The DTCC has confirmed to FTF News that it is shutting down its Global Markets Entity Identifier (GMEI) utility and leaving the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) services business by Aug. 22, and that the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) will assign current LEIs to new, accredited local operating units (LOUs) as part of a… Read More >>
GreenKey Moves to Ease Voice Enabling Trading Apps
GreenKey’s API Available via OpenFin Architecture GreenKey Technologies, which makes voice software with integrated speech recognition for financial services firms, is releasing its voice application programming interface (API) through the plugin architecture of OpenFin, the desktop operating system used by 45 of the world’s largest banks, buy-side and trading platforms. “The move brings the voice… Read More >>
LEI Group Launches Website
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has officially launched its website, a move the organization calls in a statement “an important milestone in the establishment of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) as a key component for a global entity identification management.” GLEIF was established in June 2014. The GLEIF website contains information on the… Read More >>
The LEI Update
The initiative to uniquely identify financial counterparties according to the proposed Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) standard (ISO 17442) is hitting its stride as many key milestones are looming and as financial services firms refine plans and budgets for the reference data overhaul mandated by regulators. In the US, regulators have compelled the industry to create… Read More >>
