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GLEIF Publishes vLEI Governance Framework to Support Digital Identities for All Legal Entities
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has published its planned verifiable LEI (vLEI) Ecosystem Governance Framework and is working with capital markets regulators on how the vLEI could be a means of securing filings and reports. It has also presented the framework for review by the Regulatory Oversight Committee (ROC) of the LEI, which…
How to Source and Manage ESG Disclosure Data to Ensure Compliance
Huge steps have been made in recent years to bring environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting standards up to the level of reported financial information – but there is still a long way to go. A shortage of company data, a lack of harmonisation on standards, and the sheer volume of data being pumped out…
Happy 30th Anniversary ANNA
The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) celebrates its 30th anniversary this week. The association was founded on 29 January 1992 by 22 National Numbering Agencies (NNAs) following publication of the International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) standard ISO 6166 on the 1 November 1981, a standard driven by industry need to improve cross-border trading. ANNA…
Origin Connects to Clearstream API to Launch Instant-ISIN 2.0 for Eurobonds
Debt and capital markets fintech Origin has launched a new version of instant code allocation utility Instant-ISIN 2.0, which now offers both allocation and activation of ISINs for Eurobond issuance, while also providing CFI and FISN codes automatically. The new feature, which will be made available to Origin Dealer customers, will return an ISIN instantly…
GLEIF CEO Stephan Wolf Discusses Progress of the LEI and Plans to Increase its Growth
The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) crossed the 2 million mark of identifiers issued, experienced organic growth of 15% despite no major regulatory implementations, and held a steady 65% renewal rate through 2021. Moving into 2022, projects set up by the Global LEI Foundation (GLEIF) to expand LEI issuance are expected to take off, and the…
DTCC and Broadridge Team Up to Automate Voluntary Corporate Action Instructions
DTCC subsidiary The Depository Trust Company (DTC) has enhanced its Reorganizations service to offer an automated process for submitting instructions for voluntary corporate actions in ISO 20022 format. The service is designed to replace manual submission processes and is expected to reduce risk associated with human error and provide cost savings for clients. Broadridge Financial…
LexisNexis Risk Solutions Offers Insurance Providers Ability to Identify ‘New’ from ‘Known’ Customers
LexisNexis Risk Solutions has extended the use of its proprietary identifier, LexID, to help Insurance providers identify genuinely ‘new’ from ‘known’ customers at the point of quote and start to build a single customer view to help support communication, pricing and retention strategies. While LexID for Insurance is already being used to build a single…
Today – Final Call for Comment on the DSB’s Latest Consultation Paper Covering the UPI
Today, 19 January 2022, is the deadline for industry feedback on the Derivatives Service Bureau’s (DSB) consultation on the legal terms and conditions, and client support model expected to apply to users of the Unique Product Identifier (UPI) Service, which is due to be launched later this year. The consultation sets out the proposals for…
Regulatory Oversight Committee of the LEI Revises Policy on Level 2 Data Reporting
The Regulatory Oversight Committee (ROC) of the Global LEI System (GLEIS) has revised two elements of policy covering the reporting of LEI parent relationship data, also known as Level 2 data. To improve the usability of Level 2 data, the ROC has revised the list of opt-out reasons that can be used by an entity…
FactSet to Acquire CUSIP Global Services as S&P Global Facilitates Merger with IHS Markit
The holidays brought good news for CUSIP Global Services (CGS) with FactSet making a definitive agreement to acquire the company from S&P Global in a cash deal valued at $1.925 billion. Late last year, the European Commission said S&P Global would have to divest CGS to gain regulatory approval for its planned $44 billion merger…