ISO/TC 68/SC 8 - Reference data for financial services

This document specifies the elements and structure of a universal identifier code, the business identifier code (BIC), for financial and non-financial institutions, for which such an international identifier is required to facilitate automated processing of information for financial services. The BIC is used for addressing messages, routing business transactions and identifying business parties. This document applies to organizations and excludes individual persons.

This document specifies an unambiguous scheme to list official organizational roles by jurisdiction in a standard way. It is not the purpose of this document to compare or align official organizational roles across different countries or jurisdictions, so as not to limit the usage or relevance of this document. To understand the powers associated with each official organizational role, users of this document can consult applicable regulation or legislation, documents of the legal entity in which the official organizational role exists and procedures specific to each organizational entity.

This document specifies the elements of an unambiguous scheme to identify over-the-counter (OTC) derivative products that are reportable to trade repositories, in particular: — the structure and format of the unique product identifier (UPI) code; — the minimum data elements of the UPI reference data library, together with their allowable values. At a minimum, the UPI code is applicable to OTC derivative instruments falling under the following categories of the classification of financial instruments (see ISO 10962): — swaps (S); — forwards (J); — non-listed and complex listed options (H); — others (miscellaneous) (M).

This document specifies a machine-readable, unambiguous natural person identifier (NPI) and the relevant reference data to uniquely identify the natural person relevant to any financial transaction rather than the personal identifying information.

This document defines the data elements included in the registry record and used to establish the 1:1 relationship between a digital token and the identifier assigned according to the method in ISO 24165-1.

This document defines the assignment and generation of a random, unique, fixed-length identifier for digital tokens in response to a request for registration that conforms to specified application guidelines (see also ISO 24165-2).

This document defines and describes the structure for the codes for an internationally valid system to classify financial instruments. The classification system applies to financial instruments negotiated internationally as well as to domestic instruments. The term “financial instruments” refers not only to classical securities and derivatives but also covers the innovative financial products that have emerged in different markets (a trend that is expected to continue in the future). This document is intended for use in any application in the trading and administration of financial instruments in the international securities business. Insofar as the trading and administration of securities do not affect other countries, the application of this document remains at the discretion of the responsible national bodies, such as stock exchanges, banks, brokers, regulatory bodies and other institutions active in the securities field. In principle, the CFI code reflects characteristics that are defined when a financial instrument is issued and that remain unchanged during its entire lifetime. However, a few events that can lead to a new CFI code for the same instrument are anticipated, such as the changing of voting rights or ownership restrictions by a stockholders' meeting.

This document provides a uniform structure for the identification of financial instruments as well as referential instruments (see Annex A) using a unique identification code and associated minimum descriptive data (see Annex B).

This document describes the Registration Authority (RA) responsible for the registry of IBAN formats that conform with ISO 13616-1, the procedures for registering IBAN formats that conform with the ISO 13616 series and the structure of the registry.

This document specifies the elements of an international bank account number (IBAN) used to facilitate the processing of data internationally in data interchange, in financial environments as well as within and between other industries. The IBAN is designed for automated processing but can also be used conveniently in other media interchange when appropriate (e.g. paper document exchange). This document does not specify internal procedures, file organization techniques, storage media or languages to be used in its implementation, nor is it designed to facilitate the routing of messages within a network. It is applicable to the textual data which might be conveyed through a system (network).

This document specifies how to describe the characteristics of banking products or services (BPoS) from a customer's perspective. Characteristics of a BPoS can be observed from different facets, called key elements, which are divided into three groups: required, optional or voluntary elements. This document elaborates on the purpose, content and description approach for the required and optional key elements. Six levels of conformity are described in this document which are intended to allow a customer to assess the coverage of key elements in a BPoS. The logical and physical formats to express key elements are also defined. This document excludes requirements of a BPoS itself and specific value ranges of any key element are out of the scope. This document guides the provider of BPoS in describing their products or services with the intent to help customers understand or compare specific BPoS. It is not applicable to describing securities or insurance-related products or services. BPoS can be issued by banks and other institutions.

