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COBS 15.1 Application

30/04/2011G

This chapter is relevant to a firm that enters into a contract cancellable under this chapter. In summary, this means it is relevant to:

  1. (1)

    most providers of retail financial products that are based on designated investments; and

  2. (2)

    firms that enter into distance contracts with consumers that relate to designated investment business; and

  3. (3)

    firms that enter into distance contracts the making or performance of which by the firm constitutes, or is part of, the activity of issuing electronic money.

Definitions

01/10/2020R

In this section:

  1. (a)

    “pension transfer” means a transaction, resulting from the decision of a retail client who is an individual to require a transfer payment of benefits from a pension scheme to:

    1. (i)

      benefits under a non-occupational pension scheme; or

    2. (ii)

      (for transfers from a non-occupational pension scheme) benefits under a defined contribution occupational pension scheme;

  2. (b)

    “non-occupational pension scheme” means a stakeholder pension scheme, a personal pension scheme or a deferred annuity contract; and

  3. (c)

    “pension scheme” means an occupational pension scheme or a non-occupational pension scheme.