Related provisions for ICOBS 6A.2.2
1The table below sets out the period within which a firm's tariff base is calculated (the data period) for second year levies calculated under FEES 5.8.2R. These examples are9 based on a firm that acquires permission on 1 November 20239 and has a financial year ending 31 March. Where valuation dates fall before the firm receives permission it should use projected valuations in calculating its levies.
References in this table to dates or months are references to the latest one occurring before the start of the FCA's financial year unless otherwise stated.
66Type of permission acquired on 1 November |
Tariff base |
Valuation date but for FEES 5.8.2R |
Data period under FEES 5.8.2R |
Gross written premium for fees purposes as defined in FEES 4 Annex 1AR (GWP); or9 Gross written premium notified to the FCA under FEES 5.4.1R(1A) that relates to the firm’srelevant business (RGWP)9 6 |
31 March 20239 - so projected valuations will be used 66 |
1 November to 31 December 20239 66 |
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Portfolio managers (including those holding client money/assets and not holding client money/9assets) 6 |
Flat fee9 |
Valued at 31 December |
Valued at 31 December |
Advisors,9arrangers, dealers or brokers holding and controlling client money and/or assets 66 |
Annual income as defined in FEES 4 Annex 11AR, relating to firm’srelevant business9 66 |
31 December. 6 This is because the firm's tariff base is calculated by reference to the firm's financial year end in the calendar year before the start of the FCAfee year. Therefore FEES 5.8.2R (3)(c) applies. 6 6 |
1 November to 31 December but annualised in accordance with FEES 5.8.2R (3)(c)(iii)6 6 |
In practice, private individuals may act in a number of capacities. The following table sets out a number of examples of how an individual acting in certain capacities should, in the FCA's view, be categorised.
Customer classification examples |
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Capacity |
Classification |
Personal representatives, including executors, unless they are acting in a professional capacity, for example, a solicitor acting as executor. |
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Private individuals acting in personal or other family circumstances, for example, as trustee of a family trust. |
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Trustee of a trust such as a housing or NHS trust. |
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Member of the governing body of a club or other unincorporated association such as a trade body and a student union. |
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Pension trustee. |
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Person taking out a policy covering property bought under a buy-to-let mortgage. |
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Partner in a partnership when taking out insurance for purposes related to his profession. |