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In forceInvestment funds: EU returns (EU, ESMA)Last checked 11 November 2026

AIF report, AIFMD Annex IV, fund level (AIFMD AIF return)

A regulatory return listed by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), Ireland.

The fund-level report under Article 24 of the AIFMD that each AIFM files for each AIF it must report on, which the Central Bank collects for onward transmission to ESMA. The Central Bank also asks for the additional information ESMA recommended in its opinion ESMA/2013/1340. Source

Official title: Alternative Investment Fund Return

The facts

Who files
AIFMs, for each AIF they are required to report on. Source
How often
Quarterly, half-yearly or annually, depending on the AIF's reporting obligation, which can change with assets under management, leverage and control of non-listed companies. Source
Deadline
By the last calendar day of the month after the quarter end; for a fund of funds the AIFM may extend this by 15 days. Source
Format
XML. An XML file compatible with ESMA's XSD (AIFMD_DATAIF_V1.2 header with ReportingMemberState IE), uploaded to the Portal; several AIF returns may be in one file; the AIF National Code field holds the fund's C-code. Source
How it is filed
Filing routes recorded for the CBI: Central Bank of Ireland Portal (formerly the Online Reporting System, ONR); MiFIR transaction reporting Machine to Machine channel; Online Reporting System (ONR), now linked as 'Credit Union Auditor Reporting'; Email to the Central Bank. See how firms file with the CBI.
Status
In force
Group
Investment funds: EU returns (EU, ESMA)

Templates (0)

The library lists no templates for this return.

EU return: the templates and XSD are published by ESMA. No EBA or EIOPA entry applies. Source

Validation rules

162 rules, as counted from the CBI's published material. They are written for people to read; software cannot run them as published. Source

How they are written: Excel list of ESMA error codes with the control in words.

The rules, on centralbank.ie

How they were counted

Distinct error references in sheet 'List of all CAF Errors (AIF)' of 'AIFMD Reporting - List of CAF and CAM Errors' (258 rows; 237 content errors, 14 warnings, 7 with severity none).

Counts are in the CBI's own unit, so they are not comparable with other regulators' counts.

Public data

No published data from this return was found. No data from this return published by the Central Bank was found on the pages checked. Source

Official documents (4)

The CBI's own files, with the size and SHA-256 fingerprint of each as downloaded on 11 November 2026, so anyone can tell whether a copy is the same version.

  • Reporting Requirements (Funds)

    List of returns · HTML

    Fund-level supervisory returns: fund metadata, DIFR, AIFMD, MMFR and DMM, and the Regulatory Reporting Guidance.

  • Reporting Guidance for Alternative Investment Fund Managers

    Instructions · PDF · 1.7 MB · November 2023

    SHA-256 91cf8c34a7d4show in full91cf8c34a7d464267da1bb87f3ee0591a13aac2d679d08043e15484fb0498ae1
  • AIFMD Reporting - List of CAF and CAM Errors

    Validation rules · XLSX · 50.7 KB

    Sheet 'List of all CAF Errors (AIF)': 258 rows, 162 distinct error references; sheet 'List of all CAM Errors (AIFM)': 21 error references.

    SHA-256 cd5218dfb95dshow in fullcd5218dfb95dd59d77ac2dc536ab27d18420ae77e25c0acb6c3ba32e3078c5e1
  • AIFMD Reporting Date Matrix

    Guidance · PDF · 126.6 KB

    First reporting periods and submission windows for quarterly, half-yearly and annual reporters.

    SHA-256 2d5f517f00b2show in full2d5f517f00b285531cc738999b148dfdd33faf6a9522f552f589fee95d282200

Sources

Every page and document this return's facts were read from.

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Contains Irish Public Sector Information from the Central Bank of Ireland (https://www.centralbank.ie), copyright Central Bank of Ireland, re-used under the Bank's licence for re-use of public sector information (https://www.centralbank.ie/fns/re-use-of-public-sector-information). This library summarises it in plain English and links the originals; the Central Bank of Ireland does not endorse this library.

Last checked 11 November 2026.