Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

Appropriate non-financial resourcesU.K.

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[F13C.(1)The non-financial resources of B must be appropriate in relation to the regulated activities that B carries on or seeks to carry on, having regard to the operational objectives of the FCA.

(2)The matters which are relevant in determining whether the condition in sub-paragraph (1) is met include—

(a)the nature and scale of the business carried on, or to be carried on, by B;

(b)the risks to the continuity of the services provided by, or to be provided by, B;

(c)B’s membership of a group and any effect which that membership may have;

(d)the skills and experience of those who manage B’s affairs;

(e)whether B’s non-financial resources are sufficient to enable B to comply with—

(i)requirements imposed or likely to be imposed on B by the FCA in the exercise of its functions, or

(ii)any other requirement in relation to whose contravention the FCA would be the appropriate regulator for the purpose of any provision of Part 14 of this Act.]

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