ALL: Time limits, sentences, key numbers etc Flashcards

1
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what is a non retail investment

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above 50k

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2
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how often does FCA make a report to the treasury

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annually

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3
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how often does SYSC 4 general requirements say written reports on compliance and internal audit need to be made

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annually

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4
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how many years of employment history needed for fit and proper test

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6 years

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5
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how many years of criminal convictions needed for fit and proper test

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no time limit

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6
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within how many days should firms be informed when using Form A to apply for approval on behalf of senior managers

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within 90 days

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7
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when can the FCA stop the 90 day limit in responding to form A

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if receives insufficient info about an applicant and need to wait for clarification

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8
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deadline for proving competence via exam success

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30 months

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9
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how long does a firm have to provide documents to FCA

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reasonable time period

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10
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how many days does a firm have to appeal to upper tribunal

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28 days

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11
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what is penalty for breaching prohibition order S56 FSMA 2000

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criminal offence punishable by fine

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12
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how long can FCA ban products without consultation and what type of products

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up to 12 months - products posing unacceptable risks to consumers

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13
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max penalty for insider dealing

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ten years jail and or unlimited fine

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14
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max penalty misleading statements and impressions

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crown court: ten years and or unlimited fine

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15
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market abuse max penalty

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unlimited fine - civil offence so no jail

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16
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when must a firm report suspicions to the FCA regarding suspicious transactions

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without delay

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17
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within how many days must PDMRs dealing in their own companies shares disclose to both their company and the FCA the transaction

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within 3 business days of the transaction

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18
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how long is closed period

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30 days

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19
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is breaching managers transaction rule criminal offence

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no but fca will take disciplinary action

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20
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what is the threshold below which transactions in dealing within your own companies shares will not require disclosure

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5000 euros

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21
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maximum penalty for failing to register as a foreign company and beneficial owner holding property investments in the UK

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5 years jail or unlimited fine

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22
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how soon do firms need to obtain evidence regarding identity in customer due diligence

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as soon as reasonably practical

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23
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how long must records be kept in relation to money laundering and from what point

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5 years after the business relationship has ended or an occasional transaction

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24
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max penalty for failing to comply with money laundering regulations (directors and senior managers)

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2 years jail and or unlimited fine

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25
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max penalty for recklessly making a statement in context of money laundering which is false or misleading

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2 years jail and or unlimited fine

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26
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max penalty for general offences to money laundering (concealing, arrangements and acquiring or possessing)

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14 years and or unlimited fine

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27
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max penalty for knowingly prejudicing an investigation into money laundering

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5 years and or unlimited fine

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28
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max penalty for failure to report money laundering

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5 years and or unlimited fine

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29
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max penalty for tipping off someone suspected of money laundering

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2 years and or unlimited fine

30
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max penalty for failure to report suspicions of terrorist financing

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5 years and or unlimited fine

31
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maximum penalty for an individual and for a company for bribery offences

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individual - 10 years jail and or unlimited fine

company - unlimited fine

32
Q

higher penalties of the ICO for failure to comply with data protection principles, data subject rights and transfer of data to third countries

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up to 17.5m or 4% of global turnover

33
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standard penalties of the ICO for failure to comply with other failures such as administrative

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up to 8.7m or 2% of global turnover

34
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under GDPR (general data protection regime) of the EU what is the max fine

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up to 4% of worldwide turnover or 20m euros for breaches of certain provisions

35
Q

EU transparency directive disclosure thresholds for share holdings

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5, 10, 15 20, 25, 30, 50, 75 %

36
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UK disclosure rules threshold for share holdings

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3% then change up or down to next percentage point or fall below 3

37
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UK disclosure rules for fund managers for share holdings

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5%, 10% and then every % point

38
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UK disclosure rules for market makers for share holdings

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exempt below 10%

39
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what are exempt under UK disclosure rules of share holdings

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custodians and bare nominees

shares held as collateral

40
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companies act 2006 S793 letter requires disclosure of shares held when

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at present time

and in the last 3 years

41
Q

when do trade reports need to be made

A

automatic within 3 mins

42
Q

when do transaction reports need to be made

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by T+1

43
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latest time trade report can be sent

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8pm

44
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large undertaking threshold

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2/3 of:

balance sheet 20m
net turnover 40m
own funds 2m

45
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non mifid large undertaking threshold

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2/3 of:

balance sheet 12.5m
net turnover 25m
average number of employees 250

46
Q

quantitative test for elective professional clients

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2/3 of:

average 10 trades per quarter for last 4 quarters
portfolio over 500k
works or has worked in finance for at least a year

47
Q

max penalty for breaching S21 FSMA 2000 communicating fin promo

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2 years jail and or unlimited fine

48
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how many years must past performance cover in fin promo

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at least 5 years or full life of investment in complete 12 month periods

49
Q

life products and pensions cancellation day allowance

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30 days

50
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other products e.g. ISAss cancellation day allowance

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14 days

51
Q

within how many days must suitability report be provided for personal or stakeholder pension schemes where right to cancel applies

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within 14 days

52
Q

transaction confirmation sent to client in what time frame

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no later than next business day

53
Q

if a retail clients derivative positions move below pre specified threshold how soon should firm notify client

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by end of business day that the breach occured

54
Q

how long is DvP not subject to CASS

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3 business days

55
Q

general record keeping rule for mifid business

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5 years from date of dispatch

56
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general record keeping rule for non mifid business

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3 years from date of dispatch

57
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pension contracts, stakeholder pensions and life assurance record keeping timit

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5 years

58
Q

pension transfers and opt outs, free standing additional voluntary contributions record keeping time limit

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indefinitely

59
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recordings of telephone communications must be kept how long

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5 years from the creation of the record

60
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records of directors responsibilities under SYSC must be kept how long

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6 years

61
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records of identification under MLR must be kept how long

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5 years

62
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records held in data under the data protection act must be kept how long

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no longer than necessary

63
Q

complaints must be kept for how long for mifid or ucits business

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5 years from the date the complaint was received

64
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complaints must be kept for how long for other business

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3 years from the date the complaint was received

65
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how many days until complaint procedures need to be sent

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3 days

66
Q

how long does a firm have to send a final response to a complaint

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8 weeks

67
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how long does a complainant have to go to the FOS

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6 months

68
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how many days does the FCA have to respond to super complaints or mass detriment references

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90 days

69
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how often do periodic statements need to be sent to retail clients when not derivatives

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every 3 months

70
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how often do periodic reports need to be sent for retail clients involving derivatives

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each month

71
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max claim in FSCS per person

A

85k

72
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A