On 26 January 2024, the FCA published Handbook Notice No. 115.
This Handbook Notice describes the changes to the FCA Handbook and other material made by the FCA Board under its legislative and other statutory powers.
On 14 December 2023, the FCA Board made changes to the FCA Handbook, as set out in the instruments listed below:
- Data Reporting Services (Amendment) Instrument 2023.
- Technical Standards (Authorisation, Organisational Requirements and the Publication of Transactions for Data Reporting Services Providers) Instrument 2023.
- FCA Standards Instrument: The Technical Standards (Bilateral Margining) Instrument 2023.
On 10 January 2024, the FCA Board made changes to the FCA Handbook, as set out in the instrument listed below:
- Dispute Resolution: Complaints Sourcebook (Motor Finance Discretionary Commission Arrangement Complaints) Instrument 2024.
On 25 January 2024, the FCA Board made changes to the FCA Handbook, as set out in the instruments listed below:
- Supervision Manual (Professional Indemnity Insurance and Appointed Representatives) Instrument 2024.
- Perimeter Guidance Instrument 2024.
The Perimeter Guidance Instrument 2024 makes the following changes to the Perimeter Guidance manual: PERG 8.4, 8.11, 8.12, 8.14 and 8.36. These reflect the amendments made to the exemptions in Articles 48 and 50A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 relating to promotions to high-net-worth individuals and self-certified sophisticated investors, respectively. These exemptions (and related exemptions in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001) have been updated by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023. This Order was made on 19 December 2023 and comes into force on 31 January 2024.