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From the Collaborative Bond and Money Market Data Portal

An Entity is a legal body recognised by law as legally existing with legal rights and responsibilities, such as entering into contracts.

In the Collaborative Market Data Model Entities exist either as 1. Legal Entities or as 2. Branches, with locations between square brackets, or 3. as Funds or 4. as Compartments thereof. Each legal entity can have multiple branches, multiple funds and multiple compartments or sub-funds.

Each Legal entity has a Legal Identity Identifier (LEI) as administered by the Regulatory Oversight Committee (ROC) of the Global Legal Entity Identifier System (GLEIS).

Within the universe of Financial Institution Groups (FIGs) Branches typically have different Monetary Financial Institution Codes (MFIs).

Branches and Funds or Compartments typically have the same LEI as their Head office, although in some cases they can also have their own LEI, for example when the Branch is in a different jurisdiction than the Head Office.

The Entity Type for a Branch and their Head Office is the same, whilst that of a Fund or Compartment is not necessarily the same. 

The Collaborative Market Data Model distinguishes the following Entity Types:

  • Supranational Entity is an entity created by a Treaty between Governments and with shares by the relevant governments,
  • Government Entity is an entity created by the government, typically by an Act of Parliament, as part of the Government
  • Government Owned Entity is an entity where the government owns the majority of shares
  • Publicly Owned Entity is an entity where shares are transferable without other shareholders approval
  • Privately Owned Entity is an entity where shares are not transferable without other shareholders approval
  • Members Owned Entity is an entity owned by members, like a in a cooperative
  • Partnership Entity is an entity where participation is not transferable without partners approval
  • Foundation/Trust Entity is an entity that is not owned by anyone. On could say it is owned by the purpose of the trust. 
CompanyType Private/Public Sector Limited Liability Share Transferability   
  Here "Public" means Government Sector.  Unlimited Liability means that the liability of owners is not limited by the money have have put in.  Limited transferability requires the approval from other shareholders.   
Partnership Entity Private Sector No Limited  owned through membership
Foundation/Trust Private Sector Yes NR owned by the purpose of the trust 
Privately Owned Entity Private Sector Yes Limited  owned through shares
Members Owned Entity Private Sector Yes Free owned through membership
Publicly Owned Entity Private Sector Yes Free owned through shares
Publicly Owned and Listed Entity Private Sector Yes Free owned through shares and Stock Exchange listed
Partly Government Owned Private Sector Yes Free owned through shares with government owning some
Government Owned Entity Public/Private Sector NR NR shares fully owned by the government
Government Guaranteed Entity Public/Private Sector NR NR entity guranteed by the government
Government Entity Public Sector NR NR part of the government
Supranational Entity Public Sector NR NR shares owned by multiple governments

For information on the size of the market by Entity Type, please use our data sheet tool.
For information on the composition of a market by Entity Type please use our issuer search tool.  For information on most active dealers in an Entity Type, please use our dealer search tool. For information on active investors an Entity Type, please use our investor search tool.