Commercial Registration Authorities Ontology
This ontology specifies definitions for a number of organizations that provide broad based data services, including registration services, such as market data providers, instrument identifier issuers, organizations that provide exchanges in multiple countries, and the like. It is not intended to be exhaustive, but covers the primary LOUs for LEI issuance among others. Note that this ontology only provides reference data, no additional semantics.
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The https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FBC/FunctionalEntities/NorthAmericanEntities/USFinancialServicesEntitiesIndividuals.rdf version of the ontology was modified to merge details from the old corporations ontology into corporate bodies for consistency and useability (BE-259).
The https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FBC/FunctionalEntities/NorthAmericanEntities/USFinancialServicesEntitiesIndividuals.rdf version of the ontology was modified to refine and streamline the definitions of some service providers (SEC-205).
The https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FBC/FunctionalEntities/NorthAmericanEntities/USFinancialServicesEntitiesIndividuals.rdf version of the ontology was modified to replace additional content that is now available in the OMG Commons Ontology Library (Commons) v1.2 (FND-389).
The https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FBC/FunctionalEntities/NorthAmericanEntities/USFinancialServicesEntitiesIndividuals.rdf version of the ontology was modified to use the Commons Ontology Library (Commons) Annotation Vocabulary rather than the OMG's Specification Metadata vocabulary.
The https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FBC/FunctionalEntities/NorthAmericanEntities/USFinancialServicesEntitiesIndividuals.rdf version of the ontology was renamed to improve clarity, moved from the North American jurisdiction-level to the Functional Entities module, augmented with additional international organizations, and better aligned with the GLEIF LEI repository for broader FIBO usage (FND-407).
The https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FBC/FunctionalEntities/NorthAmericanEntities/USFinancialServicesEntitiesIndividuals.rdf version of this ontology was added via the FIBO 2.0 RFC.
The https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FBC/FunctionalEntities/NorthAmericanEntities/USFinancialServicesEntitiesIndividuals.rdf version of this ontology was modified to normalize a few labels and definitions, revise GLEIF LEI registration data, eliminate duplication of concepts in LCC, simplify addresses, and merge countries with locations in FND.
The https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FBC/FunctionalEntities/NorthAmericanEntities/USFinancialServicesEntitiesIndividuals.rdf version of this ontology was modified to reflect revisions to the GLEIF LEI representation for validation level.
The https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FBC/FunctionalEntities/NorthAmericanEntities/USFinancialServicesEntitiesIndividuals.rdf version of this ontology was modified to replace content that is now available in the OMG Commons Ontology Library (Commons) v1.1 (FND-380).
The https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FBC/FunctionalEntities/NorthAmericanEntities/USFinancialServicesEntitiesIndividuals.rdf version of this ontology was modified to use the Commons Ontology Library (Commons) rather than the OMG's Languages, Countries and Codes (LCC) and to eliminate redundancies in FIBO as appropriate.
The https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FBC/FunctionalEntities/NorthAmericanEntities/USFinancialServicesEntitiesIndividuals.rdf version of this ontology was revised to improve the representation of some of the LEI data.
The https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FBC/FunctionalEntities/NorthAmericanEntities/USFinancialServicesEntitiesIndividuals.rdf version of this ontology was revised to make incorporation and registration dates explicit and to replace references to the legacy LCC UnitedStates country representation with UnitedStatesOfAmerica.
The https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FBC/FunctionalEntities/NorthAmericanEntities/USFinancialServicesEntitiesIndividuals.rdf version of this ontology was revised to replace uses of hasTag in Relations with hasTag from LCC, as the more complex union of datatypes in the Relations concept is not needed here.
The https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FBC/FunctionalEntities/NorthAmericanEntities/USFinancialServicesEntitiesIndividuals.rdf version of this ontology was revised to update the LEI URIs to the new form published by the GLEIF on data.world.
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London Stock Exchange plc. legal entity identifier
legal entity identifier for London Stock Exchange plc.
London Stock Exchange plc. legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier Global LEI Index registry entry for London Stock Exchange plc.
LuxCSD S.A. legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier Global LEI Index registry entry for LuxCSD S.A.