This document specifies the minimum elements of an unambiguous legal entity identifier (LEI) scheme to identify the legal entities relevant to any financial transaction. It is applicable to "legal entities", which include, but are not limited to, unique parties that are legally or financially responsible for the performance of financial transactions or have the legal right in their jurisdiction to enter independently into legal contracts, regardless of whether they are incorporated or constituted in some other way (e.g. trust, partnership, contractual). It includes governmental organizations, supranationals and individuals when acting in a business capacity[1], but excludes natural persons. It also includes international branches as defined in 3.5. The LEI is designed for automated processing. It can also be conveniently used in other media interchange when appropriate (e.g. paper document exchange). NOTE Examples of eligible legal entities include, without limitation: — all financial intermediaries; — banks and finance companies; — international branches; — all entities that issue equity, debt or other securities for other capital structures; — all entities listed on an exchange; — all entities that trade financial instruments or are otherwise parties to financial transactions, including business entities, pension funds and investment vehicles such as collective investment funds (at umbrella and sub-fund level) and other special purpose vehicles that have a legal form; — all entities under the purview of a financial regulator and their affiliates, subsidiaries and holding companies; — sole traders (as an example of individuals acting in a business capacity); — counterparties to financial transactions. [1] As stated by the LEI Regulatory Oversight Committee on 30 September 2015.

This document specifies a standardised way of embedding the legal entity identifier (LEI) code, as represented in ISO 17442-1, in digital certificates, represented by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Recommendation X.509 and its ISO equivalent standard, ISO/IEC 9594-8. This document specifies the structure of a public key certificate conforming with ISO/IEC 9594-8 in which the LEI is embedded.

This document specifies the elements of an unambiguous scheme to identify a financial transaction uniquely whenever useful and agreed by the parties or community involved in the transaction. It does not specify the timing of assignment of who should be responsible for its generation, so as not to limit its usage or relevance, nor does it consider a need to establish a data record for the unique transaction identifier (UTI) itself.

This document gives an overview of existing and currently used financial instrument identifiers. It shows which instrument identifiers, ticker symbols and proprietary codes are assigned via a standardized scheme to instruments of all asset classes. It focuses on providing an overview of the landscape and not on evaluating the schemes. Several aspects of the detailed trade cycle (a few examples being book building/primary, order entry management, execution management and trade confirmation matching) are excluded as their complexity would reduce the readability of the overview. Similarly, the level of complexity involved in properly representing the shifting perspectives of what is considered a financial instrument, based on a particular function being performed, is excluded.

ISO 20275:2017 specifies the elements of an unambiguous scheme to identify the distinct entity legal forms in a jurisdiction. Its aim is to enable legal forms within jurisdictions to be codified and thus facilitate the classification of legal entities according to their legal form. It is not the purpose of the document to give the comparison or alignment of entity legal forms across different jurisdictions, so as not to limit its usage and relevance.

ISO 18774:2015 defines and describes rules for an internationally valid system for building short names of any kind of financial instrument within a defined structure. This International Standard is intended for use in any application in the trading and administration of securities globally. The FISN has been developed after taking into account the need of human-readability as well as interoperability with existing standards and systems.

ISO 4217:2015 specifies the structure for a three-letter alphabetic code and an equivalent three-digit numeric code for the representation of currencies. For those currencies having minor units, it also shows the decimal relationship between such units and the currency itself. The scope of this International Standard also includes funds and precious metals. ISO 4217:2015 also includes basic guidelines for its maintenance. ISO 4217:2015 is intended for use in any application of trade, commerce and banking, where currencies and, where appropriate, funds are required to be described. It is designed to be equally suitable for manual users and for those employing automated systems.

ISO 10383:2012 specifies a universal method of identifying exchanges, trading platforms, regulated or non-regulated markets and trade reporting facilities as sources of prices and related information in order to facilitate automated processing. It is intended for use in any application and communication for identification of places where a financial instrument is listed (place of official listing), where a related trade is executed (place of trade), and where trade details are reported (trade reporting facility).

Establishes rules for the numbering of security certificates and applies to all types of securities, regardless of issuer or country of issuance. Replaces the first edition.

