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GLEIF creates qualification programme for vLEI Issuers
07 July 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: AST

The Foundation is now inviting partners to start the verifiable Legal Entity Identifier (vLEI) Issuer Qualification process, enabling a qualified LEI issuer to serve as the primary point of contact and issuing agency for legal entities seeking a vLEI

GLEIF deploys first verifiable Legal Entity Identifier
29 June 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The vLEI is a digital version of the LEI, which intends to meet an “urgent need” for automated digital verification of the legal identities of businesses

GLEIF publishes Ecosystem Governance Framework for vLEI
07 February 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The framework defines the vLEI operational model and describes how the new ecosystem’s range of vLEI issuing stakeholders will qualify for and perform their roles in the Global LEI System

GLEIF launches new stakeholder group
12 March 2021 Switzerland
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The group will facilitate communication between GLEIF, CAs and TSPs from across the world, as they collectively aim to coordinate and encourage a global approach to LEI usage across digital identity products

GLEIF enhances LEI search engine
19 January 2021 Switzerland
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“The value delivered by the LEI search engine is growing as the use of the LEI system expands around the world,” comments Stephan Wolf, CEO, GLEIF

ANNA and GLEIF expand ISIN-to-LEI mapping service
17 December 2020 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ANNA has added additional jurisdictions to the open-source relationship files provided through the certified ISIN-to-LEI mapping service

J.P. Morgan confirmed as first validation agent in the Global LEI System
19 November 2020 Switzerland
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The Validation Agent Framework, announced by GLEIF in September 2020, enables financial institutions to improve their customer experience and accelerate client lifecycle management

GLEIF names new board chair
02 July 2020 New Jersey
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation has appointed Steven Joachim as chairperson of the board of directors, replacing Gerard Hartsink following his departure

GLEIF expands to North America
24 June 2020 New Jersey
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has opened a New Jersey office to extend its global reach in proximity to the financial capital of the US

NSD sees securities under custody growth for Q1
29 May 2020 Moscow
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

NSD revealed that in Q1 2020, the value of securities under custody reached RUB 50.9 trillion, marking a 10 percent increase compared with Q1 2019

NSD receives authorisation to assign LEIs to market participants
28 May 2020 Moscow
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

A company with LOU status is authorised to assign LEIs to market participants and to verify LEIs every year

16 NNAs join ANNA and GLEIF’s ISIN to LEI data linkage initiative
02 December 2019 London
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

ANNA has revealed that 16 NNAs have now signed up to the voluntary initiative which maps new and legacy ISINs to their corresponding LEIs