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Get an LEI and Make it Work for You: An Introduction to the LEI and GLEIF


  • Date: 2017-06-29
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The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) connects to key reference information that enables clear and unique identification of legal entities participating in financial transactions. This video outlines how the LEI empowers market participants to cut costs, simplify and accelerate operations and gain deeper insight into the global market place. It also briefly describes the role of the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF): Among other things, we make available the only global online source that provides open, standardized and high quality legal entity reference data. For more information on GLEIF and the LEI, click here.

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