There are detailed data taxonomies that need to be followed when preparing the AIFMD Annex IV report.

Many of these are set out in Annex IV of the AIFMD Regulation, where we find the Template Report.

These can then be more easily reviewed as follows:

  • ESMA’s Excel document, “AIFMD Reporting IT Technical Guidance”, Revision 4 of 23 September 2014 (ESMA 2013/1358). The Excel details XSD element names, field format, whether mandatory or optional etc. The folder also includes XML samples for AIF and AIFM reports.

  • ESMA’s “Table 3” on Geographical Areas which was published along with the IT Technical Guidance above.

  • ESMA’s Tables on AIFMD Reporting:
    AIFMD Reporting – Annex 2 – Tables 1-7 (ESMA 2013/1586 of 15 November 2013).
    Tables 8-9-10 of Annex 2 of the ESMA Guidelines on AIFMD reporting obligation (revised) (ESMA 2013/1360, 15 November 2013).

The ESMA Tables on AIFMD Reporting (ESMA 2013/1586 and ESMA 2013/1360) include the data taxonomies on the below:

TABLECONTENT
1Asset Types
2Asset Types (Turnover)
3Strategy
4Typical Position Size
5Transaction Type
6Redemption Frequency
7Investor Group
8AIFM Reporting Change Codes
9AIF Reporting Change Codes
10Frequency change codes
AIFM & AIF reporting codes – a table designed to support AIFMs in determining AIF/AIFM reporting codes, reporting frequency and reporting contents