Retained EU Law 2017 United Kingdom

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1946 of 11 July 2017 supplementing Directives 2004/39/EC and 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for an exhaustive list of information to be included by proposed acquirers in the notification of a proposed acquisition of a qualifying holding in an investment firm (Text with EEA relevance)

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11 compliance obligations

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Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

s.art002

Information to be provided by the proposed acquirer

  • Provide acquisition information to the competent authority
s.art003

General information relating to the identity of the proposed acquirer

  • Provide identification information when notifying a proposed acquisition of a qualifying holding
s.art005

Additional information relating to the proposed acquirer that is a legal person

  • Provide detailed information to the FCA when acquiring a stake in an investment firm
s.art006

Information on the persons that will effectively direct the business of the target entity

  • Submit detailed information on new business directors to the regulator
s.art007

Information relating to the proposed acquisition

  • Provide detailed acquisition information to the regulator
s.art008

Information on the new proposed group structure and its impact on supervision

  • Analyse and report post-acquisition group structure and supervision impact
s.art009

Information relating to the financing of the proposed acquisition

  • Provide detailed funding information for proposed acquisition of an investment firm
s.art010

Additional information for qualifying holdings of up to 20 %

  • Provide strategy document to regulator when acquiring up to 20% stake in an investment firm
s.art011

Additional requirements for qualifying holdings between 20 % and 50 %

  • Provide a strategy document to the FCA when acquiring 20% to 50% of an investment firm
s.art012

Additional requirements for qualifying holdings of 50 % or more

  • Provide a business plan to the regulator for a 50%+ qualifying holding
s.art013

Reduced information requirements

  • Submit reduced information for acquiring a qualifying holding in an investment firm
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s.art001

Subject matter

s.art004

Additional information relating to the proposed acquirer that is a natural person

s.art014

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