FCA HANDBOOK: EASY GUIDE

This page includes links to all our articles on the Client Asset Sourcebook (CASS) and Safeguarding and aims to break the key areas of CASS into bite-sized, plain-English explanations.

Navigate to each section of our FCA Handbook Guide:


CASS 7 – Investment Firms

Introduction & 7.10 Application + 7.12 Organisational Summary

7.11 TTCA & DVP, General outline and Allocated/unclaimed

7.13 Segregation – Normal or Alternative Approach

7.15 – 7.16 Client Money reconciliations – overview

7.15 – 7.16 Client Money reconciliations – Detail

7.17 – 7.19 Other Rules

7.14 Client Money held be a third party


CASS 6 – Custody Assets

Introduction & 6.1 Application

6.2 Holding Client Assets

6.3 & 6.4 Third Parties and use of assets

6.6.1 – 6.6.9 Record Keeping

6.6.10 – 6.6.58 Custody Asset Reconciliations

5.6 Pooling Events and 6.7 Treatment after failure


CASS 5 – Mortgage & General Insurance Firms

Introduction & 5.1 Application

Risk transfer & 5.2 Holding money as an agent

5.3 – 5.4 Statutory and Non-statutory Trusts

5.5.1 – 5.5.17 Segregation

Appointed Reps and other agents & 5.5.18 – 5.5.25

5.5.26 – 5.5.36 Entitlements, Interest and other payments

5.5.37 – 5.5.61 Client bank accounts

5.5.62 – 5.5.84 Client Money Reconciliations

5.6 Pooling events / 6.7 Treatment after failure


Other CASS Sections


Other FCA Handbook Considerations

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