Handbook forms and templates

Forms within the FSA's Handbook

These pages contain Handbook forms and specimens or examples of documents required by certain Handbook provisions. They relate to or have been made as part of various Handbook modules, or Handbook or Regulatory Guides.


Please note that not all the Handbook modules and guides have forms. We have only listed the ones that do.

Block Module/Guide Reference Code
Business Standards

General Prudential sourcebook forms

Show forms for this module  This section lists all the forms relevant to the General Prudential sourcebook in the FSA Handbook.

Chapter Annex Title

Chapter 3

Cross sector groups

Annex 3G Classification of groups (GENPRU 3.1.3G) [PDF]
GENPRU

Prudential sourcebook for mortgage and home finance firms and insurance intermediaries

Show forms for this module  This section lists all the forms relevant to the Prudential sourcebook for Mortgage and Home Finance Firms and Insurance Intermediaries in the FSA Handbook.

MIPRU

Interim Prudential sourcebook for Friendly Societies forms

Show forms for this module  This section lists all the forms relevant to the Interim Prudential sourcebook: Friendly Societies in the FSA Handbook.

Annex Form No. Title

FSC 1

Long term insurance business: Annual Investigation

Form FSC 1 Return [PDF]
Form 9 Statement of solvency [PDF]
Form 9A Analysis of the effect of financial engineering on long-term available assets [PDF]
Form 13 Analysis of admissible assets [PDF]
Form 14 Long term insurance business : Liabilities and margins [PDF]
Form 15 Liabilities (other than long term insurance business) [PDF]
Form 17 Analysis of derivative contracts [PDF]
Form 40 Long term insurance business : Revenue account fund [PDF]
Form 40A Other revenue account fund [PDF]
Form 40B Management fund [PDF]
Form 40C Members surplus and savings accounts [PDF]
Form 41 Analysis of premiums and expenses [PDF]
Form 42 Analysis of claims [PDF]
Form 43 Summarised balance sheet for internal linked funds [PDF]
Form 44 Aggregate revenue account for internal linked funds [PDF]
Form 45 Supplementary information for internal linked funds [PDF]
Form 46 Summary of changes in long term insurance business [PDF]
Form 47 Analysis of new long term insurance business [PDF]
Form 48 Expected income from admissible assets not held to match liabilities in respect of linked liabilities [PDF]
Form 49 Analysis of admissible fixed interest securities not held to match liabilities in respect of linked liabilities [PDF]
Form 51 Valuation summary of non-linked contracts (other than accumulating with-profits policies) [PDF]
Form 52 Valuation summary of accumulating with-profit policies [PDF]
Form 53 Valuation summary of property linked contracts [PDF]
Form 54 Valuation summary of index linked contracts [PDF]
Form 55 Analysis of unit liabilities and assets in respect of property linked benefits [PDF]
Form 56 Analysis of assets and liabilities in respect of index linked benefits [PDF]
Form 57 Matching Rectangle [PDF]
Form 58 Valuation result and distribution of surplus [PDF]
Form 60 Required minimum margin [PDF]
Form 61 Subsidiary provisions [PDF]
Form 61A Descriptive section of actuarial investigation [PDF]
Form 61B Actuary's certificate [PDF]
Form 61C Auditor's report [PDF]
Form 61D Signatures of officers and actuary [PDF]
Annex Form No. Form title

FSC 2

Periodic Investigation: Long Term and General Insurance Business

Form FSC 2 Return [PDF]
Form 9 Statement of solvency [PDF]
Form 9A Descriptive Section [PDF]
Form 9B Actuary's Certificate [PDF]
Form 9C Signatures [PDF]
Annex Form No. Form title

FSC 3

General insurance business: Periodic Investigation

Form FSC 3 Return [PDF]
Form 9 Statement of solvency [PDF]
Form 11 Margins of solvency - first method [PDF]
Form 12 Margins of solvency - second method - and Required minimum margin [PDF]
Form 13 Analysis of admissible assets [PDF]
Form 14 Liabilities and margins: (long term insurance business) [PDF]
Form 15 Liabilities (other than long term insurance business) [PDF]
Form 17 Analysis of derivative contracts [PDF]
Form 20 Technical account [PDF]
Form 21 Analysis of premiums [PDF]
Form 22 Analysis of claims, expenses and technical provisions [PDF]
Form 23 Analysis of net claims and premiums [PDF]
Form 23A Descriptive section [PDF]
Form 23B Actuary's certificate [PDF]
Form 23C Auditor's report [PDF]
Form 23D Signatures of officers [PDF]
Annex Form No. Form title

FSC 4

Certificate or statement

Form FSC 4 Certificate or statement [PDF]
Appendix No. Form No. Form title

N/A

N/A Fee tariff data supplement [PDF]
IPRU(FSOC)

Interim Prudential sourcebook for Insurers forms

Show forms for this module  This section lists all the forms relevant to the Interim Prudential sourcebook: Friendly Societies in the FSA Handbook.

