FCA's Insurance Conduct of Business Sourcebook (ICOBS) contains the standards that apply to all non-investment insurance product sales (general insurance and protection...
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)....
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 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 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's (FCA) form and content requirements for client communications, including financial promotions under the...
This Practice Note highlights issues that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regards as significant in relation to the putting together of a financial promotion in...
This Practice Note explains the exemptions from the financial promotion restriction which are available for all controlled activities. For more information about the...
The exemptions to the financial promotion restriction are contained in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, SI 2005/1529 (FPO)....
Background to ICOBS On 6 January 2008, the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) predecessor, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) brought into force the ICOBS Insurance:...
BREXIT: As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...
This Practice Note provides an overview to the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) contained in Chapter 4 of the Conduct of Business sourcebook (COBS 4) requirements,...
The PRIIPs Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU/2017/653) Almost ten years in the making, the Packaged Retail and Insurance-Based...
What is the financial promotion regime? The term ‘financial promotion’ is not used in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA 2000) other than in the title of...
