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FCA, PRA and BoE publish Berne Financial Services Agreement guidance

Link(s):Berne Financial Services Agreement for UK and Swiss firms | FCA

Context

The FCA has updated its Berne Financial Services Agreement web page to announce the publication of a joint FCA, PRA and BoE ‘Guidelines for firms’ document, and an update to the ‘firm questions’ section.

Key points to note and next actions

  • There is no indication about the nature of the update to the firm questions.
  • Chapter 3 of the Guidelines document contains information for UK insurance firms.  It includes guidelines on a number of topics including activities excluded from the scope of BFSA, ‘covered clients’, eligibility criteria, and reporting.