Scope of service

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Glossary terms

client

means the person for whom you act and, where the context permits, includes prospective and former clients

in the SRA Financial Services (Scope) Rules, in relation to any regulated financial services activities carried on by an authorised body for a trust or the estate of a deceased person (including a controlled trust), means the trustees or personal representatives in their capacity as such and not any person who is a beneficiary under the trust or interested in the estate

personal recommendation

means a recommendation that is presented as suitable for the person to whom it is made, or is based on a consideration of the circumstances of that person

contract of insurance

means (in accordance with article 3(1) of the Regulated Activities Order) any contract of insurance which is a long-term insurance contract or a general insurance contract

insurance distribution

has the meaning given in the FCA Handbook

insurance undertaking

has the meaning given to "IDD insurance undertaking" in the FCA Handbook