20
Characters, not a name
Four for the issuer, two reserved, twelve for the company, two as a checksum. It does not encode country, sector or credit.
Legal Entity Identifier
What is an LEI for an Australian company?
It links an Australian entity’s legal name and registry details to one public, globally recognised record.
ISO 17442
Issued or lapsed
Not a credit rating
20-character ISO 17442 · hover
LOU prefixReservedYour entityCheck
01
Issued or lapsed
Issued means the record is current. Lapsed means the year was missed. The 20 characters stay the same when you renew.
RA
We do not issue it
WM Datenservice, a GLEIF-accredited LEI issuer, validates and publishes the code. LEIFast handles the application and payment.
It sits in GLEIF’s public index. Banks look there, not in your inbox.
Anyone can look up legal name, registry number, address and status. No LEI, or a lapsed LEI, and trades or reports get blocked.
Pick a 1-, 3- or 5-year plan, confirm the Australian entity, pay once. If you already have a code, renew or transfer it. Check any record in LEI search.
What is an LEI?
It links an Australian entity’s legal name and registry details to one public, globally recognised record.
Who needs one in Australia?
Australian legal entities may need an LEI for securities, derivatives, institutional finance or a counterparty’s onboarding checks.
Why you need it
An ACN or ABN identifies an organisation in Australia; an LEI gives financial counterparties a common identifier across borders.
Do I have to renew?
Yes. Pay once for 1, 3 or 5 years.