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Applicability of Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)

The Legal Entity Identifier (hereinafter referred to as “LEI”) is a global reference number that uniquely identifies every legal entity or structure that is party to a financial transaction, in any jurisdiction. Legal Entity Identifier India Limited will assign LEIs to any legal identity including but not limited to all intermediary institutions, banks, mutual funds, partnership firms, companies, trusts, holdings, special purpose vehicles, asset management companies and all other institutions being parties to financial transactions. LEI will be assigned on application from the legal entity and after due validation of data. For the organization,

Legal Entity Identifier will :

  • Serve as a proof of identity for a financial entity.
  • Help to abide by regulatory requirements.
  • Facilitate transaction reporting to Trade Repositories.

SEBI Circular for Non- Convertible Securities, securitized debt instruments and security receipts

SEBI Circular requires the following entities are required to obtained –                                           

1) Debenture Trustee                                             

2) Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs)

Note: These entities to obtain LEI Number by September 30,2023   

3) Issuer who have listed or propose to list Non-Convertible Securities.

4) Securitized Debt Instrument and

5) Security Receipts.                                                      

Further, issuers proposing to issue and list non-convertible securities, on or after September 01, 2023, shall report their LEI code in the Centralized Database of corporate bonds at the time of allotment of the ISIN. Similarly, issuers proposing to issue and list securitized debt instruments and security receipts, on or after September 01, 2023, shall report their LEI code to the Depositories at the time of allotment of the ISIN. The requirements are tabulated below:

Category of security

Relevant Regulation

Applicability

Timeline

Non- Convertible Securities

SEBI (Issue and listing of Non- Convertible Securities) Regulation,2021

Issuer proposing to issue and list non- convertible security.

On or after September 1,2023

 

 

Issuer having outstanding listed non- convertible security as on August 31, 2023.

On or before September 1,2023

Securitised Debt Instrument and Security Receipts

SEBI (Issue and listing of Securitised Debt Instrument and Security Receipts) Regulation,2008

Issuer proposing to issue and list Securitised Debt Instruments or Security Receipts.

On or After September 1,2023

 

 

Issuer having outstanding listed Securitised Debt Instrument and Security Receipts as on August 31,2023

On or before September 1,2023

RBI Circular for NEFT/RTGS Transactions

In accordance with RBI Circular LEI No. is required for all payment transaction of value 50 Crore or and above undertaken through RTGS/NEFT.

 

Explanation:

  • The circular refers to any single transaction done through RTGS/NEFT of value 50 crore above during the year. 
  • The transaction includes FX Payments, Money Market Payments, Vendor Payments, Inter-company payments or any other

RBI Circular for Non-Individual Borrowers

RBI Circular states that non-individual borrowers having aggregate exposure of ₹5 crore and above from banks and financial institutions shall be required to obtain LEI codes as per the timeline mentioned below:

 

 

Total Exposures

LEI to be obtained on or before

Above ₹25 crore

April 30, 2023

Above ₹10 crore, up to ₹25 crore

April 30, 2024

5 crore and above, up to ₹10 crore

April 30, 2025

IRDAI Circular for Insurer and Corporate Borrowers

  • This Circular applicable to both term loan borrowers and debenture issuer.
  • Debentures, Term Loan as well as Bonds both would be included in computing overall exposure which will be either in form of term loan or debenture or any other form of debt.

Conclusion:

The LEI is designed to enable the identification and linking of parties to financial transactions to manage counterparty risk. Its goal is to help improve the measuring and monitoring of systemic risk and support more cost-effective compliance with regulatory reporting requirements.

Disclaimer: This article provides general information existing at the time of preparation and we take no responsibility to update it with the subsequent changes in the law. The article is intended as a news update and Affluence Advisory neither assumes nor accepts any responsibility for any loss arising to any person acting or refraining from acting as a result of any material contained in this article. It is recommended that professional advice be taken based on specific facts and circumstances. This article does not substitute the need to refer to the original pronouncement

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