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FEES 6.7.6R01/10/2011

If a firm ceases to be a participant firm or carry out activities within one or more sub-classes4 part way through a financial year4 of the compensation scheme:4(1) it will remain liable for any unpaid levies which the FSCS has already made on the firm; and41(2) the FSCS may make one or more levies4 upon it (which may be before or after the firmhas ceased to be a participant firm or carry out activities within one or more sub-classes,4 but must be before it ceases to be an authorised

PERG 1.4.2G10/02/2011

Table: list of general guidance to be found in PERG.

Chapter:	Applicable to:	About:
PERG 2: Authorisation and regulated activities	an unauthorised person wishing to find out whether he needs to be authorised or exempt an authorised person wishing to know whether he needs to vary hisPart IV permission	the regulatory scope of the Act the Regulated Activities Order the Exemption Order the Business Order
PERG 3A:8 Guidance on the scope of the Electronic Money Regulations 8 8 8	a person who needs to know whether a particular electronic payment product is8electronic money 8 and whether the person issuing it needs to be8 authorised or registered under the Electronic Money Regulations 8	the scope of the8Electronic Money Regulations 8
PERG 4: Regulated activities connected with mortgages	any person who needs to know whether the activities he conducts in relation to mortgages are subject to FSA regulation. This is likely to include: lenders administration service providers mortgage brokers and advisers	the scope of relevant orders (in particular, the Regulated Activities Order) as respects activities concerned with mortgages
PERG 5: Insurance mediation activities	any person who needs to know whether he carries on insurance mediation activities and is, thereby, subject to FSA regulation. This is likely to include: insurance brokers insurance advisers insurance undertakings other persons involved in the sale or administration of contracts of insurance, where these activities are secondary to their main business.	the scope of relevant orders (in particular, the Regulated Activities Order) as respects activities concerned with the sale or administration of insurance
PERG 6: Identification of contracts of insurance	any person who needs to know whether a contract with which he is involved is a contract of insurance	the general principles and range of specific factors that the FSA regards as relevant in deciding whether any arrangement is a contract of insurance
PERG 7: Periodical publications, news services and broadcasts: application for certification	any person who needs to know whether he will be regulated for providing advice about investments through the medium of a periodical publication, a broadcast or a news service	the circumstances in which such persons will be carrying on the regulated activities of advising on investments or advising on regulated mortgage contracts (including where a request for a certificate may be appropriate) how theFSA will exercise its power to grant certificates
PERG 8: Financial promotion and related activities	any person who needs to know whether his communications are financial promotions or are subject to the restriction in section 21 of the Act or both whether his activities in making or helping others to make financial promotions are regulated activities.	the scope of the restriction on financial promotion under section 21 of the Act and the main exemptions provided the circumstances in which persons who are primarily involved in making or helping others to make financial promotions may themselves be conducting regulated activities requiring authorisation or exemption
PERG 9: Meaning of open-ended investment company	any person who needs to know whether a body corporate is an open-ended investment company as defined in section 236 of the Act (Open-ended investment companies) and is therefore a collective investment scheme.	the circumstances in which a body corporate will be an open-ended investment company
PERG 10: Activities related to pension schemes	Any person who needs to know whether his activities in relation to pension schemes will amount to regulated activities or whether the restriction in section 21 of the Act will apply to any financial promotions he may make.1 1	the regulated activities that arise in connection with the establishment and operation of pension schemes and any exclusions that may be relevant the circumstances in which financial promotions about pension schemes may be exempt from the restriction in section 21 of the Act 1
4PERG 11: Property investment clubs and land investment schemes	Any person who needs to know whether his activities in relation to property investment clubs and land investment schemes will amount to regulated activities or whether the restriction in section 21 of the Act will apply to any financial promotions he may make.	the regulated activities that may arise in connection with the establishment and operation of property investment clubs and land investment schemes and any exclusions that may be relevant the extent to which the financial promotion restriction in section 21 of the Act applies
2PERG 12: Running or advising on personal pension schemes	any person who needs to know whether his activities in relation to establishing, running, advising on or marketing personal pension schemes will amount to regulated activities	the regulated activities that arise in connection with establishing, running, advising on or marketing personal pension schemes and any exclusions that may be relevant
3PERG 13: Guidance on the scope of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and the recast Capital Adequacy Directive 5	Any UK person who needs to know whether MiFID or the recast CADas implemented in the UK apply to him5	the scope of MiFID and the recast CAD5
3PERG 14: Home reversion,7 home finance and regulated sale and rent back 7activities 7	Any person who needs to know whether his activities in relation to home reversion plans,7 home purchase plans or regulated sale and rent back agreements 7will amount to regulated activities or whether the restriction in section 21 of the Act will apply to any financial promotions he may make. 7	the regulated activities that arise in connection with home reversion plans,7 home purchase plansand regulated sale and rent back agreements 7and any exclusions that may be relevant the circumstances in which financial promotions about home reversion plans,7home purchase plansand regulated sale and rent back agreements 7may be made without breaching the restriction in section 21 of the Act
6PERG 15: Guidance on the scope of the Payment Services Regulations 2009	Any person with an establishment in the UK who needs to know whether the Payment Services Directive, as transposed in UK legislation by the Payment Services Regulations 2009, applies to him. Q46 applies specifically to persons providing payment services from an establishment outside the EEA to persons located in the UK.	the scope of the PSD Regulations 2009.

