Term

Definition

Letter: A

acting as the depositary or sole director of an open-ended investment company

the regulated activity, specified in article 51(1)(c) of the Regulated Activities Order (Establishing etc a collective investment scheme), of acting as the depositary or sole director of an open-ended investment company.

admission to trading

alternative trading system

a system that brings together multiple buying and selling interests in designated investments (other than life policies or stakeholder pension schemes or rights to or interests in life policies or stakeholder pension schemes), in the system and according to non-discretionary rules set by the system's operator in a way that results in a contract but does not include:
(a) a system that is operated by an RIE or that is regulated market or an EEA commodities market; or

applicable sectoral consolidation rules

(in respect of a financial sector and in accordance with paragraph 6.10 of PRU 8 Ann 1R G (Applicable sectoral consolidation rules)) the FSA's sectoral rules about capital adequacy and solvency on a consolidated basis applicable to that financial sector under the table in paragraph 6.11 of PRU 8 Ann 1R G.

applicable sectoral rules

(in respect of a financial sector) applicable sectoral consolidation rules for that financial sector and the FSA's sectoral rules about capital adequacy and solvency applicable to that financial sector under the table in paragraph 6.8 of PRU 8 Ann 1R Gwhich of those sets of rules apply for the purpose of a particular calculation depends on the nature of that calculation.

ATS operator

a firm that operates an ATS or that has accepted responsibility for the operation of an ATS by an appointed representative.

authorised corporate director

the director of an ICVC who is the authorised corporate director of the ICVC in accordance with COLL 6.5.3 R (Appointment of an ACD) or, as the case may be, CIS 7.2.1 R (The directors) including, if relevant, an EEA UCITS management company.