PART II SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES

F1Chapter 15ESpecified Benchmarks

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The activities

Specified benchmarksF363O

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Publicly available factual data and subscription servicesF463P

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Administration of a specified benchmark by the FCAF563Q

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ScheduleF663R

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F2Administering a benchmark63S

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Administering a benchmark is a specified kind of activity.

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In paragraph (1) “administering a benchmark” means acting as an administrator of a benchmark within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation EU 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts or to measure the performance of investment funds and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2014/17/EU and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 .

Administration of a benchmark by the FCA63T

The FCA does not carry on the activity of the kind specified by article 63S(1) in relation to a benchmark where the FCA administers the benchmark itself.