FCA AUTHORISATION

AIFM Authorisation Pack

For: UK AIFMs (full-scope / sub-threshold / private credit)
Includes
  • Regulatory business plan (AIFMD-aligned)
  • Governance and oversight framework
  • Substance and delegation model
  • Risk management framework (AIFMD)
  • Valuation policy and independence model
  • Liquidity management framework
  • Remuneration policy (AIFMD)
  • Conflicts of interest framework
  • Regulatory capital analysis
  • Outsourcing and service provider framework
  • Regulatory permissions and activity mapping

FCA MiFID Investment Firm Authorisation Pack

For: UK MiFID investment firms (portfolio management, advisory, dealing)
Includes
  • Threshold Conditions analysis
  • Permissions and activity mapping
  • Governance and SMCR framework
  • ICARA framework and wind-down analysis
  • Prudential capital methodology (MIFIDPRU)
  • Risk taxonomy and monitoring framework
  • Client categorisation and safeguarding
  • Conflicts and inducements framework
  • Outsourcing and operational resilience
  • Regulatory reporting architecture

FCA Variation of Permission (VoP) Pack

For: Existing authorised firms expanding scope
Includes
  • Change impact assessment
  • Revised regulatory business plan
  • Updated ICARA / capital analysis
  • Governance and resource scaling
  • Regulator facing rationale and evidence

Appointed Representative (AR) Architecture Pack (optional / secondary)

Includes
  • Principal firm oversight framework
  • AR risk assessment and onboarding
  • Monitoring, reporting and termination processes