DPB (Investment Business) Handbook
The DPB (Investment Business) Handbook provides full details of ICAEW's licensing arrangements. This includes:
- the agreement between the firm and ICAEW for a licence;
- the regulated activities that can be conducted under a licence; and
- how regulated work should be conducted.
- DPB (Investment Business) Handbook – effective from 1 April 2016 until 1 October 2018
- DPB (Investment Business) Handbook – effective from 1 October 2018
- Changes to the DPB (Investment Business) Handbook from 1 April 2007
The implementation of the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) in the UK means that changes have had to be made to the DPB (Investment Business) Handbook, effective from 1 October 2018. These changes have been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority.
For background on the IDD see:
If you would like to order additional copies of the current DPB (Investment Business) Handbook (effective until 1 October 2018) at £30 per copy (including postage and packing), please download the order form. Note the final printed copy will be presented in a comb bound document format.