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Financial Services Authority
Handbook of Rules and Guidance
The FSA Handbook
© Financial Services Authority. All rights reserved

Rule-making instruments

Waivers

Summaries

Authorisation cases bulletins

Guidance Notes

Handbook Forms

Reader's Guide

Transitional Provisions

Handbook Notices

Handbook Development Newsletters and Policy Development Updates

Tribunal Decisions

Tailored Handbooks    FNDMGR    ASTMGR

 

Prefatory Material

 

Glossary

Block 1:

High Level Standards

PRIN

Principles for Businesses

SYSC

Senior Management Arrangements, Systems and Controls

COND

Threshold Conditions

APER

Statements of Principle and Code of Practice for Approved Persons

FIT

The Fit and Proper Test for Approved Persons

FINMAR

Financial Stability and Market Confidence sourcebook (in force from 6 August 2010)

TC

Training and Competence sourcebook

GEN

General Provisions

FEES

Fees Manual

Block 2a:

Prudential standards

PRU

Integrated Prudential sourcebook (not in force after 31 December 2006)

GENPRU

General Prudential sourcebook

BIPRU

Prudential sourcebook for Banks, Building Societies and Investment Firms

INSPRU

Prudential sourcebook for Insurers

SOLPRU

Prudential sourcebook for Solvency II Insurers (proposed to be in force in 2012 - see CP 11/22)

MIPRU

Prudential sourcebook for Mortgage and Home Finance Firms, and Insurance Intermediaries

UPRU

Prudential sourcebook for UCITS Firm

IPRU-BANK

Interim Prudential sourcebook for Banks (not in force after 31 October 2010)

IPRU-BSOC

Interim Prudential sourcebook for Building Societies (not in force after 30 September 2010)

IPRU-FSOC

Interim Prudential sourcebook for Friendly Societies

IPRU-INS

Interim Prudential sourcebook for Insurers

IPRU-INV

Interim Prudential sourcebook for Investment Businesses

Block 2b:

Business standards

COB

Conduct of Business sourcebook (not in force after 31 October 2007)

COBS

New Conduct of Business sourcebook (in force from 1 November 2007)

ICOB

Insurance Conduct of Business sourcebook (not in force after 5 January 2008)

ICOBS

Insurance: Conduct of Business sourcebook (in force from 6 January 2008 - title changed by FSA 2009/22 with effect from 6 May 2009)

MCOB

Mortgage Conduct of Business sourcebook

BCOBS

Banking: Conduct of Business sourcebook (in force from 1 November 2009)

CASS

Client Assets sourcebook

MAR

Market Conduct sourcebook

ML

Money Laundering sourcebook (not in force after 31 August 2006)

Block 3:

Regulatory Processes

AUTH

Authorisation (not in force after 31 December 2006)

SUP

Supervision

ENF

Enforcement (not in force after 28 August 2007)

DEC

Decision making (not in force after 28 August 2007)

DEPP

Decision Procedure and Penalties manual

Block 4:

Redress

DISP

Dispute resolution: Complaints

COMP

Compensation

COAF

Complaints against the FSA

Block 5:

Specialist sourcebooks

BSOCS

Building Societies sourcebook (in force from 1 April 2010)

CIS

Collective Investment Schemes (not in force after 13 February 2007)

COLL

New Collective Investment Schemes

CRED

Credit Unions (not in force after 8 January 2012)

CREDS

new Credit Unions sourcebook (in force from 8 January 2012)

ECO

E-Commerce Directive (not in force after 31 October 2007)

ELM

Electronic Money

PROF

Professional Firms

LLD

Lloyd's (not in force after 31 December 2006)

RCB

Regulated Covered Bonds

REC

Recognised Investment Exchanges and Recognised Clearing Houses

Block 6:

Listing, Prospectus and Disclosure

LR

Listing Rules

PR

Prospectus Rules

DTR

Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules

Special guides (not forming part of the Handbook)

EMPS

Energy Market Participants

FREN

Small Friendly Societies (not in force after 12 June 2005)

OMPS

Oil Market Participants

SERV

Service companies

SIFA

Using the FSA Handbook: an Overview for small IFA firms (not in force after 30 August 2006)

MIGI

Small Mortgage and Insurance Intermediaries: Part I - General Rules (not in force after 30 August 2006)

MOGI

Small Mortgage and Insurance Intermediaries: Part II - Mortgage Intermediaries (additional rules) (not in force after 30 August 2006)

GIGI

Small Mortgage and Insurance Intermediaries: Part III - Insurance Intermediaries (additional rules) (not in force after 30 August 2006)

 

Regulatory Guides

BSOG

The Building Societies Regulatory Guide

COLLG

The Collective Investment Scheme Information Guide

CRAG

The Credit Rating Agencies Guide (in force from 7 June 2010 - removed in December 2011)

CURG

Regulatory Guide for Credit unions (in force Q1 2010 - see Handbook Development Newsletter No 118)

EG

The Enforcement Guide

FC

Financial Crime Guide

PERG

Perimeter Guidance Manual

RPPD

The Responsibilities of Providers and Distributors for the Fair Treatment of Customers

UNFCOG

Unfair Contract Terms Regulatory Guide

 

UKLA

UKLA

United Kingdom Listing Authority

 

INTERIM PERMITTED PERSONS

 

Interim Permitted Persons

 

PENSIONS REVIEWS

 

Designation of Pensions Review Provisions Instrument 2001

 

UNAUTHORISED MUTUAL SOCIETIES

 

Unauthorised mutuals registration fees rules

Schedules:

Transitional provisions

Summary schedules:

1.      Record-keeping requirements
2.      Notification requirements
3.      Fees and other required payments
4.      Powers exercised in making the Handbook
5.      Rights of action for damages
6.      Rules that can be waived
7.      Releases
Derivations
Destinations

Glossary of definitions

KEY:

R   Rules (other than evidential provisions)

(made under section 157 of the Act)

E   Rules having effect as evidential provisions

(as described in section 149 of the Act)

G   Guidance

(made under section 157 of the Act)

D   Directions

(made under sections 51(3) and 60(2) of the Act)

C   Conclusive description of behaviour which does not amount to market abuse (section 119 of the Act)

P   Statements of Principle for Approved Persons

 

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