Chapter:

Applicable to:

About:

PERG 2:

Authorisation and regulated activities

an unauthorised person wishing to find out whether he needs to be authorised or exempt
an authorised person wishing to know whether he needs to vary hisPart IV permission

the regulatory scope of the Act
the Regulated Activities Order
the Exemption Order
the Business Order

PERG 3A:8

Guidance on the scope of the Electronic Money Regulations 8

8 8

a person who needs to know

whether a particular electronic payment product is8electronic money 8 and whether the person issuing it needs to be8 authorised or registered under the Electronic Money Regulations 8

the scope of the8Electronic Money Regulations 8

PERG 4:

Regulated activities connected with mortgages

any person who needs to know whether the activities he conducts in relation to mortgages are subject to FSA regulation. This is likely to include:

lenders
administration service providers
mortgage brokers and advisers

the scope of relevant orders (in particular, the Regulated Activities Order) as respects activities concerned with mortgages

PERG 5:

Insurance

mediation

activities

any person who needs to know whether he carries on insurance mediation activities and is, thereby, subject to FSA regulation. This is likely to include:

insurance brokers
insurance advisers
insurance undertakings
other persons involved in the sale or administration of contracts of insurance, where these activities are secondary to their main business.

the scope of relevant orders (in particular, the Regulated Activities Order) as respects activities concerned with the sale or administration of insurance

PERG 6:

Identification of contracts of insurance

any person who needs to know whether a contract with which he is involved is a contract of insurance

the general principles and range of specific factors that the FSA regards as relevant in deciding whether any arrangement is a contract of insurance

PERG 7:

Periodical publications, news services and broadcasts: application for certification

any person who needs to know whether he will be regulated for providing advice about investments through the medium of a periodical publication, a broadcast or a news service

the circumstances in which such persons will be carrying on the regulated activities of advising on investments or advising on regulated mortgage contracts (including where a request for a certificate may be appropriate)
how theFSA will exercise its power to grant certificates

PERG 8:

Financial promotion and related activities

any person who needs to know

whether his communications are financial promotions or are subject to the restriction in section 21 of the Act or both
whether his activities in making or helping others to make financial promotions are regulated activities.

the scope of the restriction on financial promotion under section 21 of the Act and the main exemptions provided
the circumstances in which persons who are primarily involved in making or helping others to make financial promotions may themselves be conducting regulated activities requiring authorisation or exemption

PERG 9:

Meaning of open-ended investment company

any person who needs to know whether a body corporate is an open-ended investment company as defined in section 236 of the Act (Open-ended investment companies) and is therefore a collective investment scheme.

the circumstances in which a body corporate will be an open-ended investment company

PERG 10:

