the annualised figure. |
B. Regulated benchmark45 administrators |
Annual income for the financial year ended in the calendar year ending 31 December39 |
Apply the formula (A÷B) x 12 to arrive at the annualised figure.39 |
B. Recognised investment exchanges |
Annual income for the financial year ended in the calendar year ending 31 December39 |
Apply the formula (A÷B) x 12 to arrive at the annualised figure.39 |
B. Recognised auction platforms55 49 |
Flat fee55 49 |
Not applicable55 49 |
B. Recognised overseas investment exchanges |
Flat fee |
Not applicable. |
CC1. Credit-related regulated activities with limited permission |
Annual income for the financial year ended in the calendar year ending 31 December |
Apply the formula (A÷B) x 12 to arrive at an annualised figure. |
CC2. Credit related regulated activities |
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G.2 Payment services institutions – deposit acceptors |
See A1 deposit acceptors |
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G.3. Large payment services institutions |
Relevant income |
Apply the formula (A÷B) x 12 to arrive at an annualised figure. |
G.4 Small payment institutions |
Flat fee |
Not applicable. |
G.5 Other payment institutions |
Relevant income |
Apply the formula (A÷B) x 12 to arrive at an annualised figure. |
G.10 Large electronic money institutions |
Average outstanding e-money over 12 months ending 31 December |
Average over the period from authorisation to 31 December. |
G.11 Small electronic money institutions |
Flat fee |
Not applicable. |
G.15 Issuer of regulated covered bonds |
Value as at 31 December |
Not applicable. |
G.20 Consumer buy-to-let (CBTL) lender |
Flat fee |
Not applicable. |
G.21 CBTL adviser and arranger |
Applicable sections (see SUP 3.1.1 R)
This table and the provisions in SUP 3 should be read in conjunction with GEN 2.2.23 R to GEN 2.2.25 G. In particular, the PRA does not apply any of the provisions in SUP 3 in respect of FCA-authorised persons. SUP 3.10 and SUP 3.11 are applied by the FCA only.41 |
(1) Category of firm |
(2) Sections applicable to the firm |
(3) Sections applicable to its auditor |
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(1) |
Authorised professional firm which is required by IPRU(INV) 2.1.2R to comply with chapters 3, 519 or 13 of IPRU(INV) and which has an auditor appointed under or as a result of a statutory provision other than in the Act9 (Notes 1 and 6)23 23192323 |
SUP 3.1, SUP 3.2, SUP 3.8,19SUP 3.10 19 |
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(2) |
Authorised professional firm not within (1) to which the custody chapter or client money chapter applies22 172223 |
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(3) |
Authorised professional firm not within (1) or (2) which has an auditor appointed under or as a result of a statutory provision other than in the Act |
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(4) |
Bank, building society or dormant asset fund operator40 which in each case carries on designated investment business21(Notes 2A and 6)23 2123 |
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(5) |
Bank, building society or a dormant asset fund operator40 which in each case does not carry on designated investment business21 (Note 2A) 21 |
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(5A) |
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CASS debt management firm unless subject to a requirement imposed under section 55L of the Act stating that it must not hold client money or such a requirement to the same effect30 |
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33(5C) |
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36(5D) |
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(6) |
Insurer, the Society of Lloyd's, underwriting agent or members' adviser, UK ISPV11 (Note 5)7 |
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(7) |
Investment management firm,39personal investment firm (other than a small personal investment firm)39, 15securities and futures firm or collective portfolio management firm that is an external AIFM28 which, in each case, has an auditor appointed under or as a result of a statutory provision other than in the Act9(Notes 3 and 623)17 16239282820151723 |
SUP 3.1, SUP 3.2, SUP 3.8,19SUP 3.10 19 |
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9(7A) |
Investment management firm39, personal investment firm (other than a small personal investment firm39),28securities and futures firm39 or collective portfolio management firm that is an external AIFM28 not within (7) to which the custody chapter or client money chapter applies22 2015232815201722 |
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9(7B) |
Collective portfolio management firm that is a 28UCITS firm13or an internally managed AIF28 (Note 6)23 13 |
SUP 3.1, SUP 3.2, SUP 3.8,19SUP 3.10 19 |
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13(7C) |
MiFID investment firm38, which has an auditor appointed under or as a result of a statutory provision other than in the Act (Notes 3B and 6)2320 2023 |
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17(7D) |
Sole trader or partnership that is a MiFID investment firm3839(Notes 3C and 6)2320 202023 |
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(8) |
Small personal investment firm or service company which, in either case, has an auditor appointed under or as a result of a statutory provision other than in the Act |
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(9)8 |
Home finance provider10 which has an auditor appointed under or as a result of a statutory provision other than in the Act9 10 |
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(10)8 |
Insurance intermediary (other than an exempt insurance intermediary) to which the insurance client money chapter17 (except for CASS 5.2 (Holding money as agent)) applies (see Note 4)8 17 |
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(11)8 |
Exempt insurance intermediary and insurance intermediary not subject to SUP 3.1.2 R(10) which has an auditor appointed under or as a result of a statutory provision other than in the Act |
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(12)8 |
Home finance intermediary10 or home finance administrator10 which has an auditor appointed under or as a result of a statutory provision other than in the Act. 1010 |
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Note 1 = This chapter applies to an authorised professional firm in row (1) (and its auditor) as if the firm were of the relevant type in the right-hand column of IPRU(INV) 2.1.4R. |
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Note 2 [deleted]23 171723 |
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Note 2A = For this purpose, designated investment business does not include either or both: (a) dealing which falls within the exclusion in article 15 of the Regulated Activities Order (Absence of holding out etc) (or agreeing to do so); and (b) dealing in investments as principal (or agreeing to do so): (i) by a firm whose permission to deal in investments as principal is subject to a limitation to the effect that the firm, in carrying on this regulated activity, is limited to entering into transactions in a manner which, if the firm was an unauthorised person, would come within article 16 of the Regulated Activities Order (Dealing in contractually based investments); and (ii) in a manner which comes within that limitation; having regard to article 4(4) of the Regulated Activities Order (Specified activities: general23). 18 |
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Note 3 = This note applies in relation to an oil market participant to which IPRU(INV) 3 does not apply and in relation to an energy market participant to which IPRU(INV) 3 does not apply. In SUP 3: (a) only SUP 3.1, SUP 3.2 and SUP 3.7 are applicable to such a firm; and (b) only SUP 3.1, SUP 3.2 and SUP 3.8 are applicable to its auditor; and, in each case, only if it has an auditor appointed under or as a result of a statutory provision other than in the Act. |
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20Note 3B = MiFID investment firms38 include firms that are eligible to be MiFID optional exemption firms but have chosen not to exercise the article 3 exemption. However, such firms may still benefit from the audit exemption for small companies in the Companies Act legislation39. 31 |
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17Note 3C20 = A sole trader or a partnership that is a MiFID investment firm38 to which the custody chapter22 or client money chapter applies2220 must have its annual accounts audited. 2020202222 |
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Note 4 = The client money audit requirement in SUP 3.1.2 R(10) therefore applies to all insurance intermediaries except:8 • those which do not hold client money or other client assets in relation to insurance distribution activities34; or 8 • those which only hold up to, but not exceeding, £30,000 of client money under a statutory trust arising under CASS 5.3.8 Insurance intermediaries which, in relation to insurance distribution activities34, hold no more than that amount of client money only on a statutory trust are exempt insurance intermediaries.8 |
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Note (5) = In row (6):7 |
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(a)7 |
SUP 3.1 - SUP 3.7 applies to a managing agent in respect of its own business and in respect of the insurance business of each syndicate which it manages; and7 |
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(b)7 |
SUP 3.1, SUP 3.2 and SUP 3.8 apply to the auditors of a managing agent and the auditors of the insurance business of each syndicate which the managing agent manages.1234567 |
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23Note 6 = Where SUP 3.11 applies to a firm, and SUP 3.10 applies to the auditor of that firm, those sections apply whether or not that firm'spermission prevents it from holding client money or custody assets and whether or not it holds client money or custody assets.A collective portfolio management firm that is an internally managed AIF is required to appoint an auditor under FUND 3.3.6R (2) (Annual report of an AIF) because the AIFM is also an AIF.28 |