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- COBS Conduct of Business Sourcebook
  - COBS 1 Application
  - COBS 2 Conduct of business obligations
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  - COBS 5 Distance communications
  - COBS 6 Information about the firm, its services and remuneration
  - COBS 7 Insurance mediation
  - COBS 8 Client agreements
  - COBS 9 Suitability (including basic advice)
    - COBS 9.1 Application and purpose provisions
    - COBS 9.2 Assessing suitability
    - COBS 9.3 Guidance on assessing suitability
    - COBS 9.4 Suitability reports
    - COBS 9.5 Record keeping and retention periods for suitability records
    - COBS 9.6 Special rules for giving basic advice on a stakeholder product
    - COBS 9 Annex 1 Basic advice initial disclosure information
    - COBS 9 Annex 2 Sales processes for stakeholder products
  - COBS 10 Appropriateness (for non-advised services)
  - COBS 11 Dealing and managing
  - COBS 12 Investment research
  - COBS 13 Preparing product information
  - COBS 14 Providing product information to clients
  - COBS 15 Cancellation
  - COBS 16 Reporting information to clients
  - COBS 17 Claims handling for long-term care insurance
  - COBS 18 Specialist Regimes
  - COBS 19 Pensions supplementary provisions
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  - COBS 21 Permitted Links
  - Transitional Provisions and Schedules
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Suitability (including basic advice) (COBS 9)

Reference Code	Title
COBS 9.1	Application and purpose provisions
COBS 9.2	Assessing suitability
COBS 9.3	Guidance on assessing suitability
COBS 9.4	Suitability reports
COBS 9.5	Record keeping and retention periods for suitability records
COBS 9.6	Special rules for giving basic advice on a stakeholder product1
COBS 9 Annex 1	Basic advice initial disclosure information1
COBS 9 Annex 2	Sales processes for stakeholder products