30 June 2025: annual BMA filing deadline for all authorised and registered Bermuda investment funds with a financial year end of 31 December.

Filing Requirements by Fund Type

Fund Type Annual Filing Deadline Additional Periodic Filings Key Annual Filings
Registered Funds 6 months after FYE None Audited financial statements (except private funds, which may submit management accounts), certification form, disclosure of material changes, NAV, subscriptions, and redemptions.
Authorised Funds 6 months after FYE Standard Funds: Monthly (within 20 business days of month-end); Institutional/Administered/Specified Jurisdiction Funds: Quarterly (within 20 business days of quarter-end). Statement of compliance, audited financial statements, disclosure of breaches, material changes, NAV, subscriptions, and redemptions.
Overseas Funds 6 months after FYE None Annual certification confirming ongoing compliance, material changes, and compliance with overseas regulator.

Other Key Ongoing Filing Obligations

  • Material Changes: Updated offering documents must be published or made available to participants without delay when there are material changes.
  • Service Provider Changes: Certain fund types must notify or obtain approval from the BMA before changing directors, service providers, or winding up.
  • Valuations: Standard Funds must perform monthly valuations; Institutional/Administered/Specified Jurisdiction Funds at least quarterly.

Filing Platform

  • All filings must now be made through the BMA’s Integra portal. The previous Erica system is no longer in use.