In forceInvestment funds: fund-level returns (national)Last checked 11 November 2026

Financial derivative instruments return (UCITS Annual FDI Return)

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

An annual return on each UCITS sub-fund's use of financial derivative instruments (FDI), whether or not it used them: a return form, the FDI report (aggregated for the umbrella or one per sub-fund) and supporting FDI documentation, for example on breaches, back-testing and value at risk models. Source

Official title: UCITS Annual Financial Derivative Instrument (FDI) Return

The facts

Who files
All UCITS sub-funds and standalone UCITS, for each annual financial reporting period. Source
How often
Annual. Source
Deadline
Within four months of the UCITS umbrella or standalone fund's financial year end. Source
Format
Web form, PDF. A Portal return form, separate from the annual financial statements return, plus the FDI report and additional documentation as attachments. Source
Status
In force
Group
Investment funds: fund-level returns (national)

Templates (3)

The tables and forms inside the return. Plain name first, the CBI's code in brackets.

  • FDI return form (FDI Return Form)
  • FDI report (FDI Report)
  • Additional FDI documentation (Additional FDI Documentation)

The three elements of the Annual FDI Return named in the Regulatory Reporting Guidance. Source

Validation rules

No published validation rules were found for this return. Source

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 (2)

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.

Sources

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

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Last checked 11 November 2026.