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Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)

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IRD's Editor on the LEI's Bottom Line

Features in the May issue of Inside Reference Data explore client onboarding, budgeting and data quality issues related to the legal entity identifier....

Inside Reference Data | Opinion | Regulation & Standards | 08 May 2013 | video

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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

Inside Reference Data | Opinion | Regulation & Standards | 07 May 2013

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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

Inside Reference Data | Feature | Regulation & Standards | 07 May 2013

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LEI Working Group to Improve Pre-LOU Communication; Plans for LEI BOD 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 Switzerland...

Inside Reference Data | News | Regulation & Standards | 07 May 2013

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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

Inside Reference Data | Interview | Data Management | 01 May 2013

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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

Inside Reference Data | Opinion | Regulation & Standards | 29 Apr 2013

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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

Inside Reference Data | News | Regulation & Standards | 25 Apr 2013

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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

Inside Reference Data | Opinion | Regulation & Standards | 22 Apr 2013 | video

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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

Inside Reference Data | Opinion | Regulation & Standards | 22 Apr 2013

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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

Inside Reference Data | News | Regulation & Standards | 19 Apr 2013

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