Mis-selling

Mis-selling has been described by the FSA as a failure to comply with the FSA Rule Book and its broad Principles of Business. The term does not appear in the FSA Handbook but it commonly refers to an advised sale of investment products to consumers which does not meet the Handbook requirements for suitability or ‘know your customer obligations. The emphasis is on the suitability of the recommendation for the individual and not the investment performance of the product. If suitability was established at the time of sale, and the required explanation of risk was given, then the consumer dissatisfaction about investment returns achieved gives no ground for an allegation of mis-selling.

Missing document indemnity

A transaction may depend upon a life insurance policy, share certificate or other document that is missing. An indemnity given by an insurer may enable the transaction to proceed as the insured is then covered against any loss resulting due to another person subsequently producing the document and basing a claim upon it.

Missing ship

Ship deemed to be missing when, after extensive enquiries, it is officially posted as ‘missing’ at Lloyd’s. It is then considered an ‘actual total loss’ and both hull and cargo claims are settled accordingly. During peacetime the cause of loss is deemed to be an insured peril but war peril during wartime.
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A ship that has been posted at Lloyd’s as ‘missing’, because, despite an enquiries, she cannot be traced. A missing ship is deemed to be an actual total loss.

Model Rules

Specimens produced by the OPB and/or the Inland Revenue for certain categories of pensions to facilitate approval and/or the issue of a contracting out certificate or an appropriate scheme certificate.

Money laundering

The process of making dirty money (money obtained illegally) legitimate through a process of placing, layering and integrating that money into the financial system.
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The act of changing the appearance of money that comes from illegitimate sources so that it appears to be legitimate money.