Legal entity identifiers (LEIs)
Esma dithers over mandatory LEIs for repo collateral
The risk of no-trade lists due to SFTR hasn’t stimulated the uptake of LEIs outside Europe
Gaps emerge in US plan to regulate non-bank systemic risk
Former regulators say FSOC may struggle to measure systemic risk in repo, loan markets
Asia balks at swallowing Mifid whole
Local regulators are right to cherry-pick elements of Europe’s new regime for their own versions
EU trading venues warn over looming end of LEI relief
Expelling issuers with no legal entity identifiers could hurt liquidity and investor strategies
Maijoor defends late LEI relief amid industry frustration
Esma chairman says early Mifid relief would have removed incentives to register LEIs
Industry slams ‘unhelpful’ last-minute Mifid LEI relief
Esma’s six-month respite “too little, too late” to avoid no-trade lists on January 3
Esma downplays fears of LEI logjam
Applications have risen sharply in recent months, but concerns Asia is lagging behind other jurisdictions remain
Day of the Mifids: what happens on January 3?
Continued ambiguities in the rules could hit European market liquidity at the start of 2018
Asia warned of LEI crunch over Mifid II deadline
Tens of thousands more Asian LEIs needed to avoid European trading lock-out in January
OFR leads US push for mandatory adoption of LEIs
Berner says his bureau could use repo-reporting project to drive uptake of legal entity identifiers
LEI reporting initiative defended, despite high lapse rate
Operators of legal entity identifiers hope Mifid II will spur greater adoption
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Increased legal entity identifier issuance improves reporting
Growing LEI issuance has improved reporting, but what comes next?
Global regulators consult on codes for OTC derivatives deals
CPMI and Iosco unveil proposals for unique transaction identifiers
Fifth of issued LEIs have lapsed, data provider says
Lapse rate for unique identifiers is rising
LEI data should be centralised, reduces risks, say banks
Implementation points to LEI benefits and best practices
LEI body names chief executive for identifier push
Stephan Wolf will lead effort for global identifiers
Esma plan to boost matching rates leaves industry cool
Incomplete reports would be sent back to market participants
DTCC faces month-long matching backlog
Matching of inter-repository trades suffering long delays