Revised REEFS FAR Form (2017-10-17)

Summary

This is a short industry notice from CIMA's Investments and Securities Division announcing that the Fund Annual Return (FAR) form has been revised so it can be submitted through CIMA's REEFS Portal. It explains which filing channel and form version funds should use depending on their financial year end.

• Financial year end 31 December 2014 or later: Must now file FAR forms electronically via the REEFS Portal (https://reefs.cimaconnect.com) using the new Excel-format FAR form.
• Financial year end before 31 December 2014: Unaffected by the change; continue to use the old FAR form and the legacy E-Reporting Portal.

The notice also flags that a further revised version of the FAR form was uploaded to CIMA's website as of 25 May 2015, and this is the version that must be used for all REEFS Portal filings going forward -- earlier versions of the form will not be accepted. Both old and new forms are available on CIMA's website, and questions can be directed to the Investments and Securities Division by email.

Key obligations

• Funds with a financial year end of 31 December 2014 or later must file FAR forms through the REEFS Portal using the new Excel-format FAR form.
• Funds using the REEFS Portal must use the FAR form version uploaded to CIMA's website as at 25 May 2015; previous versions will not be accepted.
• Funds with a financial year end prior to 31 December 2014 must continue filing FAR forms via the old FAR form and E-Reporting Portal.

Applies to

funds

Deadlines

• financial year end of 31 December 2014 or later: Funds with a financial year end on or after this date must use the REEFS Portal and new FAR form
• 25 May 2015: Date as of which the revised FAR form was uploaded and must be used for all REEFS Portal filings