# COBS - Client Communications High Risk Investments

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**Provider:** Skillcast
**Jurisdiction:** UK
**Library:** FCA Compliance
**Duration:** 20 minutes
**Format:** In-depth
**Experience level:** For All Staff
**Industries:** FS - Capital Markets, FS - Other, FS - Private Equity, FS - Asset Management, FS - IFA
**Topics:** CoreCompliance, FCA Handbook
**Last updated:** 2024-02-01

## Description

The Conduct of Business Sourcebook (COBS) rules that relate to client communication apply to all promotional communications that investment firms have with their clients and prospects. Our COBS for Client Communications High Risk Investments Course explains the FCA's COBS rules for communicating with clients, including financial promotions in the investment business.

## Learning Objectives

- Identify investments that the FCA considers to be high-risk and why
- Understand the FCA's new stronger requirements for promoting high-risk investments
- Understand the new risk warnings and risk summary
- Recognise the new requirements for client categorisation
- Know why a cooling-off period is required
- Know which inducements have been banned

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