PSC Insurance Group Ltd
Paragon International Insurance Brokers Ltd - Compliance Team Manual — 1
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Table of Contents
PSC Insurance Group Ltd
Paragon International Insurance Brokers Ltd - Compliance Team Manual — 1
Paragon International Insurance Brokers Ltd - Compliance Team Manual — 1
Preamble
FCA Handbook
Background & Introduction
Introduction
Statutory Objectives of the FCA
The FCA’s Approach
FCA’s Handbook
High Level Standards
Principles for Businesses (PRIN)
SYSC Senior Management Arrangements, Systems and Controls
Background (SYSC)
General Organisational Requirements
Governance
Business Continuity
Reviewing
Planning
Regular Monitoring
Audit Committee
Persons directing the business
Responsibility of senior personnel
Apportionment of responsibility
Employees, Agents and other relevant persons
Compliance, Internal Audit and Financial Crime
Risk Control
Outsourcing
Record Keeping (SYSC)
Senior Management Arrangements (SYSC)
Compliance with regulation
Sales and administration (ICOBS)
Training & Competence
Good Repute
Appointed representatives (AR)
Accounting and auditor records
Complaints
Other records
Conflicts of Interest
Information Barriers (Chinese Walls)
Whistleblowing
Remuneration Code
Knowledge, Ability and Good Repute
COCON Code of Conduct
COND Threshold Conditions
Threshold condition 1 – Location of offices
Threshold condition 2 – Effective Supervision
Threshold condition 3 – Appropriate resources
Financial Resources
Non-Financial Resources
Threshold condition 4 – Suitability
Threshold condition 5 – Business model
APER Statements of Principle and Code of Practice for Approved Persons
FIT Fit and Proper test for Employees and Senior Personnel
FINMAR Financial Stability and Market Confidence Sourcebook
TC Training and Competence
Background
Meaning of Competence
Assessment of competence and supervision
Training
Maintaining competence
Continuing Professional Development
Record Keeping
Training and competence scheme
GEN General Provisions
Referring to “approval by the FCA”
Statutory status disclosure
Use of FCA and Keyfacts Logos
Keyfacts logo
General interpretation of the Handbook
Insurance against financial penalties
Charging consumers for telephone calls
FEES Fees Manual
Prudential Standards
MIPRU Prudential sourcebook for Mortgage and Home Finance Firms, and Insurance Intermediaries
Business Standards
ICOBS Insurance: Conduct of Business sourcebook
General Rules
Application (ICOBS 1)
General Rules (ICOBS 2)
Client Categorisation (ICOBS 2.1)
Communications/Advertising (ICOBS 2.2)
Inducements (ICOBS 2.3)
Record Keeping (ICOBS 2.4)
Acting honestly, fairly and professionally, exclusion of liability, conditions and warranties (ICOBS 2.5)
Distribution of connected contracts through exempt persons (ICOBS 2.6)
Client Asset Sourcebook (CASS)
MAR Market Conduct
PROD Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook
Background (PROD)
Intermediaries as Distributors
Intermediaries as Manufacturers
Manufacture of Insurance Products
ESG Environmental, Social and Governance sourcebook
Regulatory Processes
SUP Supervision
The FCA’s approach to supervision
Firm Categorisation
Supervision of Flexible Portfolio Firms
Information gathering by the FCA or PRA on its own initiative
RMAR/Consumer Credit/Complaints
Data Collection
Auditors
DEPP Decision Procedure and Penalties Manual
Penalties
Action against Approved Persons/Senior Managers
Financial Penalties
Publishing Information – Warning Notice Statements
Redress
DISP Dispute Resolution: Complaints
Identification
Investigation
Resolving complaints
Timescales for dealing with complaints
The final response
Closing the case
Referrals to third parties
Time limits for referring complaints to the FOS
Record keeping (DISP)
What awards can the Financial Ombudsman Service make?
Payment Protection Complaints
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Directive
COMP Compensation
Specialist sourcebooks
CONC Consumer Credit sourcebook
PROF Professional Firms
Listing, Prospectus and Disclosure
Handbook Guides
Regulatory Guides
Glossary
Financial Crime
Bribery and Corruption
Data Protection
Fraud
Money Laundering
Sanctions
Specialist sourcebooks
COMP Compensation
CONC Consumer Credit sourcebook
COMP Compensation
CONC Consumer Credit sourcebook
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