Activities related to pension schemes

Any person who needs to know whether his activities in relation to pension schemes will amount to regulated activities or whether the restriction in section 21 of the Act will apply to any financial promotions he may make.1

1

the regulated activities that arise in connection with the establishment and operation of pension schemes and any exclusions that may be relevant
the circumstances in which financial promotions about pension schemes may be exempt from the restriction in section 21 of the Act 1

4PERG 11:

Property investment clubs and land investment schemes

Any person who needs to know whether his activities in relation to property investment clubs and land investment schemes will amount to regulated activities or whether the restriction in section 21 of the Act will apply to any financial promotions he may make.

the regulated activities that may arise in connection with the establishment and operation of property investment clubs and land investment schemes and any exclusions that may be relevant
the extent to which the financial promotion restriction in section 21 of the Act applies

2PERG 12:

Running or advising on personal pension schemes

any person who needs to know whether his activities in relation to establishing, running, advising on or marketing personal pension schemes will amount to regulated activities

the regulated activities that arise in connection with establishing, running, advising on or marketing personal pension schemes and any exclusions that may be relevant

3PERG 13:

Guidance on the scope of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and the recast Capital Adequacy Directive

5

Any UK person who needs to know whether MiFID or the recast CADas implemented in the UK apply to him5

the scope of MiFID and the recast CAD5

3PERG 14:

Home reversion,7 home finance and regulated sale and rent back 7activities

7

Any person who needs to know whether his activities in relation to home reversion plans,7 home purchase plans or regulated sale and rent back agreements 7will amount to regulated activities or whether the restriction in section 21 of the Act will apply to any financial promotions he may make.

7

the regulated activities that arise in connection with home reversion plans,7 home purchase plansand regulated sale and rent back agreements 7and any exclusions that may be relevant
the circumstances in which financial promotions about home reversion plans,7home purchase plansand regulated sale and rent back agreements 7may be made without breaching the restriction in section 21 of the Act

6PERG 15: Guidance on the scope of the Payment Services Regulations 2009

Any person with an establishment in the UK who needs to know whether the Payment Services Directive, as transposed in UK legislation by the Payment Services Regulations 2009, applies to him.

Q46 applies specifically to persons providing payment services from an establishment outside the EEA to persons located in the UK.

the scope of the PSD Regulations 2009.