Appendix No. Form No. Title

Appendix 9.1

Balance sheet and profit and loss account

N/A Balance Sheet and Profit and loss account (Forms 1 to 3 and 10 to 19) Instructions [PDF]
Form 1 Statement of solvency - general insurance business [PDF]
Form 2 Statement of solvency - long-term insurance business [PDF]
Form 3 Components of capital resources [PDF]
Form 10 Statement of net assets [PDF]
Form 11 Calculation of general insurance capital requirements- premiums amount and brought forward amount [PDF]
Form 12 Calculation of general insurance capital requirements- claims amount and result [PDF]
Form 13 Analysis of admissible assets [PDF]
Form 14 Long term insurance business liabilities and margins [PDF]
Form 15 Liabilities (other than long term insurance business) [PDF]
Form 16 Profit and loss account (non-technical account) [PDF]
Form 17 Analysis of derivative contracts [PDF]
Form 18 With-profit insurance capital component for the fund [PDF]
Form 19 Realistic balance sheet [PDF]
Appendix No. No. Form title

Appendix 9.2

General insurance business: Revenue accounts and additional information

N/A General insurance business: Revenue account and additional information (Forms 20A and 20 to 39) [PDF]
Form 20A General insurance business - summary of business carried on [PDF]
Form 20 General insurance business - Technical account (excluding equalisation provisions) [PDF]
Form 21 General insurance business (accident year accounting): Analysis of premiums [PDF]
Form 22 General insurance business (accident year accounting): Analysis of claims, expenses and technical provisions [PDF]
Form 23 General insurance business (accident year accounting): Analysis of net claims and premiums [PDF]
Form 24 General insurance business (underwriting year accounting): Analysis of premiums, claims and expenses [PDF]
Form 25 General insurance business (underwriting year accounting): Analysis of technical provisions [PDF]
Form 26 General insurance business (accident year accounting): Analysis of net claims and premiums by category for treaty reinsurance [PDF]
Form 27 General insurance business (accident year accounting): Analysis of gross claims and premiums by category for treaty reinsurance [PDF]
Form 28 General insurance business (underwriting year accounting): Analysis of premiums, claims and expenses by category for treaty reinsurance [PDF]
Form 29 General insurance business (underwriting year accounting): Analysis of technical provisions by category for treaty reinsurance [PDF]
Form 30 General insurance business: Expected income and yield from admissible assets covering discounted provisions [PDF]
Form 31 General insurance business (accident year accounting): Analysis of gross claims and premiums by risk group for direct insurance and facultative reinsurance [PDF]
Form 32 General insurance business (accident year accounting): Analysis of gross claims and premiums for motor vehicle direct insurance and facultative reinsurance [PDF]
Form 34 General insurance business (underwriting year accounting): Analysis of gross claims and premiums by risk category for direct insurance and facultative reinsurance [PDF]
Form 36 Currency rates [PDF]
Form 37 Equalisation provisions [PDF]
Form 38 Equalisation provisions technical account: Accident year accounting [PDF]
Form 39 Equalisation provisions technical account: Underwriting year accounting [PDF]
Appendix No. Form No. Form title

Appendix 9.3

Long-term insurance business revenue account and additional information

N/A Long-term insurance business revenue account and additional information (Forms 40 to 60) [PDF]
Form 40 Long-term insurance business: Revenue account [PDF]
Form 41 Long-term insurance business: Analysis of premiums [PDF]
Form 42 Long-term insurance business: Analysis of claims [PDF]
Form 43

Long-term insurance business: Analysis of expenses[PDF]

