WM Datenservice Information

Impressum/Imprint: https://www.wmdaten.de/index.php?mid=201 WM Datenservice, a WM Gruppe company domiciled in Frankfurt am Main, is responsible for allocating the German Securities Identification Numbers (WKNs) as well as the International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs) of German issuers. As service provider to the financial industry, the company has been supplying basic and added value data for financial instruments to customers all over Europe for 70 years. In addition to the refinement of financial data with a view to particular processes such as settlement, tax assessment or risk management, WM Datenservice is also responsible for disseminating the data to the markets in a coordinated fashion. As a member of various standardisation committees, the company is also actively involved in the design of national and international (industry) standards, which often constitute the basis for secure and efficient process automation in the financial industry. Based on this expertise and its accreditation as global allocation agency, WM Datenservice has been assigning the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) since 2013. The LEI makes it possible for companies to comply with a variety of current reporting requirements, while at the same time enhancing transparency by allowing financial authorities to clearly identify each company in the global financial markets. For more information visit: www.wmdaten.com, www.wm-leiportal.org and www.wmedh.eu