This document defines and describes codes for an internationally valid system to classify financial instruments. The classification system applies to financial instruments negotiated internationally as well as to domestic instruments. The term "financial instruments" refers not only to classical securities, but also covers the innovative financial products that have emerged in different markets (a trend that is expected to continue in the future). This document is intended for use in any application in the trading and administration of securities in the international securities business. In so far as the trading and the administration of securities do not affect other countries, the application of this document remains at the discretion of the responsible national bodies, such as stock exchanges, banks, brokers, regulatory bodies and other institutions active in the securities field. In principle, the CFI code reflects characteristics that are defined when a financial instrument is issued and that remain unchanged during its entire lifetime. However, a few events that can lead to a new CFI code for the same instrument are anticipated, such as the changing of voting rights or ownership restrictions by a stockholders' meeting.

This document specifies the minimum elements of an unambiguous legal entity identifier (LEI) scheme to identify the legal entities relevant to any financial transaction. It is applicable to legal entities, which include, but are not limited to, unique parties that are legally or financially responsible for the performance of financial transactions or have the legal right in their jurisdiction to enter independently into legal contracts, regardless of whether they are incorporated or constituted in some other way (e.g. trust, partnership, contractual). It includes governmental organizations, supranationals and individuals when acting in a business capacity[1], but excludes natural persons. The LEI is designed for automated processing. It can also be conveniently used in other media interchange when appropriate (e.g. paper document exchange). NOTE Examples of eligible legal entities include, without limitation: — all financial intermediaries; — banks and finance companies; — all entities that issue equity, debt or other securities for other capital structures; — all entities listed on an exchange; — all entities that trade stock or debt; investment vehicles, including mutual funds, pension funds and alternative investment vehicles constituted as corporate entities or collective investment agreements (including umbrella funds as well as funds under an umbrella structure, hedge funds, private equity funds); — all entities under the purview of a financial regulator and their affiliates, subsidiaries and holding companies; — sole traders (as an example of individuals acting in a business capacity); — counterparties to financial transactions. [1] As stated by the LEI Regulatory Oversight Committee on 30 September 2015.

ISO 10962:2015 defines and describes codes for an internationally valid system to classify financial instruments. The classification system applies to financial instruments negotiated internationally as well as to domestic instruments. The term "financial instruments" refers not only to classical securities, but also covers the innovative financial products that have emerged in different markets (a trend that is expected to continue in the future). ISO 10962:2015 is intended for use in any application in the trading and administration of securities in the international securities business. In so far as the trading and the administration of securities do not affect other countries, the application of this International Standard remains at the discretion of the responsible national bodies, such as stock exchanges, banks, brokers, regulatory bodies and other institutions active in the securities field. In principle, the CFI code reflects characteristics that are defined when a financial instrument is issued and that remain unchanged during its entire lifetime. However, a few events that can lead to a new CFI code for the same instrument are anticipated, such as the changing of voting rights or ownership restrictions by a stockholders' meeting.

ISO 9362:2014 specifies the elements and structure of a universal identifier code, the business identifier code (BIC), for financial and non-financial institutions, for which such an international identifier is required to facilitate automated processing of information for financial services. The BIC is used for addressing messages, routing business transactions and identifying business parties. This International Standard applies to organizations and excludes individual persons.

ISO 6166:2013 provides a uniform structure for the identification of fungible and non-fungible securities and financial instruments using a unique identification number and associated minimum descriptive data.

ISO 17442:2012 specifies the elements of an unambiguous legal entity identifier (LEI) scheme to identify the legal entities relevant to any financial transaction.

ISO 13616-2:2007 describes the Registration Authority (RA) responsible for the registry of IBAN formats that are compliant with ISO 13616-1, the procedures for registering ISO 13616-compliant IBAN formats and the structure of the registry.

ISO 13616-1:2007 specifies the elements of an international bank account number (IBAN) used to facilitate the processing of data internationally in data interchange, in financial environments as well as within and between other industries. The IBAN is designed for automated processing, but can also be used conveniently in other media interchange when appropriate (e.g. paper document exchange, etc.). ISO 13616-1:2007 does not specify internal procedures, file organization techniques, storage media, languages, etc. to be used in its implementation, nor is it designed to facilitate the routing of messages within a network. It is applicable to the textual data which might be conveyed through a system (network).

Specifies the format characteristics of Eurobonds, for example, physical representation with regard to size, paper, printing, layout and contents. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (1985).