In response to the financial crisis that began in 2008, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) launched a global registration system for legal entities. The initiative aimed to create a unique identifier – the LEI (Legal Entity Identifier) – for each of the entities operating in the financial...

Como respuesta a la crisis financiera iniciada en 2008, el Consejo de Estabilidad Financiera (FSB) puso en marcha un sistema mundial de registro de personas jurídicas. La iniciativa aspiraba a crear un código de identificación único para cada una de las entidades que operan en los mercados...

Analysis of consolidated accounting data of European listed groups shows significant differences in some key ratios between countries. However, the figures do not reveal whether these differences result from a distinct composition of the countries' populations in terms of branches of activity...

Analysis of consolidated accounting data of European listed groups shows significant differences in some key ratios between countries. However, the figures do not reveal whether these differences result from a distinct composition of the countries’ populations in terms of branches of activity...

The financial crisis of 2007-08 has highlighted the need for using granular data on financial institutions and markets to detect risks and imbalances in the financial sector. Data producers such as central banks and national statistical institutes are witnessing a growing need to improve...