PRIN 3.2 What?

PRIN applies with respect to the carrying on of:

1. (1)

   regulated activities;

2. (2)

   activities that constitute dealing in investments as principal, disregarding the exclusion in article 15 of the Regulated Activities Order (Absence of holding out etc); and

3. (3)

   ancillary activities in relation to designated investment business, regulated mortgage activity andinsurance mediation activity.1

PRIN also applies with respect to the communication and approval of financial promotions which:

1. (1)

   if communicated by an unauthorised person without approval would contravene section 21(1) of the Act (Restrictions on financial promotion); and

2. (2)

   may be communicated by a firm without contravening section 238(1) of the Act (Restrictions on promotion of collective investment schemes).

Principles 3, 4 and (in so far as it relates to disclosing to the FSA) 11 (and this chapter) also:

1. (1)

   apply with respect to the carrying on of unregulated activities (for Principle 3 this is only in a prudential context); and

2. (2)

   take into account any activity of other members of a group of which the firm is a member.