Disclosure of costs and services
This short course is part of the COBS training package and has been designed to give you an overview of the requirements for firms to give clients information about the firm, its services and remuneration.
Objectives
When you have finished this course, you will:
- specify the information that COBS 6 requires firms to give clients when conducting investment business; and
- describe the additional information material in COBS 6, which is relevant when firms are conducting packaged product business.
Who is it for?
This course will be relevant to all investment firms and businesses both in and out of MiFID scope.
How is the information presented?
You take the course online. Its features include:
- questions to help you understand the topics covered;
- interactive features and links so that you can get extra information;
- links to relevant parts of the Handbook; and
- audio commentary.
Duration
The course takes approximately 20 minutes. You can stop and start the course and return to it later.
Other information
It costs £10 per person to purchase. Terms and conditions apply. Purchase is made online.
Whilst we will update packages to reflect policy changes, once they become out of date we will remove them from our system. To ensure that you are undertaking the current training package, please log onto our website on the day that you do this training to ensure that it remains current as at that date.
Minimum computer specification
- Pentium 3® processor or higher
- Windows 2000® or higher
- 256Mb of RAM
- Internet Explorer® 5.5 or later. Netscape 7.0
- Sound enabled with speakers or headphones for commentary – optional
- NB: Pop-up blockers must be disabled.