SIX Financial Information AG legal entity identifier
legal entity identifier for SIX Financial Information AG
SIX Financial Information AG legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier registry entry for SIX Financial Information AG
Herausgebergemeinschaft Wertpapier-Mitteilungen Keppler, Lehmann GmbH & Co. KG legal entity identifier
legal entity identifier for Herausgebergemeinschaft Wertpapier-Mitteilungen Keppler, Lehmann GmbH & Co. KG
Herausgebergemeinschaft Wertpapier-Mitteilungen Keppler, Lehmann GmbH & Co. KG legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier registry entry for Herausgebergemeinschaft Wertpapier-Mitteilungen Keppler, Lehmann GmbH & Co. KG
legal entity identifier for Ubisecure Oy
Ubisecure Oy legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier registry entry for Ubisecure Oy
legal entity identifier for SIX Group AG
SIX Group AG legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier registry entry for SIX Group AG
Intercontinental Exchange legal entity identifier
legal entity identifier for Intercontinental Exchange
Intercontinental Exchange legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier registry entry for Intercontinental Exchange
Bloomberg Finance LP legal entity identifier
legal entity identifier for Bloomberg Finance LP
Bloomberg Finance L.P. legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier registry entry for Bloomberg Finance L.P.
Thomson Reuters Corporation legal entity identifier
legal entity identifier for Thomson Reuters Corporation
Thomson Reuters Corporation legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier registry entry for Thomson Reuters Corporation
BSDR LLC legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier registry entry for BSDR LLC
legal entity identifier for Bloomberg L.P.
Bloomberg L.P. legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier Global LEI Index registry entry for Bloomberg L.P.
legal entity identifier for Euroclear SA/NV
Euroclear SA/NV legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier Global LEI Index registry entry for Euroclear SA/NV
DTCC Data Repository (U.S) LLC legal entity identifier
legal entity identifier for DTCC Data Repository (U.S) LLC
DTCC Data Repository (U.S) LLC legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier registry entry for DTCC Data Repository (U.S) LLC
The Depository Trust Company legal entity identifier
legal entity identifier for The Depository Trust Company
DTC legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier registry entry for The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
ICE Trade Vault, LLC legal entity identifier
legal entity identifier for ICE Trade Vault, LLC
ICE Trade Vault, LLC legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier registry entry for ICE Trade Vault, LLC
Clearstream Banking S.A. legal entity identifier
legal entity identifier for Clearstream Banking S.A.
Clearstream Banking S.A. legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier Global LEI Index registry entry for Clearstream Banking S.A.
Business Entity Data (BED) B.V. legal entity identifier
legal entity identifier for Business Entity Data (BED) B.V.
Business Entity Data (BED) B.V. legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier Global LEI Index registry entry for Business Entity Data (BED) B.V.
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation legal entity identifier
legal entity identifier for The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation legal entity identifier registry entry
Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. legal entity identifier
legal entity identifier for Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier registry entry for Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.
BGC Partners, Inc. legal entity identifier
legal entity identifier for BGC Partners, Inc.
BGC Partners, Inc. legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier registry entry for BGC Partners, Inc.
S&P Global, Inc. legal entity identifier
legal entity identifier for S&P Global, Inc.
S&P Global legal entity identifier registry entry
legal entity identifier registry entry for S&P Global, Inc.
legal entity that is a Delaware Corporation
BGC Partners, Inc. business entity identifier
Delaware Division of Corporations business entity identifier for BGC Partners, Inc.
date that BGC Partners, Inc. was incorporated with the Delaware Division of Corporations
registered address identified as the headquarters address for BGC Partners, Inc.
Delaware Division of Corporations business entity identifier for BSDR LLC
BSDR LLC legal entity that is a Delaware Limited Liability Company
Bloomberg L.P. business entity identifier
Delaware Division of Corporations business entity identifier for Bloomberg L.P.
date that Bloomberg L.P. was established
Bloomberg Finance L.P. business entity identifier
Delaware Division of Corporations business entity identifier for Bloomberg Finance L.P.
date that Bloomberg Finance L.P. was established
Bloomberg Finance L.P. functional entity, which is the professional services and financial data management part of the Bloomberg organization
Bloomberg Finance L.P. legal entity that is a Delaware Limited Partnership
Bloomberg Finance L.P. as local operating unit
Bloomberg Finance L.P. functional entity that is a legal entity identifier (LEI) local operating unit (LOU) registrar
entity ownership context for Bloomberg Finance, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bloomberg L.P.
Bloomberg L.P. functional entity, which is a global business and financial information services and news provider as well as a FIGI registration authority
Bloomberg L.P. legal entity that is a Delaware Limited Partnership
wholly-owned subsidiary of DTCC that owns and operates the Global Market Entity Identifier Utility (GMEI) legal entity identifier (LEI) solution in the federated Global LEI system (GLEIS)
Business Entity Data (BED) B.V. legal entity that is a privately held company in the Netherlands
Besloten Vennootschap
Business Entity Data (BED) B.V. headquarters address
headquarters address for Business Entity Data (BED) B.V.