Form 44 Long-term insurance business: Linked funds balance sheet [PDF]
Form 45 Long-term insurance business: revenue account for internal linked funds [PDF]
Form 46 Long-term insurance business: Summary of new business [PDF]
Form 47 Long-term insurance business: Analysis of new industrial assurance business [PDF]
Form 48 Long-term insurance business: Non-linked assets [PDF]
Form 49 Long-term insurance business: Fixed and variable interest assets [PDF]
Form 50 Long-term insurance business: Summary of mathematical reserves [PDF]
Form 51 Long-term insurance business: Valuation summary of non-linked contracts (other than accumulating with-profits contracts) [PDF]
Form 52 Long-term insurance business: Valuation summary of accumulating with-profits contracts [PDF]
Form 53 Long-term insurance business: Valuation summary of property linked contracts [PDF]
Form 54 Long-term insurance business: Valuation summary of index linked contracts [PDF]
Form 55 Long-term insurance business: Unit prices for internal linked funds [PDF]
Form 56 Long-term insurance business: index linked business [PDF]
Form 57 Long-term insurance business: analysis of valuation interest rate [PDF]
Form 58 Long-term insurance business: distribution of surplus [PDF]
Form 59A Long-term insurance business: With-profits payouts on maturity (normal retirement) [PDF]
Form 59B Long-term insurance business: With-profits payouts on surrender [PDF]
Form 60 Long term insurance capital requirement [PDF]
Appendix No. Form No. Form title

Appendix 9.4

Abstract of valuation report

N/A Abstract of valuation report (Forms 46 to 60) [PDF]
Appendix No. Form No. Form title

Appendix 9.4A

Abstract of valuation report for realistic valuation

N/A Abstract of valuation report for realistic valuation [PDF]
Appendix No. Form No. Form title

Appendix 9.5

General insurance business additional information on business ceded

N/A General insurance business additional information on business ceded [PDF]
Appendix No. Form No. Form title

Appendix 9.6

Certificate by Directors and report of the auditors

N/A Certificate by Directors and report of the auditors [PDF]
Appendix No. Form No. Form title

Appendix 9.7

Insurance statistics: Other EEA states

N/A Insurance statistics: Other EEA states (Forms 91 to 94) [PDF]
Form 91 General insurance business: Analysis of financial particulars - branches [PDF]
Form 92 General insurance business: Analysis of financial particulars - provision of [PDF]
Form 93 Long term insurance business: Analysis of financial particulars - branches [PDF]
Form 94 Long term insurance business: Analysis of financial particulars - provision of services [PDF]
Appendix No. Form No. Form title

Appendix 9.8

Marine mutuals: Items to be disregarded, directors' certificates and auditors reports

N/A Marine mutuals: Items to be disregarded, directors' certificates and auditors reports [PDF]
Form M1 Marine mutuals: Revenue account [PDF]
Form M2 Marine mutuals: Statement of assets and liabilities [PDF]
Form M3 Marine mutuals: Analysis of admissible assets [PDF]
Form M4 Marine mutuals: Annual analysis of calls, premiums and claims [PDF]
Form M5 Marine mutuals: Analysis of derivative contracts [PDF]
Appendix No. Form No. Form title

Appendix 9.9

Group capital adequacy

N/A Group capital adequacy [PDF]
Form 95 Insurance group capital adequacy reporting form [PDF]
Appendix No. Form No. Form title

Appendix 9.10

Enhanced Capital Requirement

ECR1 ECR Calculation Summary [PDF]
Appendix No. Form No. Form title

Appendix 9.11

Reporting forms

N/A Reporting forms [PDF]
Appendix No. Form No. Form title

N/A

N/A Fee tariff data supplement [PDF]
IPRU(INS)

Interim Prudential sourcebook for Investment Businesses forms

Show forms for this module  This section lists all the forms relevant to the Interim Prudential sourcebook: Investment Businesses in the FSA Handbook.

