This Practice Note introduces the laws and regulations governing advertising in general and covers: • Regulatory regime overview • Non-broadcast advertising • Broadcast...
Chapter 4 of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Conduct of Business sourcebook (COBS 4) contains the conduct of business requirements for communications...
Background On 1 April 2013, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) became responsible for the conduct supervision of all firms authorised under the Financial Services and...
This Practice Note explains the process for the approval by authorised of financial promotions under section 21 of Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA 2000)....
This Practice Note highlights key aspects of key materials produced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and its predecessor, the Financial Services...
What is the financial promotion restriction? Under section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA 2000), a person (A) must not, in the course of...
This Practice Note explains the rules for the cancellation of client agreements. The rules, which are contained in chapter 15 of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA)...
Background to, and application of, CASS 9 Prior to 1 December 2014, most of the client information and reporting requirements in relation to client assets held by...
Background to the Client Assets Resolution Pack The collapse of firms such as Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE) in 2008 and MF Global UK Ltd in 2011 led to...
Application and purpose of the client money distribution and transfer rules The client money distribution rules were significantly amended on 1 January 2013 in order to...
Background to investment research rules This Practice Note explains the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) rules on investment research, which are...
This Practice Note explains what direct offer financial promotions and cold calls are and which of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) rules apply to them....
This Practice Note explains the exemptions from the financial promotion restriction which are contained in chapter 4.12 of the Financial Conduct Authority...
This Practice Note explains the regulatory rules for the use of performance information in client communications (contained in the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)'s...
This Practice Note explains the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)'s rules on systems, controls and records in relation to financial promotions (contained in the Conduct...
Many businesses wish to promote their goods or services by reference to those of a competitor to gain a commercial advantage. For example, a business may seek to...
