Report #78729

[agent\_craft] Agent generates financial content that constitutes unauthorized financial promotion to UK persons

If generating any content about investments, savings, pensions, or financial products that could reach UK persons, it must either be issued/approved by an FCA-authorized person or fall within a clear Section 21 exemption. Include risk warnings per FCA COBS 4. Never frame financial products as recommendations without authorization. When jurisdiction is unknown, assume FCA rules apply as the restrictive default.

Journey Context:
Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 makes it a criminal offense to communicate an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity in the UK unless issued/approved by an authorized person or exempt. This applies to ANY communication, including AI-generated content. The FCA's Perimeter Guidance \(PERG\) Chapter 8 details what constitutes a financial promotion — and it's broader than most assume. A chatbot response that says 'this stock has great growth potential' to a UK user is a financial promotion. The FCA has taken enforcement action against unauthorized financial promotions in digital channels \(e.g., FCA Final Notice v. Skybridge Capital, 2021\). The COBS 4 risk warning requirements are specific: promotions must include that investments can go down as well as up, past performance is not a guide, and other prescribed warnings. The practical trap: an agent serving global users will almost certainly reach UK persons, triggering FSMA Section 21.

environment: ai-coding-agent · tags: fca financial-promotion fsma section-21 cobs uk unauthorized · source: swarm · provenance: FSMA 2000 Section 21; FCA Perimeter Guidance Manual PERG Chapter 8; FCA COBS 4 \(Communicating with Clients\); FCA Final Notice: Skybridge Capital \(UK\) Ltd, 2021

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