International & EU

Related information

Further information on the regular update on CRD implementation for smaller investment firms.

Small Firms section of this website.

This page contains links to letters and speeches relevant to CRD/Basel 2.

Letters (or emails) sent to firms Date

Letter to specialist commodity firms [PDF]

Supporting documents:
Guide and decision tree [PDF]

September 2007

Letter to Non-ISD hybrid venture capital/corporate finance firms [PDF]

Supporting documents:
Guide and decision tree [PDF];
Summary CRD/MIFID guide for hybrid venture capital/corporate finance firms [PDF];

 May 2007

Letter to ISD hybrid venture capital/corporate finance firms [PDF]

Supporting documents:
Guide and decision tree [PDF];
Summary CRD/MIFID guide for hybrid venture capital/corporate finance firms [PDF];
Online survey form (inactive copy) [PDF]

 April 2007

Letter to Non-ISD venture capital firms [PDF]

Supporting documents:
Guide and decision tree [PDF];
Summary CRD/MIFID guide for venture capital firms [PDF]

 February 2007

Letter to ISD venture capital firms [PDF]

Supporting documents:

Guide and decision tree [PDF]

 January 2007

Letter to small dealers/arrangers that cannot hold client money [PDF]

Supporting documents:

CRD category overview [PDF];
Decision trees [PDF]

January 2007

Letter to corporate finance firms [PDF]

Supporting documents:
CRD category overview [PDF];
Decision trees [PDF]

January 2007

Letter to UCITS management companies [PDF]

Supporting documents:
Standard limitations / requirements[PDF]

 November 2006

Letter to advisers/arrangers that hold client money [PDF]

Supporting documents:
CRD category overview [PDF];
Decision trees [PDF]

November 2006

Letter to advisers/arrangers who advise on and/or arrange non- transferable securities [PDF]

Supporting documents:
CRD category overview [PDF];
Decision trees[PDF]

November 2006

Letter to alternative trading system operators [PDF]

Supporting documents:
CRD category overview [PDF];
Decision trees [PDF]

November 2006

Letter to dealers and managers [PDF]

Supporting documents:
CRD category overview [PDF];
Decision trees [PDF]

August 2006

Letter to small retail dealers and managers [PDF]

Supporting documents:
CRD category overview [PDF];
Decision trees[PDF]

August 2006
Information for investment firms on the FSA's implementation of the Capital Requirements Directive [PDF] November 2005
Key messages for Investment Firms on implementation of the CRD [PDF] July 2005
Key messages on our implementation of the CRD [PDF] May 2005