Annex Chapter No. Title

Annex D

Required Forms

Chapter 2

Professional Firms

2.1 Form of Bond [PDF]

Chapter 3

Securities and Futures Firms which are not Investment Firms

3.1 Approved Form of Subordinated Loan Agreement [PDF]
3.2 Form of Deed of Termination [PDF]
3.3 Form of Deed of Variation [PDF]
3.4 Form of Guarantor Undertaking [PDF]
3.5 Guidance Notes [PDF]

Chapter 5

Investment Management Firms

5.1 Prescribed Subordinated Loan Agreement [PDF]
5.2 Prescribed Approved Undertaking [PDF]

Chapter 10

Securities and Futures Firms which are Investment Firms

10.1 Long term Subordinated Loan Agreement [PDF]
10.2 Short Term Subordinated Loan Agreement [PDF]
10.3 Form of Deed of Termination [PDF]
10.4 Form of Deed of Variation [PDF]
10.5 Form of Guarantor Undertaking [PDF]
10.6 Long Term Consolidated Supervision Sub-Loan Agreement [PDF]
10.7 Short Term Consolidated Supervision Sub-Loan Agreement [PDF]
10.8 Guidance Notes [PDF]

Chapter 13

Personal Investment Firms

13.1 Form of subordinated loan (with guidance notes) [PDF]
IPRU(INV)

Conduct of Business forms

Show forms for this module  This section lists all the forms relevant to the Conduct of Business manual in the FSA Handbook.

COBS

Insurance: Conduct of Business forms

Show forms for this module  This section lists all the forms relevant to the Insurance: Conduct of Business manual in the FSA Handbook.

Chapter Annex Title

Chapter 4

Advising and selling standards

Annex 1G Initial disclosure document 'IDD' [PDF]

Chapter 8

Claims handling

Annex 1 Employers' Liability Register [PDF]
ICOBS

Mortgages: Conduct of Business forms

Show forms for this module  This section lists all the forms relevant to the Mortgages: Conduct of Business manual in the FSA Handbook.

Chapter Annex Title

Chapter 2

Conduct of business standards: general

Annex 1G Form of joint instruction letter [PDF]

Chapter 3

Financial promotion

Annex 1G Examples of qualifying credit promotions [PDF]

Chapter 4

Advising and selling standards

Annex 1R Initial disclosure document 'IDD' [PDF]

Chapter 5

Pre-application disclosure

Annex 1R The mortgage illustration: table of contents, prescribed text and prescribed section heading and subheadings [PDF]

Chapter 6

Disclosure at the offer stage

Annex 2R Written Pre-offer Document of a regulated sale and rent back agreement [PDF]
Annex 3R Cooling-Off Document of a regulated sale and rent back agreement [PDF]

Chapter 8

Lifetime mortgages: advising and selling standards

Annex 1R Initial disclosure document 'IDD' [PDF]

Chapter 9

Equity release: product disclosure

Annex 1R The illustration: table of contents, prescribed text and prescribed section heading and subheadings (R) [PDF]
Annex 2R The illustration: table of contents, prescribed text and prescribed section headings and sub-headings [PDF]
MCOB
Regulatory processes

Supervision forms

Includes Chapter 16 reporting form and Chapter 10 Approved persons forms

Show forms for this module  This section lists all the forms relevant to the Supervision manual in the FSA Handbook.

Chapter Annex Title

Chapter 3

Auditors

Annex 1R Auditor's client assets report [PDF]

Chapter 6

Applications to vary and cancel Part IV permission

Annex 5D Variation of Permission Application - Home Finance & General Insurance Mediation Activities [DOC]
Variation of Permission Application - Home Finance & General Insurance Mediation Activities (Notes) [PDF]
Variation of Permission Application - Insurance Business, Banking (accepting deposits), Electronic Money, Lloyd's Market and Funeral Plan Providers [DOC]
Variation of Permission Application - Insurance Business, Banking (accepting deposits), Electronic Money, Lloyd's Market and Funeral Plan Providers (Notes) [PDF]
Variation of Permission Application - Investment Business [DOC]
Variation of Permission Application - Investment Business (Notes) [PDF]
Annex 6D

Application for Cancellation of Part IV Permission [DOC]

Application for Cancellation of Part IV Permission - Mortgage and General Insurance Firms [PDF]

Chapter 8

Waiver and modification of rules

Annex 2D Application for a waiver or modification [DOC]

Chapter 10

Approved Persons

Annex 4D

Long Form A - UK and Overseas Firms (not EEA) [DOC]

Application to perform controlled functions under the approved persons regime

Long Form A - Incoming EEA only [DOC]

Application to perform controlled functions under the approved persons regime

Short Form A - UK and overseas firms (not EEA) [DOC]

Application to perform controlled functions under the approved persons regime

Short Form A - Incoming EEA only [DOC]

Application to perform controlled functions under the approved persons regime

Notes [DOC]

Annex 5R

Form B [DOC]

