A threesixty guide to submitting directory persons data

Adding Directory Persons File upload

Where you are uncertain as to which activities apply to the role, you can cross-reference the activities against the qualification requirements in the appropriate qualification tables in the FCA handbook, please refer to page 16 above for the full list of Activities.

Figure 18 - Multiple submissions template (Example 4)

The penultimate step relates to the location of the member of staff. For this section, the firm need to confirm the postcode(s) where the member of staff works. This is so that members of the public can find advisers near to them. • Customer engagement methods* The FS Register will show the ways in which the individual deals with clients. Options available are online, telephone and face to face. • Workplace location* The FS Register will show the town /city of an individual’s workplace. Individuals who don’t offer face-to-face meetings, or where disclosing location could put the individual at risk, don’t have to give their location or can supply the post code of the firm’s head office instead. The final area in this section relates to the member of staff’s professional accreditation with third party bodies such the Chartered Insurance Institute or the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. • Membership of accredited bodies* The FS Register will show which accredited bodies the individual is a member of (for example CII, CFA and CISI)

Note *This information is only needed for individuals in client facing roles requiring an appropriate qualification.

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