One standard, many participants
A shared schema for entities, instruments, holdings and transactions — so platforms, distributors and managers exchange the same data the same way.
IDEN is a collaborative network of asset managers, platforms, distributors and custodians working together to solve common industry problems. IDEN's focus is currently on improving the exchange of client data for the benefit of all industry participants.
IDEN exists because client investment data lives in too many shapes, too many places, and too many bilateral agreements. We collaborate where the industry shares the same problem, and compete where it creates client value.
A shared schema for entities, instruments, holdings and transactions — so platforms, distributors and managers exchange the same data the same way.
Stop building the same ingestion, mapping and reconciliation pipes a hundred times. Move spend from plumbing to insight, where firms actually differentiate.
Semantic clarity, mapped relationships and a documented data dictionary — the foundations needed before any LLM can produce trustworthy intelligence on top.
The standard defines how the industry describes who holds what, where it sits, and how it moves — from share class identifiers to fee structures to distribution roles.
Data suppliers, recipients, manufacturers, account identification, and the roles and parties across the distribution chain.
Share class, fund and fund umbrella definitions — inheriting concepts from OpenFunds and the Distributor Feedback Template.
Holdings and transactions captured with consistent grain, currency handling, and trade-attribution detail.
An evaluation framework across four pillars - Integrity, Stewardship Standards, Transparency, Continuity - and semantics for AI-ready data products.
Client Investment Activity Data Standard · v1.06 extract
The standard inherits from and maps to established industry templates so participants can adopt without abandoning existing investments.
Where another industry body has already defined a concept, IDEN adopts it field-for-field and adds the semantic glue that links it to client activity.
Every IDEN field carries explicit relationships to upstream templates — so participants can ingest existing files without rewriting their pipelines.
Versioned, documented, and reviewed by working groups across all chapters before publication. Member firms shape what comes next.
Membership spans the institutions that originate, distribute, custody and consume client investment data. Sessions run under Chatham House Rules.
Working-group seats are open to firms across the investment management value chain.