Rescheduling of Effective Date for mFund file changes
The original effective date of Monday 13 March 2017 for the change to Fund Commencement Date field format and the introduction of five (5) new data fields in the ReferencePoint Master List mFund PDS and Profile Details (E15) file, has been moved to Monday 10 April 2017. A reminder that these changes were announced and detailed in ASX Market Information Notice 7116.
Correction to Minimum Application Amount data field size from 12 bytes to 11 bytes
The data field size of the Minimum Application Amount data field was incorrectly indicated to be 12 bytes in the description advised in ASX Market Information Notice 7116. The correct data field size is 11 bytes. Below is the updated Minimum Application Amount data field description.
Minimum Application Amount |
|
Bytes |
11 12 |
Format |
Numeric 9(9)v9(2)
Expressed in dollars and cents to 2 decimal places. |
Description |
Indicates the minimum initial investment required by the Issuer to invest in the Fund as provided by the Issuer. |
Valid Values |
N/A |
Further, an issue was reported for the Minimum Application Amount data field value contained in the test files provided when opened in notepad. The data field in the test files contained values not consistent with the format specification. Examples below:
The Minimum Application Amount data field values are correctly displayed in the test files when opened in a spreadsheet/Excel. Examples below:
Availability of new test files, containing Minimum Application Amount data field values consistent with format specification, will be advised in a subsequent Notice.
Upcoming Events
Date |
Event |
Bulletin/Notice No. |
10/04/17 |
Changes to ReferencePoint Master List mfund PDS and Profile Details (E15) file: · Change to Fund Commencement Date data field format from numeric to alphanumeric. · Introduction of five (5) new data fields. |
71/16, 07/17, 15/17 |
Q1 2017 |
Two S&P/ASX 200 real time indices: ASX Codes XEW and XIN |
67/16 |
Q1 2017 |
New S&P/ASX 200 Real Estate (Sector) Index (ASX Code: XRE) |
38/16 |
TBA |
Security Type 08 description change from “Reserved NZ” to “Transferable Custody Receipt”. |
40/16, 73/16 |
TBA |
Change to the ASX BookBuild (BB) ASX coding convention and security description. |
24/15, 29/15 |
TBA |
Proposed changes to ISIN structure. |
43/13, 01/14, 45/14 |
TBA |
Increase from 10 to 20 in number of ASX ComNews™ Report Type Codes able to be disseminated for a single Market Announcement. |
45/14, 47/14, 50/14, 51/14, 55/14 |
TBA |
Introduction of new intra-day Dividend corporate action product. |
55/13, 06/14, 18/14, 43/14 |
TBA TBA |
Introduction of six (6) S&P/ASX real time fixed income indices. Introduction of additional fifteen (15) S&P/ASX real time fixed income indices. |
29/13 42/13 |
ReferencePoint Master List customers must have made the necessary changes before the effective date of Monday 10 April 2017, as per information provided in this Notice and ASX Market Information Notices 7116 and 0717.
New test files will be provided and availability will be advised in a subsequent Notice.
Edwina Glinoga, Product Manager – Information Services
+612 9227 0761
edwina.glinoga@asx.com.au
Customer Technical Support
1800 663 053
+612 9227 0372
CTS@asx.com.au