In order to continue the transition to a global system of legal entity identification, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) announced today that it has issued an Order extending the designation of the utility operated by DTCC-SWIFT as the provider of legal entity identifiers, or LEIs, pursuant to the Commission’s swap data recordkeeping and reporting rules. The order will also appear in an upcoming issue of the Federal Register.
More information via press release: http://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/pr7199-15#PrRoWMBL