Notice to withdraw an application to perform controlled functions under the approved persons regime

Notes [DOC]

Annex 6R

Form C [PDF]

Notice of ceasing to perform controlled functions

Notes [DOC]

Annex 7R

Form D [PDF]

Notification of changes in personal information or application details

Notes [DOC]

Annex 8D

Form E [DOC]

Internal transfer of an approved person

Notes [DOC]

Chapter 11

Controllers and close links

Annex 4D The suite of change in controller forms can be accessed on the Change in Control page.
Annex 5D

Chapter 12

Appointed representatives

Annex 3R Add an Appointed Representative [DOC]
Annex 4R Change details of an Appointed Representative [DOC]
Annex 5R Termination of an Appointed Representative [DOC]

Chapter 13

Appointed representatives

Annex 1R Passporting: Notification of intention to establish a branch in another EEA state [PDF]
Annex 2R Passporting: Markets in Financial Instruments Directive [PDF]
Annex 3R Passporting: Consolidated Life Directive and Third Non-Life Insurance Directive [PDF]
Annex 4R Passporting: Banking Consolidation Directive [PDF]
Annex 5R Passporting: Insurance Mediation Directive [PDF]
Annex 6R Passporting: UCITS Directive [PDF]

Chapter 15

Notifications to the FSA

Annex 2R

Form F [DOC]

Changes in notified persons

Notes [DOC]

Annex 3R Standing Data Form [PDF]
Annex 4R Notification Form [PDF]

Chapter 16

Reporting Requirements

Annex 6R Persistency report [PDF]
Annex 9R Annual questionnaire for authorised professional firms [PDF]
Annex 10R Securities and Futures firms' reporting forms [PDF]
Annex 11G Guidance notes on form 10R [PDF]
Annex 12G Reports from trustees of AUTs and depositories of ICVCs [PDF]
Annex 13R Return cover sheet [PDF]
Annex 14R Quarterly and annual returns for Credit Unions [PDF]
Annex 15G Notes on completing the quarterly and annual returns for Credit Unions [PDF]
Annex 18AR Retail Mediation Activities Return ('RMAR') [PDF]
Annex 18BG Notes for completion of the Retail Mediation Activities Return ('RMAR') [PDF]
Annex 19AR Mortgage Lending and Administrations Return ('MLAR') [ PDF ]
Annex 19BG Notes for completion of the Mortgage Lending and Administration Return ('MLAR') [PDF]
Annex 20G Products covered by the reporting requirement in SUP 16.11 [PDF]
Annex 21R Reporting Fields [PDF]
Annex 24R Data items for SUP 16.7 and SUP 16.12 [PDF]
Annex 25G Guidance notes for data items in SUP 16 Annex 24R [PDF]
Annex 27AD Authorised Payment Institution Capital Adequacy Return [PDF]
Annex 27BG Notes on Completing Authorised Payment Institution Capital Adequacy Return in SUP 16 Annex 27AD [PDF]
Annex 28AD Small Payment Institution Return [PDF]
Annex 28BG Notes on Completing Payment Services Directive Transactions in SUP 16 Annex 28AD [PDF]
Annex 29R Client Money and Asset Return (CMAR) [PDF]
Annex 29AR Guidance notes for the data item in SUP 16 Annex 29R [PDF]
Annex 30 Electronic money: returns [PDF]
Annex 30A Authorised electronic money institutions - balance sheet return [PDF]
Annex 30B Authorised electronic money institutions - income statement [PDF]
Annex 30C Authorised electronic money institutions - capital requirements return [PDF]
Annex 30D Authorised electronic money institutions - safeguarding return [PDF]
Annex 30E Authorised electronic money institutions - supplementary information [PDF]
Annex 30F Small electronic money institution return [PDF]
Annex 30G Small electronic money institutions - total outstanding electronic money return [PDF]

Chapter 21

Waiver

Annex 1G Form of Waiver: Energy Market Participant [PDF]
SUP
Redress

Dispute Resolution: Complaints forms

Show forms for this module  This section lists all the forms relevant to the Dispute Resolution: Complaints sourcebook in the FSA Handbook.

Chapter Annex Title

Chapter 1

Complaint handling procedures for firms

Annex 1R Complaints return [PDF]
Annex 1BR Complaints publication report [PDF]
DISP
Specialist sourcebooks

Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook forms

Show forms for this module  This section contains links to application and notification forms for the authorisation, recognition and alteration of collective investment schemes.