PERG 8.36.6G06/10/2010

Table Application of Exemptions to Forms of Promotions

Financial Promotion Order		Applies to
Article No.	Title and PERG 8 reference (where applicable)	Unsolicited real time	Solicited real time	Non-real time (solicited or unsolicited)
12	Communications to overseas recipients (8.12.2G)	*¹	*	*
13	Communications from customers and potential customers (8.12.9G)	*	*	*
14	Follow up non-real time communications and solicited real time communications (8.12.10G)		*	*
15	Introductions (8.12.11G)	*	*	*1
16	Exempt persons (8.12.12G)	*²	*³	*³
17	Generic promotions (8.12.14G and 8.21.4G)	*	*	*
17A1	Communications caused to be made or directed by unauthorised persons (8.6.7AG)	*	*	*
18	Mere conduits (8.12.18G)	*	*	*
18A	Outgoing electronic commerce communications: mere conduits, caching and hosting (8.12.18G)1	*	*	*
19	Investment professionals (8.12.21G and 8.21.5G)	*	*	*
20	Communications by journalists (8.12.23G)			*
20A	Promotion broadcast by company director etc (8.12.23G and 8.21.6G)	*	*	*
20B	Incoming electronic commerce communications (8.12.38G)	*	*	*
22	Deposits : non-real time communications (8.13)			*
23	Deposits : real time communications (8.13)	*	*
24	Relevant insurance activity : non-real time communications (8.13)			*
25	Relevant insurance activity : non-real time communications : reinsurance and large risks (8.13)			*
26	Relevant insurance activity : real time communications (8.13)	*	*
28	One-off non-real time communications and solicited real time communications (8.14.3G)		*	*
28A	One-off unsolicited real time communications (8.14.11G)	*
28B1	Real time communications: introductions in connection with qualifying credit (8.17.12G)	*	*
29	Communications required or authorised by enactments	*	*	*
30	Overseas communicators: solicited real time communications (8.14.15G)		*
31	Overseas communicators: non-real time communications to previously overseas customers (8.14.17G)			*
32	Overseas communicators: unsolicited real time communications to previously overseas customers (8.14.16G)	*
33	Overseas communicators: unsolicited real time communications to knowledgeable customers (8.14.16G)	*
34	Governments, central banks etc		*	*
35	Industrial and provident societies		*	*
36	Nationals of the EEA States other than United Kingdom (8.14.18G)		*	*
37	Financial markets		*	*
38	Persons in the business of placing promotional material	*	*	*
39	Joint enterprises (8.14.19G)	*	*	*
40	Participants in certain recognised collective investment schemes		*	*
41	Bearer instruments: promotions required or permitted by market rules (8.14.42G)		*	*
42	Bearer instruments: promotions to existing holders (8.14.42G)		*	*
43	Members and creditors of certain bodies corporate (8.14.41G and 8.21.8G)		*	*
44	Members and creditors of open-ended investment companies		*	*
45	Group companies	*	*	*
46	Qualifying credit to bodies corporate (8.17.10G)1	*	*	*
47	Persons in the business of disseminating information (8.21.10G)	*	*	*
48	Certified high net worth individuals (8.14.21G)		*	*
49	High net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc (8.14.25G)	*	*	*
50	Sophisticated investors (8.14.27G)	*	*	*
50A	Self-certified sophisticated investors {8.14.28AG)	*5	*	*
51	Associations of high net worth or sophisticated investors (8.14.29G)		*	*
52	Common interest group of a company (8.14.30G)		*	*
53	Settlors, trustees and personal representatives	*	*	*
54	Beneficiaries of trust, will or intestacy	*	*	*
55	Communications by members of professions (8.15.1G)	*	*
55A	Non-real time communication by members of the professions. (8.15.5G)			*
56	Remedy following report by Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration	*	*	*
57	Persons placing promotional material in particular publications	*	*	*
58	Acquisition of interest in premises run by management companies		*	*
59	Annual accounts and directors' report (8.21.11G)	*	*	*
60	Participation in employee shares schemes	*	*	*
61	Sale of goods and supply of services		*	*
62	Sale of body corporate (8.14.35G)	*	*	*
64	Takeovers of relevant unlisted companies	*	*	*
65	Takeovers of relevant unlisted companies: warrants etc	*	*	*
66	Takeovers of relevant unlisted companies: application forms	*	*	*
67	Promotions required or permitted by market rules (8.21.13G)		*	*
68	Promotions in connection with admission to certain EEA markets (8.21.16G)		*	*
69	Promotions of securities already admitted to certain markets (8.21.17G)		*	*1
701	Promotions included in listing particulars etc (8.21.20G)1			*1
711	Material relating to prospectus for public offer of unlisted securities			*1
721	Pension products offered by employers (8.14.40AG8)	*	*	*
872A	Pension product offers communicated to employees by third parties (8.14.40AAG)	*	*	*
872B	Insurance product offers communicated to employees by employers (8.14.40ABG)	*	*	*
872C	Insurance products offers communicated to employees by third parties (8.14.40ACG)	*	*	*
872D	Staff mortgage offers communicated to employees by employers (8.14.40ADG)	*	*	*
872E	Staff mortgage offers communicated to employees by third parties (8.14.40AEG)	*	*	*
731	Advice centres (8.14.40B)	*	*	*


¹ in limited circumstances only – see article 12(2) of the Financial Promotion Order
² for the purpose of article 16 (2) only
³ for the purpose of article 16 (1) only1

COLL 6.13.6R01/07/2011

An authorised fund manager of a UCITS scheme or a UK UCITS management company of an EEA UCITS scheme must ensure a high level of security during the electronic data processing referred to in COLL 6.13.5 R as well as the integrity and confidentiality of the recorded information, as appropriate.[Note: article 7(2) of the UCITS implementing Directive]

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