Bernhardplein 200
Business Entity Data (BED) B.V. legal address
legal address for Business Entity Data (BED) B.V.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) business entity identifier
Delaware Division of Corporations business entity identifier for Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) date established
date that Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) was established as a Delaware Corporation
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) headquarters address
headquarters address for Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
Chicago Mercantile Exchange legal entity that is a Delaware Corporation
Clearstream functional entity, which is an international central securities depository (ICSD) based in Luxembourg, providing post-trade infrastructure and securities services for the international market and 56 domestic markets worldwide
Clearstream Banking S.A. headquarters address
headquarters address for Clearstream Banking S.A.
legal address for Clearstream Banking S.A.
Euroclear legal entity that provides post-trade infrastructure and securities services in Europe and internationally
The company offers asset services, cash and banking services, connectivity, global securities financing, investment fund services, issuance, IT solutions, settlement, and market coverage services. It also provides post-trade infrastructure services for the German securities industry; and manages, safe keeps, and administers the securities that it holds on behalf of its customers. Clearstream Banking S.A was formerly known as Cedel Bank S.A. and changed its name to Clearstream Banking S.A. in March 2002. The company was founded in 1970 and is based in Luxembourg.
Depository Trust Company legal entity that is a limited-purpose trust company under New York State banking law
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) legal entity that is a Delaware corporation
business entity identifier for DTCC Data Repository (U.S) LLC
New York State Division of Corporations business entity identifier for DTCC Data Repository (U.S.) LLC
DTCC Data Repository (U.S) LLC date established
date that DTCC Data Repository (U.S) LLC was established
DTCC Data Repository (U.S) LLC headquarters address
headquarters address for DTCC Data Repository (U.S) LLC
DTCC Data Repository (U.S) LLC legal entity that is a New York Limited Liability Company
entity ownership context for the DTCC Data Repository, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation headquarters address
headquarters address for the The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation legal address
legal address for the The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
headquarters and legal address for The Depository Trust Company
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
DTCC is a global financial services organization focused on developing solutions to secure today's marketplace, while shaping the future of our industry, whose mission includes risk mitigation, creation of market efficiencies, and cost reduction. They are a large financial services holding company, developing trade repositories and building global capabilities across the spectrum of asset classes.
central counterparty clearing house (CCP), securities depository, and registration authority (RA) functional entity for The Depository Trust Company
DTCC's subsidiary, The Depository Trust Company (DTC), established in 1973, was created to reduce costs and provide clearing and settlement efficiencies by immobilizing securities and making 'book-entry' changes to ownership of the securities. DTC brings efficiency to the securities industry by retaining custody of more than 3.5 million securities issues valued at US$37.2 trillion, including securities issued in the US and more than 131 countries and territories.
entity ownership context for the Depository Trust Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
Euroclear functional entity, which is a global clearing house, central securities depository, and custodian that specializes in the settlement of securities transactions as well as the safekeeping and asset servicing of these securities
headquarters address for Euroclear SA/NV
Boulevard du Roi Albert II 1
Euroclear legal entity that is the parent company of the international and national central securities depositories ((I)CSDs) of the Euroclear group of companies; it owns the group's shared securities processing platforms and delivers a range of services to the group's depositories
Global LEI Index registry, which contains historical and current LEI records including related reference data in one authoritative, central repository
Global Markets Entity Identifier registry
Global Markets Entity Identifier (GMEI) registry. The GMEI utility is a pre-Local Operating Unit of the Global Legal Entity Identifier System (GLEIS).
Herausgebergemeinschaft Wertpapier-Mitteilungen Keppler, Lehmann
subdivision of Herausgebergemeinschaft Wertpapier-Mitteilungen Keppler, Lehmann that operates the WM Datenservice, Europe's largest registry for the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)
Herausgebergemeinschaft Wertpapier-Mitteilungen Keppler, Lehmann GmbH & Co. KG
Herausgebergemeinschaft Wertpapier-Mitteilungen Keppler, Lehmann GmbH & Co. KG legal entity that is a privately held company in Germany
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung & Compagnie Kommanditgesellschaft
ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (IBA) was established in July 2013 following an announcement by the Hogg Tendering Advisory Committee, an independent committee set up by the UK government to select the new administrator for the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).
