LEI Records

Goal

Search and view Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) records sourced from the GLEIF global registry.

Prerequisites

• You are signed in to Axiom. See Sign In & Access.
• Your role includes access to the LEI Records module.

What is an LEI?

A Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is a 20-character, alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies legal entities in financial transactions. LEI data is published by GLEIF (Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation) and updated daily.

Axiom synchronises the full GLEIF dataset (3.2 million+ records) and makes it searchable in real time.

Steps

Search for an LEI record

1. Click LEI Records in the top navigation.
2. Use the Search bar to search by:
   • LEI code (20-character identifier)
   • Legal name
3. Results appear in the table below the filter bar.

Filter LEI records

Use the filter controls to narrow results:

• Status — filter by entity status (ACTIVE, INACTIVE, ANNULLED, DUPLICATE, LAPSED, MERGED, RETIRED, TRANSFERRED).
• Country — filter by the entity's legal registration country.
• Category — filter by entity category (BRANCH, FUND, SOLE_PROPRIETOR, or general).

Multiple filters can be active at the same time. Click Clear Filters to reset all filters.

View LEI record details

1. Click a row in the LEI Records table.
2. A detail panel opens showing:
   • Entity information — legal name, legal form (with full name where available), status, and category.
   • Registered address — street, city, region, postal code, and country.
   • Headquarters address — if different from registered address.
   • Registration details — registration authority (with full organisation name where available), registration number, and initial registration date.
   • Relationship data — managing LOU (Legal Operating Unit), relationship status, and validation status.
   • Other names — previous legal names or trading names if available.
3. Click Close or press Escape to dismiss the panel.

Customise visible columns

1. Click the Columns button in the page header.
2. Check or uncheck columns to adjust what is displayed in the table.
3. Click Save as default to persist your column selection.

Adjust page width

Click the Expand / Normal toggle in the page header to switch between a wider table view (recommended for LEI Records due to the number of available columns) and a standard width.

Expected result

You can find any LEI record by name or code, filter results to a relevant subset, and view the full entity details.

Common issues

Issue	Possible cause	Resolution
No results returned	Search term is too narrow or contains a typo	Try a partial name or the full LEI code
Record shows stale data	Daily sync may not have run yet	Data is updated once per day; check the last sync date
Some columns are missing	They may be hidden in your column selection	Open the Columns panel and enable them
Record count differs from GLEIF	Delta records may be queued	Axiom performs a daily full sync at 2 AM

Related tasks

• Navigation Basics — customise columns and page width.
• Data Dictionary — definitions of LEI fields.
• Statuses & States — entity and registration status definitions.