The Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA) has published an updated version of its List of non-legal corrections and clarifications in the FCA Handbook which contains changes the regulator has recently made to its Handbook which were NOT outlined in any corresponding instrument. The modifications are technical in nature, including corrections and adjustments primarily for clarification, correction, and regulatory alignment purposes. They do NOT alter current regulations and policies contentwise.
The following change to the glossary was due to an administrative change, as a text was inadvertently removed from the online version of the Handbook – as quoted:
Reinstate introductory wording in definition of ‘controlled’ activity: (in accordance with section 21(9) of the Act (The classes of activity and investment)) any of the following activities specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Financial Promotions Order (Controlled Activities):
(a) accepting deposits (paragraph 1)