GUIDE
Who is this for?
- Asset Managers who seek a Morningstar Rating.
- Asset Managers who wish to activate their products on our websites and products.
- Asset Managers who want their product information visible to licensed users of Morningstar Research.
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Overview
Activation is the process of setting up a new fund in Morningstar backend databases. In order to be activated, there are number of different data sets required. Once a fund is activated, it will begin to flow through the entire Morningstar ecosystem.
This guide outlines the general process for activating funds in both Australia and New Zealand as well as links to download all the relevant files. Complete these steps to enable the funds to be listed on Morningstar subscriber products within 5 business days.
All documents and forms: Australia New Zealand
Email all completed forms and documents to: Global.NewFunds@Morningstar.com.
Activation Information
- Complete Activation Form: AU (Download) NZ (Download)
- Provide latest disclosure document.
- Complete Unit Price Form (since inception): AU (Download) NZ (Download)
- Complete Distribution Form (since inception): AU (Download) NZ (Download)
- Ongoing Unit Prices and Distributions
- Complete the same forms as above and email them to data.au@morningstar.com.
- After sending your first email to data.au@morningstar.com, please send a sample to Global.NewFunds@morningstar.com to ensure performance linking.
- Please ensure the email has a consistent subject line, sending email domain, file name, and file format (excel or CSV only).
- Morningstar activation team will confirm if activation is completed within 5 business days.
Additional Information Required
- Target Market Determination (TMD) – For Australian Funds Only
- Provide TMD PDF files or the hyperlinks to the TMD files on your website.
- AU: Required
- NZ: Not required
- Design and Distribution Obligation (DDO) – For Australian Funds Only
- Data file: AU (Download) NZ (Not required)
- Complete the submission tab of the data file.
- For Financial Service Council (FSC) issuers, complete all mandatory fields which are described in column E of the ‘Definition’ tab of the sheet.
- For Non-FSC issuers, complete all mandatory fields which are described in column F of the ‘Definition tab’ of the sheet.
- Fees and Costs
- Form: AU (Download) NZ (Not required)
- If your fund did not incept in the last FY, only fill out the PDS sections in the template.
- If your fund incepted partially in the last FY, provide an annualised estimate for the last FY.
- Asset Allocation
- Form: AU (Download) NZ (Download)
- Frequency: Please indicate how often you intend to provide this data (monthly or quarterly).
- Lag: How long after the prescribed period should we expect the data (e.g., 15 days)
- Portfolio Holdings
- Form: AU (Download) NZ (Download)
- Frequency: Please indicate how often you intend to provide this data (monthly or quarterly). Note: The Morningstar Medalist Rating works on a monthly data update cycle.
- Lag: How long after the prescribed period should we expect the data from you (e.g. 15 days).
- Suppression Decision: Please advise us how long after the prescribed period should Morningstar release individual holdings to our products.
- Top 10 Suppression: How many days must pass until we may release the top 10 holdings.
- Full Suppression: How many days must pass until we may release the full holdings.
- Fund Size and Flow
- Fixed Interest Survey
- Manager Survey
- Form: AU & NZ (Download)
All documents and forms: Australia New Zealand
Need help with activation?
Get in touch with Global.Newfunds@morningstar.com, dataausnz@morningstar.com, or your local data consultant.
Or check out our FAQs here.
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