Legal entity identifiers (LEIs)
Looking for the Finish Line
Stories and features in the May issue of Inside Reference Data identify remaining hurdles for legal entity identifier, question how widely understood are the LEI's benefits, and explore drives to secure its value
Identifying LEI Opportunities and Challenges
The rollout of the legal entity identifier offers firms an opportunity to improve their onboarding processes and bring together valuable data sets, but a successful outcome depends on careful planning, writes Nicholas Hamilton
LEI Working Group to Improve Pre-LOU Communication; Plans for LEI Board Unveiled
A new working group is being set up to improve co-ordination between pre-Local Operating Units following concerns about duplication, and regulators have unveiled their plans for the board of directors of the legal entity identifier foundation in…
BNY Mellon's Creative Data Visualization
The firm changed its approach to data services for its institutional clients, and the results are on the market in its new Risk View platform. Michael Shashoua spoke with Kerry White about the development of the service, and identifier challenges
LEI Advocates Must Target Critical Mass
As doubts remain about some jurisdictions' plans for the legal entity identifier, proponents must focus on driving adoption in the majority of major economies
Morgan Stanley Exec: “LEI Can Make Onboarding More Efficient”
John Sproat, Morgan Stanley's Tokyo-based Asia head of enterprise data, said the legal entity identifier will help prevent firms from unnecessarily onboarding clients multiple times
IRD's Editor on LEI's Reach
The legal entity identifier is playing a part in data quality issues, as it winds its way toward implementation
LEI's Tentacles
The legal entity identifier, and the process to implement it, is making itself a factor in unexpected places, such as data quality and collateral transaction data
Traiana Launches Trade Reporting Connection With LEI Functionality
The post-trade services vendor has launched a connection to trade repositories that helps firms manage legal entity and swap identification requirements
Data Validator Criticizes DTCC's Identifier Database
A Bloomberg data official points to 600 duplicate files—about 1% of the total—in DTCC's database for CICIs, the LEI precursors. DTCC's CDO counters: It's still the most accurate database of its kind
65,000 Entities Meet CICI Deadline As Self-Certification Continues
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation has issued identifiers to entities all over the world and continues to see others certify data that was submitted on their behalf by third parties
Taking Responsibility for Entity Identification
With the go-live date for the legal entity identifier system still far off, a growing number of pre-local operating units are set to begin issuing entity identifiers. Nicholas Hamilton finds out why they have taken on the task, what challenges they face…
Rising Enthusiasm for New Data Sources
Features in the April issue of Inside Reference Data find a common subtext of identifying new sources and types of data that are catching on
GoldenSource Upgrades Products To Facilitate LEI Usage
The enterprise data management software vendor has begun mapping to the legal entity identifier, which its customers can choose to use as an additional entity identifier or as their primary entity identifier
ISITC Groups Drafting MBS, Portfolio Value Guidelines
ISITC working groups plan to collaborate with Sifma to meet a June deadline on mortgage-backed securities margin requirements, and to revisit total portfolio value standards. ISITC as a whole will continue work begun last year on the legal entity…
Michael Shashoua: Solving For LEI
Those with vested interests in how the legal entity identifier implementation is carried out appear to be holding their ground, complicating the path to functionality. Michael channels a growing and raging online debate.
Getting Ready To Meet The CICI Deadlines
Two important dates for adopting the US precursor to the legal entity identifier will soon be here. JP Morgan's Robin Doyle presents the steps firms need to take in response
IRD's Editor Updates LEI Developments
Industry experts are pointing out potential problems with the legal entity identifier
Mapping LEI Coordinates
Identification administrators are concerned about how the legal entity identifier can be coordinated with other key identifiers. That coordination is becoming a potential tangle in LEI implementation
Leveraging Identifiers and Systems
Inside Reference Data speaks to Robin Doyle, managing director, regulatory strategy and policy, at JPMorgan, about the implementation of legal entity identifier registration set to begin soon
Swift, DTCC Move Forward On LEI Registration
The industry utilities have increased the number of identifiers now registered, as other interested parties such as the FSB's Central Operating Unit also make progress on preparations
Visions of a Corporate Genome Map
The CFTC interim identifier may not be enough of a spark, but other bright lights illuminate ways to map entities, says Wipro's Jennifer Ippoliti
IRD's Editor on LEI Progress
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua points out issues with the implementation of the legal entity identifier that preclude further innovation
Regulation Drives 25% Increase In Avox Entity Validation
The counterparty data vendor says the number of entities it has validated in the past 12 months has increased by a quarter to 1,053,085, as firms seek to comply with new data-intensive regulatory initiatives