CGS LEI Plus
CGS LEI Plus
The Service
Global financial firms and regulators have embraced the concept of creating a standard, unique identifier for
entities involved in financial transactions, including issuers, obligors and counterparties: the Legal Entity Identifier
(LEI).
For nearly all market participants, the process of implementing the LEI involves mapping it to existing legal entity
codes already in use.
In response to this need, CUSIP Global Services (CGS) created an identifier for global business entities called the
CABRE. In the CGS LEI Plus file, the CABRE is mapped to the CUSIP Issuer Number or Obligor Number and to
the official LEI providing a seamless solution.
CGS LEI Plus provides entity-level identifiers to facilitate electronic communication among counterparties.
Beneficiaries of this service include those involved with risk management, client onboarding, anti-money
laundering, operations, financial control and sales/trading.
Features
• Official 20-character LEI with operating unit prefix
• CUSIP Issuer number linked to the CABRE and LEI where available for an issuing entity
• Full "business card" record including Role Type, Legal Form and Doing Business As name
Delivery
• Initial master file
CGS is managed on behalf of the American Bankers Association (ABA) by FactSet Research Systems Inc., with a
Board of Trustees that represents the voices of leading financial institutions.
Subscription services provide data access directly from CGS. Data is also available through authorized
redistributors and may be subject to a separate CGS license.
Contact CGS:
outreach@CUSIP.com
www.cusip.com