Ambiguity of Empty Fields
Static versus dynamic aspect This whitepaper looks at the static aspect of empty fields, i.e. the way in which empty […]
White Papers
Countries of Registration
This white paper addresses the following openfunds fields OFST6030XX Country Legal RegistrationOFST6031XX Marketing Distribution General approach As the countries of […]
Dynamic Data
Dynamic Data – why? Besides static fund data, which is suitable for submission of current fund information, there is also […]
Execution Fields: Notification and Settlement – including and after version 1.29
This white paper addresses the following openfunds fields: Subscription related fields OFST410060 Cut-off Date Offset for SubscriptionOFST410070 Calculation Date Offset […]
Execution Fields: Notification and Settlement – prior to version 1.29
This white paper addresses the following openfunds fields Subscription and Redemption related fields OFST410060 Trade Date Subscription related fields OFST405510 […]
Execution Fields: Trade Cycles
This white paper addresses the following openfunds fields Subscription related fields OFST405521 Subscription Trade Cycle PeriodOFST405523 Number Of Possible Subscriptions […]
Field Typology
Field Ranges and Tags The different “field ranges” as shown in the field lists on “Fields” within the tab “Current […]
Flat Table versus Narrow Table
The Structure of Operational Templates Although openfunds prefers the flat-table format, today a significant amount of fund information is transmitted […]
Full Portfolio Holdings
This white paper addresses the following openfunds fields: OFID openfunds ID Value Type Risk OFST010020 Legal Fund Name Including Umbrella […]
Fund Names
This white paper addresses the following openfunds fields OFST005010 UmbrellaOFST010020 Legal Fund Name Including UmbrellaOFST010110 Legal Fund Name OnlyOFST020050 Share […]
Fund Ratios and Exposures
This white paper addresses the following openfunds fields: OFRE000010 Number Of PositionsOFRE000015 Number Of Target Fund PositionsOFRE000020 Number Of Index […]
Hedging – including and after v1.27
This whitepaper addresses the following openfunds fields: OFST010210 Portfolio Currency Hedge – no longer supportedOFST010211 Currency Hedge PortfolioOFST020261 Currency Hedge […]
Hedging – prior to version 1.27
This whitepaper addresses the following openfunds fields: OFST010205 Has Duration HedgeOFST010410 Fund CurrencyOFST020540 Share Class CurrencyOFST010210 Portfolio Currency HedgeOFST020262 Share […]
Hong Kong Complex And Non-complex Funds
OFST710300 HK Is A Derivative Fund Under The SFC Code On Unit Trusts And Mutual Funds OFST710301 HK Is A […]
Introduction to openfunds
openfunds: a global standard for the characterisation of investment funds During recent years, the volume of data and speed of […]
Language Tags
Preliminary Remark Usually openfunds fields are available in one language only. Most commonly they are in English. As there are few […]
MiFID and PRIIPs: What can openfunds do for you?
Introduction This white paper provides information about the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products […]
Multiple data sources
How to scope data with multiple sources in openfunds The issue Fund data from fund houses can be hosted independently […]
New openfunds tag structure
Purpose The primary purpose of this change is to support users in creating openfunds templates by grouping the fields into […]
openfunds: a global standard for the characterisation of investment funds
During recent years, the volume of data and speed of information transmission have increased dramatically across most industries. Although most […]
openfunds’ Conventions
Introduction By standardising fund data, openfunds itself is based on rules and conventions when it comes to the description and […]
Ringfencing
This white paper addresses all openfunds fields with the openfunds ID prefix of OFEM or OFEP. Purpose This white paper […]
Share Class Lifecycle
This whitepaper addresses the following openfunds fields OFST020545 Share Class LifecycleOFST020558 Subscription Period Start DateOFST020560 Share Class Launch DateOFST020562 Dormant […]
Solvency II Fields
This whitepaper addresses the following openfunds fields: OFST500010 Has Tripartite ReportOFST500012 Last Tripartite Report DateOFST500020 SCR Market Interest Rate UpOFST500022 […]
Version Management
Forward and Backward Compatibility Today, the transmission of static fund data is still largely a manual process, whereby version management […]