RCB key documents

With regard to signatures for the purposes of Annual confirmation of compliance with the RCB Regulations and the RCB Sourcebook / Application for admission to the register of issuers and register of regulated covered bonds, please note the FCA expectations for wet-ink signatures in light of coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions[1].

In light of these restrictions, until further notice, the FCA directs that firms may use any type of electronic signature if providing forms ‘RCB2 Annex 1’ or ‘RCB3 Annex 1’ electronically.

With regard to the Annual confirmation of compliance with the RCB Regulations and the RCB Sourcebook attestation period, the FCA directs that subsequent confirmations from June 2020 must be made on the anniversary of the original confirmation date unless otherwise agreed in advance with the FCA.