Undertakings for collective investment (UCIs) are required to provide information to the FSMA on a regular basis. They submit the information in question electronically, in the form of documents and data points, via the platforms that the FSMA provides for the purpose. This communication describes the practical procedures for submitting information via those platforms. The procedures are regularly updated in order to take into account new developments in connection with the information to be submitted, underlying technical changes to the platforms and procedural optimisation.
The most recent update adds procedures for submitting and updating the questionnaire on the appointment of a custodian for UCITS governed by Belgian law. The update also clarifies the procedure that UCIs are to follow to provide the details for various categories of contact persons, including the general contact persons, the persons authorized to provide certain items of information and the persons responsible for maintaining contacts with the FSMA for specific matters.