"""UK FCA compliance rules for marketing materials""" FCA_RULES = { "required_disclaimers": [ { "type": "capital_risk", "text": ["capital at risk", "you may lose some or all of your investment", "your capital is at risk"], "severity": "high" }, { "type": "regulatory_status", "text": ["regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority", "authorised and regulated by the FCA", "FCA regulated"], "severity": "high" }, { "type": "past_performance", "text": ["past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results", "past performance does not guarantee future returns"], "severity": "high" } ], "prohibited_terms": [ { "term": "guaranteed profit", "variations": ["secure profit", "assured gains", "guaranteed returns"], "severity": "high", "context_check": True }, { "term": "no risk", "variations": ["risk free", "zero risk", "safe investment"], "severity": "high", "context_check": True }, { "term": "secured returns", "variations": ["protected returns", "guaranteed income"], "severity": "high", "context_check": True } ], "channel_specific_rules": { "email": { "required": ["opt-out mechanism", "firm details"], "character_limit": None }, "social": { "required": ["#ad", "#financial promotion"], "risk_warning_placement": "prominent" }, "print": { "required": ["risk warning", "firm details"], "font_size_minimum": "10pt", "risk_warning_prominence": "no less prominent than main message" } }, "risk_scoring": { "missing_disclaimer": 4, "prohibited_term": 5, "misleading_statement": 4, "risk_thresholds": { "low": 3, "medium": 6, "high": 9 } }, "specific_requirements": { "retail_investment": { "required_elements": ["past performance warning", "balanced message"], "restricted_terms": ["tax-free", "guaranteed"] }, "pension_products": { "required_elements": ["tax treatment warning", "age restrictions"], "restricted_terms": ["pension liberation", "pension loan"] } } }