The Central Bank of Ireland's (the "Central Bank")
Online Reporting System ("ONR System") is now fully
operational and Regulatory Returns (the "Returns") for
Irish authorised collective investment schemes ("CIS")
are now to be filed through it.
This follows the issuance in May 2012 of Consultation Paper 59,
which outlined proposed changes to the regulatory reporting
requirements of CIS.
Subsequently, the Central Bank issued a letter to the Board of
Directors of CIS in relation to the appointment of a System
Administrator in respect of each CIS. CIS System Administrators
will be responsible for ensuring that the Returns are filed
electronically with the Central Bank. Where delegate System
Administrators are appointed, with responsibility for filing a
specific Return, the CIS System Administrator must ensure that they
have been allocated access to the ONR System and are aware of their
responsibilities.
The Central Bank opened its delegation process for CIS System
Administrators for a 2 week period up until 29 March 2013. During
this period, CIS System Administrators delegated selected Returns
to either the Fund Administrators or Fund Legal Advisors. Third
party users may also be set up at any stage.
The following Returns allocated to the CIS Board of Directors
appeared on the ONR System from 9 April 2013:
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1. Annual and interim financial statements |
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2. Annual Financial Derivative Instrument ("FDI") Report - UCITS only |
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3. Annual Sub-Fund Profile Return |
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4. Annual update of Key Investor Information Document ("KIID") - UCITS only |
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5. CIS reporting of material breaches, material errors, significant matters and suspensions ("Regulatory Report") |
The Technical Committee of the Irish Funds Industry Association
has now issued guidelines for Fund Administrators with regard to
the ONR System.
The Guidelines address the role of the CIS and the delegated
System Administrator and also includes recommendations for the
delegation of the Returns.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.
