Legal Entity Identifier - Check List
In order to apply for your Legal Entity Identifier you will be required to provide the following:
✅Registered company name
✅Legally registered address
✅Company Registration Number
✅Company Form e.g Limited Company, Public Company, LLC etc
✅Name of legal person responsible of entity e.g Director, CEO
✅A document to confirm the above e.g Certificate of Incumbency
List of required documentation
✅Legally registered address
✅Company Registration Number
✅Company Form e.g Limited Company, Public Company, LLC etc
✅Name of legal person responsible of entity e.g Director, CEO
✅A document to confirm the above e.g Certificate of Incumbency
List of required documentation
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Why do I need to provide this information?
In order to obtain a Legal Entity Identifier all information must be checked for data quality control purposes. Before all LEIs are issued the data is cross checked with the local companies registry and documentation provided.
This ensures that the LEI is a reliable source of data and is one of the most important factors behind the LEI. The LEI is an Open Data System.
This ensures that the LEI is a reliable source of data and is one of the most important factors behind the LEI. The LEI is an Open Data System.
In order to ensure an Open Data System contains high quality data it should to be sourced from a trusted registry.
GLEIF have outlined over 650+ company registries from which a legal entity can have its data confirmed. You can downlaod a list of these registration authorities here. |
To apply for your own LEI or on behalf of a legal entity, please select the option from the buttons below.