FCA custody rules


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Practice notes

FCA custody rules


Published by a UUÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ Financial Services expert

Practice notes
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What do the FCA custody rules cover?

The custody rules contained in chapter 6 of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Client Assets sourcebook (CASS) provide details on what a firm must do when it carries on the regulated activity of safeguarding and administering investments. See Practice Note: Safeguarding and administering investments for more information on this activity. The rules apply to custody assets, which include safe custody investments (which are designated investments which a firm receives or holds on behalf of a client), and any other assets that are held in the same portfolio as safe custody investments for the same client. A firm has discretion on how to apply the custody rules to its custody assets that are not safe custody investments, and must handle them in a manner that is appropriate to their nature and value.

Background to FCA custody rules—the CASS Regime

Following a detailed review and consultation of the CASS regime by the FCA in order to address the specific failings of the old CASS regime that came into focus following the collapse of Lehman

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