New Capital Resource Requirements – ATEB’s Final Warning!

25 September 2013 Steve BaileyCompliance

We thought it would be prudent to send one final reminder regarding the change to the Capital Resource Requirements that come into force 31/12/13.

The new capital requirements under IPRU for Personal Investment Firms (PIF’s) to be implemented over a three year period are:

Deadline	EBR	Minimum Requirement
31 December 2013	1 month (4 weeks)	£15,000
31 December 2014	2 months (8 weeks)	£15,000
31 December 2015	3 months (13 weeks)	£20,000

EBR is your ‘Expenditure Based Requirement’ i.e. the amount of fixed expenditure you need to hold as capital. The calculation is not straightforward so please speak to your ATEB consultant if you are unsure.

Note the changes affect all firms giving investment advice, those of you that only advise on mortgage and insurance business will still be governed by the MIPRU rules that are not changing.

If you have subordinated loans then refer to your ATEB consultant for clarification how these are treated.

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Our View

It is important that you understand the requirements and plan accordingly. Remember – the capital adequacy requirements apply at all times, not just when you report to the FCA.

Action Required By You

If you are unsure of any of the requirements, please seek guidance. ATEB clients should discuss with their ATEB consultant.
Your accountant should also be fully conversant with the requirements.