Please note - if you are applying for authorisation of a new fund that will operate as a fund of alternative investment funds (FAIF) or for alteration of an existing fund so that it will operate as a FAIF, you will be required to provide the following with the application:

  1. Details of how compliance with the due diligence requirements under COLL will be achieved and monitored;
  2. Details of the resources dedicated to the due diligence process;
  3. Details relating to delegated functions - this must include details of the oversight you will be undertaking; and
  4. Confirmation of whether the depositary has reviewed, and is satisfied with, the due diligence process.

The CIS Authorisations Team deals with all CIS applications and notifications.

New schemes
No. Title
Form 12 Application for an order declaring an investment company with variable capital (ICVC) to be authorised [DOC]
Form 242 Joint application for an order declaring a unit trust scheme to be authorised [Word]
Form 270 Notification by the operator of a collective investment scheme authorised in a designated country or territory outside the United Kingdom that it wishes the scheme to be recognised in the United Kingdom [DOC]
Form 272 Application for an order declaring an overseas collective investment scheme to be recognised [DOC]
Changes to existing schemes
No. Form/template title
Form 9 Notification of a proposal for cross-border or domestic UCITS merger under regulation 9 of The Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Regulations 2011 [DOC]
Form 21 Notification of certain changes for an investment company with variable capital (ICVC) under regulation 21 of the Open-Ended Investment Companies Regulations 2001 [Word]
Form 22A Notification of certain changes for an ICVC under regulation 22A of The Open-Ended Investment Companies Regulations 2001 [DOC]
Form 251 Notification of certain changes for an authorised unit trust (AUT) under section 251 of the Financial Services and Markets Act [DOC]
Form 252A Notification of proposed changes for an Authorised Unit Trust under section 252A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 [DOC]
Form 264CH

Notification of certain changes to UCITS recognised under section 264 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 [DOC]

Note:

See Marketing of EEA UCITS in the UK for further information.

Form 283A Application for approval of certain changes for a UCITS scheme under section 283A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 [DOC]
Form FN Notification of changes to an investment company with variable capital (ICVC) or an authorised unit trust (AUT), following prior approval of the FSA [DOC]
- Notification Letter [DOC]
COLL

Credit unions new sourcebook forms

Show forms for this module  This section lists all the forms relevant to the Credit Unions new sourcebook in the FSA Handbook.

Chapter Annex Title

Chapter 9

Complaints reporting rules for credit unions

Annex 1R Credit union complaints return [PDF]
CREDS

Electronic money forms

Show forms for this module  This section lists all the forms relevant to the Electonic Money manual in the FSA Handbook.

Chapter Annex Title

Chapter 8

Small e-money issuers

Annex 1G Small E-money Issuer Certificate [PDF]
Annex 2R Form ELM-SI - Provision of information from a small electronic money issuer [PDF]
ELM

Regulated Covered Bonds

Show forms for this module  This section lists all the forms relevant to the Regulated Covered Bonds sourcebook in the FSA Handbook.

RCB
Listing Prospectus and disclosure

Listing Rules forms

Show forms for this module  This section lists all the forms relevant to the Listing Rules sourcebook which came into force on 1st July 2005.

LR

Prospectus Rules forms

Show forms for this module  This section lists all the forms relevant to the Prospectus Rules sourcebook which came into force on 1st July 2005.

PR

Disclosure Rules and Transparency forms

Show forms for this module  This page lists all the forms relevant to the Prospectus Rules sourcebook which came into force on 1st July 2005.

DTR
Regulatory Guides

The Building Societies Regulatory Guide

Show forms for this module  This section lists all the forms relevant to the Building Societies Regulatory Guide in the FSA Handbook.

BSOG

The Perimeter Guidance Manual forms

Show forms for this module  This section contains forms from the Perimeter Guidance manual relating to the exclusion from the regulated activity of advising on investments (in article 53 of the RAO) for publications, broadcast services and news/information services.

Full details of the arrangements are set out in Chapter 7 of the Perimeter Guidance Manual (PERG).

Chapter No. Title

Chapter 7

Periodical publications, news services and broadcasts : applications for certification

Form A Application for a certificate for a periodical publication
Form B Application for a certificate for a TV or radio service
Form C Application for a certificate for a news or information service
PERG