designated investment business
- (a) dealing in investments as principal (article 14), but disregarding the exclusion in article 15 (Absence of holding out etc);
- (b) dealing in investments as agent (article 21) but only in relation to designated investments (other than P2P agreements)92;
- (ba) MiFID business bidding (part of bidding in emissions auctions) (article 24A);
- (c) arranging (bringing about) deals in investments (article 25(1)), but only in relation to designated investments (other than P2P agreements)92;
- (d) making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments (article 25(2)), but only in relation to designated investments (other than P2P agreements)92;
- (da) operating a multilateral trading facility (article 25D);
- (daa) operating an organised trading facility (article 25DA);112
- 88(db) operating an electronic system in relation to lending (article 36H) but only 92insofar as it relates to a lender or prospective lender under a P2P agreement92;
- (e) managing investments (article 37), but only if the assets consist of or include (or may consist of or include) designated investments (other than P2P agreements)92;
- (ea) assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance, but only if the contract of insurance is a designated investment.
- (f) safeguarding and administering investments (article 40), but only if the assets consist of or include (or may consist of or include) designated investments(other than P2P agreements)92; for the purposes of the permission regime, this is sub-divided into:
- (g) sending dematerialised instructions (article 45(1));
- (h) causing dematerialised instructions to be sent (article 45(2));
- (l) establishing, operating or winding up a stakeholder pension scheme (article 52(a))
- (la) establishing, operating or winding up a personal pension scheme (article 52(b));
- (lb) providing basic advice on a stakeholder product (article 52B);
- (m) advising on investments (except P2P agreements)106 106(article 53(1) to (1D)116), but only in relation to designated investments (other than P2P agreements)92; for the purposes of the permission regime, this includes:97
- (ii) advising on investments (except P2P agreements)106 in respect of pensions transfers and pension opt-outs;97
- (ma) advising on P2P agreements (article 53(2));10697
- (mb) advising on conversion or transfer of pension benefits (article 53E);106
- (n) agreeing to carry on a regulated activity in (a) to (h) and (m) (article 64).
- (o) [deleted]
- (p) managing a UCITS;
- (r) managing an AIF;
any of the following activities, specified in Part II of the Regulated Activities Order (Specified Activities), which is carried on by way of business: