SEDOL Masterfile
The London Stock Exchange is the UK representative of the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA), and allocates UK ISINs in addition to universal SEDOL codes. Through our enhanced SEDOL Masterfile (SMF) service we provide customers with comprehensive reference data and corporate actions solutions.
A unique, market-level, global security identifier increases STP efficiencies and decreases the costs of cross-border trade failure. Having undertaken extensive industry consultation we believe the real-time allocation mechanism, combined with a broad coverage of asset classes and additional identification data, contributes to a reduction in trade failures and the streamlining of manual processes.
Uniqueness - SEDOL codes are a unique country level identifier issued one per country for place of listing or trade. Each SEDOL is partnered with a Market Identification Code (ISO 10383 MIC) also creating a unique market level identifier.
Timeliness - hosted on a 24/7 web browser for real-time SEDOL creation and functionality to search the SEDOL universe. SEDOL codes are also available via a bespoke pre-allocation service for issuers to improve new issuance processing time frames. In addition, SEDOL Masterfile reference data is delivered to subscribers intra-day.
Commonality - SEDOL codes are allocated to all countries for both listed and unlisted instruments covering all asset classes. Additional reference data, including widely adopted ISO standards such as the global ISIN (ISO 6166), provide key instrument data for each SEDOL.
SEDOL Masterfile Online
The SEDOL Masterfile database can be accessed and searched online at www.sedol.co.uk after a simple registration process.
Licensed customers who require SEDOL code allocation can create SEDOL codes via the website at www.sedol.co.uk. To be permissioned for this service, please email the SEDOL Customer Account Executive team at smfnewissues@londonstockexchange.com
For any queries regarding data within the SEDOL Masterfile database, please contact our Analyst team at smfdb@londonstockexchange.com
Latest developments
SEDOL Masterfile has migrated to the UnaVista Platform, offering its 1,400 global customers enhanced benefits including:
- over two million Derivative SEDOLcodes for global exchange traded derivatives and fixed income products,
- online reconciliation screens and cross-reference linkages providing database validation and mapping tools,
- web services API capabilities for enhanced database interaction.
For further information, please contact us on +44 (0)20 7797 3009 or email sedol@londonstockexchange.com
22/05/2009 SEDOL Masterfile Technical Workshop
19/02/2009 SEDOL Security Type Headings
17/12/2008 SEDOL allocation for NYSE Euronext Single Order Book
Derivative SEDOL - Uniquely identifying the world’s exchange traded derivatives
SEDOL Masterfile (SMF) will soon provide reference data on over one million global exchange traded derivatives, each uniquely identified using our universal SEDOL code. Find out more here.
