CFTC Announces Mutual Acceptance of Approved Legal Entity Identifiers

The CFTC announced that registered entities and swap counterparties subject to CFTC swap data recordkeeping and reporting regulations concerning Legal Entity Identifiers ("LEIs") may now comply with those regulations by using any LEI issued by an LEI provider endorsed by the Regulatory Oversight Committee ("ROC") of the global LEI system.This includes the CFTC Interim Compliant Identifiers ("CICIs") issued by the CICI Utility operated by DTCC-SWIFT, the provider of LEIs designated by CFTC.

Further information on global LEIs can be found on the website, leiroc.org.

See: Notice Regarding LEIs That May Be Used to Comply with CFTC LEI Requirements; CFTC Press Release. See also: 78 FR 38954 (June 2013 Amended Order).