conduct of business sourcebook (COBS)

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FCA Handbook module financial regulation rulebook

The Conduct of Business Sourcebook (COBS) is a key part of the UK financial regulatory framework that sets detailed rules and standards for how financial firms must treat and interact with their clients.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Conduct of Business Rules	2
conduct of business sourcebook (COBS) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1975582 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: conduct of business sourcebook (COBS)
Context triple: [Financial Conduct Authority, issues, conduct of business sourcebook (COBS)]

A. Model Code of Professional Responsibility
The Model Code of Professional Responsibility was the American Bar Association’s former framework of ethical standards and disciplinary rules governing lawyers’ professional conduct in the United States.
B. CoE
CoE is the commonly used abbreviation for the Council of Europe, a pan-European intergovernmental organization focused on promoting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.
C. Model Rules of Professional Conduct
The Model Rules of Professional Conduct are a set of ethical standards and guidelines that govern the professional behavior and responsibilities of lawyers in the United States.
D. Standards Code
The Standards Code was a multilateral trade agreement under the GATT that established detailed rules to prevent technical regulations and product standards from becoming disguised barriers to international trade.
E. Editors' Code of Practice
The Editors' Code of Practice is a set of ethical and professional standards that regulates the conduct and content of the British press.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: conduct of business sourcebook (COBS)
Target entity description: The Conduct of Business Sourcebook (COBS) is a key part of the UK financial regulatory framework that sets detailed rules and standards for how financial firms must treat and interact with their clients.

A. Model Code of Professional Responsibility
The Model Code of Professional Responsibility was the American Bar Association’s former framework of ethical standards and disciplinary rules governing lawyers’ professional conduct in the United States.
B. CoE
CoE is the commonly used abbreviation for the Council of Europe, a pan-European intergovernmental organization focused on promoting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.
C. Model Rules of Professional Conduct
The Model Rules of Professional Conduct are a set of ethical standards and guidelines that govern the professional behavior and responsibilities of lawyers in the United States.
D. Standards Code
The Standards Code was a multilateral trade agreement under the GATT that established detailed rules to prevent technical regulations and product standards from becoming disguised barriers to international trade.
E. Editors' Code of Practice
The Editors' Code of Practice is a set of ethical and professional standards that regulates the conduct and content of the British press.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	FCA Handbook module ⓘ financial regulation rulebook ⓘ
abbreviation	COBS ⓘ
appliesTo	Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation ⓘ surface form: MiFID investment firms UCITS management companies ⓘ advisers on retail investment products ⓘ asset managers ⓘ firms carrying out designated investment business ⓘ insurance intermediaries ⓘ investment firms ⓘ retail banks ⓘ
contains	evidential provisions ⓘ guidance ⓘ rules ⓘ transitional provisions ⓘ
focusesOn	how firms treat clients ⓘ standards for client interactions ⓘ
geographicalScope	United Kingdom ⓘ
jurisdiction	United Kingdom ⓘ
legalBasis	Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) ⓘ surface form: Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
objective	consumer protection ⓘ market integrity ⓘ promoting effective competition in the interests of consumers ⓘ
partOf	FCA ⓘ surface form: FCA Handbook
predecessor	conduct of business sourcebook (COBS) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Conduct of Business Rules
regulates	appropriateness assessments ⓘ best execution ⓘ cancellation and withdrawal rights ⓘ client agreements ⓘ client categorisation ⓘ client communications ⓘ client order handling ⓘ complaints handling interfaces with DISP ⓘ conduct of business standards ⓘ conflicts of interest management ⓘ disclosure of costs and charges ⓘ distance marketing of financial services ⓘ execution-only sales conditions ⓘ financial promotions ⓘ inducements and commissions ⓘ insurance distribution conduct standards ⓘ mortgage and home finance advice conduct ⓘ packaged products advice ⓘ pension transfer advice conduct ⓘ periodic reporting to clients ⓘ product disclosure ⓘ record-keeping for client business ⓘ suitability of advice ⓘ
regulator	Financial Conduct Authority ⓘ
replaced	conduct of business sourcebook (COBS) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Conduct of Business Rules

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Financial Conduct Authority → issues → conduct of business sourcebook (COBS) ⓘ

conduct of business sourcebook (COBS) → predecessor → conduct of business sourcebook (COBS) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Conduct of Business Sourcebook

this entity surface form: Conduct of Business Rules

conduct of business sourcebook (COBS) → replaced → conduct of business sourcebook (COBS) self-linksurface differs ⓘ