This TEST file is for testing purposes only and not for use in any actual transaction. This TEST file, created by DTCC, contains randomly-selected records pertaining to actual legal entities believed to be active in the OTC Derivatives market and consists of 1) a provisional legal entity identifier patterned after the Draft ISO 17442 LEI Standard, and 2) the core data attributes prescribed by the ISO standard. The entities contained in this TEST file were chosen simply to give indicative information to financial services firms that will have reporting obligations under recently enacted and pending regulations. This TEST file will assist financial services firm in their preparation to comply with mandates from the G20 for improved transparency around OTC derivatives activity as well as the above requirements.
This TEST file is not exhaustive and represents a single snapshot of data attributes validated by Avox (a wholly owned subsidiary of DTCC) at the time the file was produced. The entity record precisely reflects the publically-available legal name and address information, except that the legal form information (e.g., LLC, Inc., etc.) has been modified in some instances to reflect a consistent, common convention. As a result, addresses have some inconsistencies in formatting/syntax due to no standard conventions being applied by the public sources. The data may also differ from what a firm uses in its internal client reference database depending on the source used by the firm to obtain the data. This is expected and the future LEI solution will need to have protocols to deal with data challenges. As a standalone TEST File, it is not being updated for accuracy on an on-going basis. The data in the TEST file is expected to not be pristine, but is illustrative. It is intended to provide firms with an illustration of what a downloaded LEI file is expected to look like in the future. The records were validated and the provisional legal entity identifiers assigned by DTCC and SWIFT in a manner similar to how the LEI Utility was envisioned to operate based upon the July 8, 2011 recommendations of the global financial industry coalition. No transaction or position information is contained in this file. Work continues to validate additional entities and updated versions will be made available periodically.
This TEST file should be used only for applications development planning. All other uses of this file shall be at your own risk. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be legal advice. All questions related to the structure/schema of the TEST file should be directed to leitestfile@dtcc.com.
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LEI Seminar - Building a Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) Solution
March 14, 2012, SIFMA Conference Center, New York, New York
