Fields

Next Version

The next planned version of openfunds is expected to be version 2.14.0. The current schedule for the release is Q3 2026. In the coming months, you will find here a list of fields already planned to be included and other upcoming changes. These fields may be used by members in advance of official publication, with the caveat that they are not yet finalised.

UK Consumer Composite Investments (CCI) regime

The UK Consumer Composite Investments (CCI) regime includes the requirement to complement product disclosures by structured, machine-readable data files, enabling digital distribution and automated processing.

As part of this development, FinDatEx announced on 23 March 2026 that EMT and EPT templates will be reviewed in light of the FCA’s CCI requirements. openfunds will closely monitor these developments and – once the updated EMT/EPT specifications are available – intends to reflect the relevant changes within its own data standard and release an updated field version accordingly.

ESMA’s Liquidity Management Tools (LMTs) of UCITS and open-ended AIFs

openfunds is planning to introduce a new field to capture the requirements in line with ESMA’s Guidelines on Liquidity Management Tools of UCITS and open-ended AIFs (published 12 March 2026).

The new field, OFST351350 “ESMA Liquidity Management Tools”, is intended to record the selected LMTs applicable to a fund in a simple and consistent way. It allows all relevant selected LMTs to be reported in one pipe-separated field, using the values “Redemption gate”, “Extension of notice periods”, “Redemption fee”, “Swing pricing”, “Dual pricing”, “Anti-dilution levy” and “Redemption in kind”.

More granular openfunds fields, such as OFST401003 Single Pricing Type, OFST454300 Has Dilution Levy Applied By Fund, several redemption gate fields and others, may support or help derive the value of this field. Where such fields are used, consistency should be ensured across all related data elements.

In line with ESMA’s approach, the field reflects the concept of “selected LMTs” used for the minimum mandatory selection requirement and therefore does not include side pockets or suspensions as options. ESMA states that managers must select at least two appropriate LMTs from the relevant annex lists, while additional liquidity measures may also be selected where appropriate.

FinDatEx EET 1.1.3 Editorial Update

For the next openfunds version, the relevant fields will be updated to reflect the FinDatEx editorial update to EET Version 1.1.3, published on 10 April 2026. This concerns EET fields 30820, 30830, 30840 and 30850, where the definition was corrected in relation to NACE 2.1 by replacing “L” with “M”. The corresponding openfunds field names and descriptions will be amended accordingly:

OFEE308200EET Energy Consumption Intensity Per High Impact Climate Sector NACE M Value
OFEE308300EET Energy Consumption Intensity Per High Impact Climate Sector NACE M Considered In The Investment Strategy
OFEE308400EET Energy Consumption Intensity Per High Impact Climate Sector NACE M Coverage
OFEE308500EET Energy Consumption Intensity Per High Impact Climate Sector NACE M Eligible Assets

Adoption of selected proprietary industry fund codes

To further facilitate data exchange across the fund industry, openfunds intends to introduce into the public field list several fields for selected industry identifiers issued by data vendors, associations and other market participants. Some of those have been part of internal field groups of openfunds active members, but we have seen recently an increasing demand to include them into the field lists for open usage.

These identifiers remain under the sole responsibility of their respective issuing parties. Users should be aware that the identifiers may be subject to intellectual property rights, licensing terms or other usage restrictions, either currently or in the future.

For now, the planned additions include:

  • IA Fund Code – an identifier associated with the Investment Association (IA) sector classification of a fund.
  • Lipper codes – fund and share class identifiers issued by LSEG.
  • Morningstar IDs – identifiers available at fund and share class level.
  • MEXID – an identifier predominantly used in the UK market and issued by the Financial Times.

Crypto Exposure

openfunds is planning to add two new fund-level fields to indicate whether a fund may invest in cryptocurrencies according to its strategy, and, where applicable, whether such exposure may be direct, indirect, or both. The proposed fields are:

  • OFST010625 Crypto Exposure Allowed
    Indicates whether crypto exposure is permitted according to the fund’s investment strategy.
  • OFST010627 Type of Crypto Exposure
    Specifies whether the permitted exposure may be direct, indirect, or both. This field is only applicable if crypto exposure is allowed.