LEI
‘Legal Entity Identifier’. A unique code required whenever a legal entity invests in a financial instrument (e.g. shares, bonds, exchange traded funds, investment trusts and derivatives) on a regulated exchange. The LEI is reported whenever they make a transaction.
Examples of legal entities are Trusts (with the exception of Bare Trusts), Companies, Pension Funds (with the exception of SIPPs), and Charities.
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