The policy requires that advertisers promoting financial services or products to UK audiences must be authorized by the UK Financial Conduct Authority. This requirement applies to the full scope of financial advertising categories described in the document, including lending, mortgages, credit, investments, insurance, and pensions.
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This provision establishes a regulatory authorization prerequisite for any financial services advertiser seeking to reach UK audiences on LinkedIn, creating a pre-campaign eligibility requirement that is externally defined by the FCA rather than LinkedIn's internal review process alone.
This provision establishes that LinkedIn will only accept financial services ads targeting UK audiences from FCA-authorized advertisers, which is intended to restrict financial promotion to regulated entities. The agreement incorporates FCA authorization as a condition of platform access for UK-facing financial advertising.
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"Ads promoting financial services or products to audiences in the United Kingdom may come from UK Financial Conduct Authority authorized advertisers only.Excerpt from LinkedIn's Advertising Policies
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: UK financial promotion rules are established under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) and the FCA's Financial Promotion Order.
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This provision establishes a regulatory authorization prerequisite for any financial services advertiser seeking to reach UK audiences on LinkedIn, creating a pre-campaign eligibility requirement that is externally defined by the FCA rather than LinkedIn's internal review process alone.
This provision establishes that LinkedIn will only accept financial services ads targeting UK audiences from FCA-authorized advertisers, which is intended to restrict financial promotion to regulated entities. The agreement incorporates FCA authorization as a condition of platform access for UK-facing financial advertising.
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