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:

• DPB Update 11
• DPB Update 12

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.