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Over-the-Counter, Under the Radar

ISINs may not be be appropriate for identifying every over-the-counter derivative, creating a challenge for instrument identification. Nicholas Hamilton...

Inside Reference Data | Feature | Regulation & Standards | 05 Mar 2012

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Anna Gets Fit For the Future

The numbering standards body, which holds its largest annual meeting on December 8–9 in Jordan, is working through its service bureau to help implement the LEI. Nourredine Yous, of the Anna Service Bureau board, shares his thoughts on the organization’s...

Inside Reference Data | Analysis | Regulation & Standards | 05 Dec 2011

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A Standard Debate

The debate over implementation of the legal entity identifier (LEI) standard as set by the US Treasury's Office of Financial Research (OFR) heated up this past summer. After putting the LEI in place in July, the OFR followed this up in August by announcing...

Inside Reference Data | Opinion | Regulation & Standards | 08 Sep 2011

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ISO Chooses Anna as Registration Authority for 6166

The Association of National Numbering Agencies (Anna) has reached agreement with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to become the registration authority for the ISO 6166 standard, which governs ISIN numbers used to uniquely identify...

Inside Reference Data | News | Regulation & Standards | 18 Jul 2011

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Swift Wins ISO Vote for RA Role

Swift has been selected as the registration authority (RA) for the new International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard for legal entity identification (LEI), following a one-month ISO TC68 voting process, where members could vote on proposals...

Inside Reference Data | News | Regulation & Standards | 09 May 2011

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Swift Wins ISO Vote for RA Role

Swift has been selected as the registration authority (RA) for the new International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard for legal entity identification, following a one-month ISO voting process. Swift and the Association of National Numbering...

Inside Reference Data | News | Regulation & Standards | 06 May 2011

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ISO Group Proposes 20-Character Legal Id

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) legal entity identifier working group has proposed a new 20-character identification code, which is currently being circulated for voting as part of the ISO standard process. The proposed standard...

Inside Reference Data | News | Regulation & Standards | 14 Apr 2011

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Anna’s Kuhnel Relocates to Hong Kong

Dan Kuhnel, chairman of the Association of National Numbering Agencies and director in the primary markets group at Euroclear, has moved to Hong Kong. Kuhnel, who has been Anna chairman for six years, was previously based in Euroclear's London office....

Inside Reference Data | News | People | 12 Apr 2011

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Swift U-Turn on BIC Plans, New ISO Standard to Meet LEI Requirements

Interbank utility Swift, a contender in the race to become the registration authority for the legal entity identifier, has decided that the business identifier code (BIC) will not form the basis of the legal entity identifier, officials tell Inside Reference...

Inside Reference Data | News | Business Entity Data | 08 Mar 2011

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Anna Follows up with ISO on RA Agreement

Anna has asked ISO for a meeting about the newly revised registration authority agreement for the ISIN standard, which is yet to take effect

Inside Reference Data | News | Regulation & Standards | 31 Aug 2010

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