ICE Trade Vault, LLC legal entity that is a Delaware Limited Liability Company
business entity identifier for ICE Trade Vault, LLC
Delaware Division of Corporations business entity identifier for ICE Trade Vault, LLC
date that ICE Trade Vault, LLC was established
ICE Trade Vault, LLC headquarters address
headquarters address for ICE Trade Vault, LLC
Intercontinental Exchange functional entity, which owns exchanges for financial and commodity markets, and operates 23 regulated exchanges and marketplaces
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. business entity identifier
Delaware Division of Corporations business entity identifier for Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
Intercontinental Exchange date established
date that Intercontinental Exchange was established
Intercontinental Exchange date registered
date that Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. was registered as a legal entity with the Delaware Division of Corporations
Intercontinental Exchange headquarters address
headquarters address for Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
Intercontinental Exchange legal entity that is a Delaware Corporation
London Stock Exchange functional entity, which is a global business and financial information services and news provider, a securities exchange, and the SEDOL code issuer and registration authority
London Stock Exchange as local operating unit
London Stock Exchange functional entity that is an LEI Local Operating Unit (LOU) registrar
London Stock Exchange plc. headquarters address
headquarters address for London Stock Exchange plc.
London Stock Exchange plc. legal address
legal address for London Stock Exchange plc.
UnaVista registry service provided by the London Stock Exchange supporting LEI registration
Lux CSD functional entity, which provides Luxembourg's financial community with issuing and central bank settlement as well as custody services for a wide range of securities including investment funds
Lux CSD functional entity that is an LEI Local Operating Unit (LOU) registrar
LuxCDS LEI registry; LuxCSD has been issuing ISO 17442:2012 compliant LEIs with the prefix 2221 since September 2014
The European Central Bank (ECB) approved LuxCSD for its Securities Settlement System (SSS).
SIX Financial Information functional entity, which provides market data gathered from the world's major trading venues directly and in real-time, and is the Valoren issuer and registration authority as well as the national numbering agency (NNA) for Switzerland, Belgium, and Liechtenstein, and the former TELEKURS ID financial instrument identifier issuer and registration authority
SIX Financial Information AG legal entity
The company name SIX is an abbreviation and stands for Swiss Infrastructure and Exchange.
SIX Financial Information functional entity that is an LEI Local Operating Unit (LOU) registrar
SIX Group functional entity, which offers exchange services, financial information and banking services with the aim of increasing efficiency, quality and innovative capacity along the entire Swiss banking value chain
S&P Global functional entity that is a global data, research, benchmark, and analytics provider, including S&P Dow Jones Indices, S&P Global Platts (commodities and energy market data), S&P Global Ratings, and S&P Global Market Intelligence (which manages CUSIP Global Services) divisions
S&P Global Inc. business entity identifier
New York Division of Corporations business entity identifier for S&P Global Inc.
The data established reflects the historical establishment of McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, Inc., including intermediate name and ownership changes.
headquarters address for S&P Global, as represented in the New York Division of Corporations repository
S&P Global legal entity that is a New York Domestic Business Corporation
Thomson Reuters functional entity, which is a global business and financial information services and news provider
Note that in 2018, the market data subsidiary of Thomson Reuters became Refinitiv, which then sold a 55% stake to Blackstone Group LP in August 2018. In October 2019, Blackstone and Thomson Reuters announced the sale of the company to London Stock Exchange Group. LSEG completed the USD $27 billion purchase from the two previous owners in late January 2021, and Refinitiv is now a subsidiary of LSEG. The well-known financial instrument identifier called a 'RIC code' has been a Refinitiv branded code since its founding.
Thomson Reuters legal entity, founded in Toronto with operating headquarters in New York that is both a Canadian and U.S. entity listed on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange
date that Thomson Reuters was established
The data established reflects the date that the Thomson Corporation merged with (purchased) the Reuters Group
Thomson Reuters Corporation Canadian headquarters address
Canadian headquarters address for Thomson Reuters Corporation
headquarters address for Thomson Reuters Corporation
Canadian legal domicile address for Thomson Reuters
Ubisecure Oy FI legal entity that is a Finnish private limited company
Ubisecure Oy functional entity that is a legal entity identifier (LEI) local operating unit (LOU) registrar
Herausgebergemeinschaft Wertpapier-Mitteilungen Keppler, Lehmann (WM Gruppe) headquarters address
headquarters and legal address for Herausgebergemeinschaft Wertpapier-Mitteilungen Keppler, Lehmann (WM Gruppe)