Web-Based Service expands reference data availability.
July 8, 2008 -
To help manage reference data, CUSIP Access premium-level service lets users download CUSIP data directly into spreadsheet and see scrolling real-time alerts of new CUSIP issuances. Reference data verification tool can access entire universe of CUSIP numbers, including Corporate, Municipal, Government, Mortgage-Backed, and Private Placement issuers. It also supports issue-level searches and downloading of CUSIP data for up to 25 CUSIP numbers or ISINs from external source.
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CUSIP Global Services Expands Availability and Functionality of Reference Data with Launch of CUSIP Access
New premium offering includes portfolio download capability, CUSIP Now access and issue-level searching
NEW YORK, June 30 -- CUSIP Global Services today announced the launch of the CUSIP Access premium-level service with expanded availability of data and new functionality for clients who require more advanced options for managing reference data. The enhancements include the ability to download CUSIP data directly into a spreadsheet and see scrolling real-time alerts of new CUSIP issuances.
Global financial market participants have used CUSIP Access as a reference data verification tool for more than 10 years. CUSIP Access is a Web-based service that can access the entire universe of CUSIP numbers, including Corporate, Municipal, Government, Mortgage-Backed and Private Placement issuers.
"Institutional investors who need to import CUSIP data into their own data management systems can now access additional data sets and enhanced search functionality through the CUSIP Access premium-level service," says Maria Latorraca, Product Director for CUSIP Global Services. "Making reference data easy to obtain and manage for our clients has always been one of our top goals."
The new premium-level of CUSIP Access offers the following capabilities:
-- Portfolio Download allows subscribing clients to download CUSIP data for up to 25 CUSIP numbers or ISINs from an external source
-- CUSIP NOW includes scrolling real-time alerts of new CUSIP issuances (for real time clients)
-- Issue-level Searches allows subscribing clients to search by issue description or update date values
-- 144A Linkage displays identifiers for a 144A deal and links to related issues from the same private placement offering document (Accredited Investor, Reg. S and Registered identifiers)
Additional subscription services are also available through CUSIP Access' new premium-level service including Associated Obligor, which assists in identifying complex relationships by linking entities ultimately responsible for debt service payments in the municipal market and Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), which enables searching for the industry groupings of an individual entity or viewing all entities within an industry group. Future enhancements to this premium-level service will include the availability of loan CUSIPs.
About CUSIP Global Services
For 40 years CUSIP Global Services has provided a unique common language for identifying financial instruments across institutions, exchanges and nations, enabling financial services firms to benefit from improved operating efficiencies and substantially reduced administrative costs. CUSIP Global Services is operated by the CUSIP Service Bureau (CSB). CSB is managed on behalf of the American Bankers Association by Standard & Poor's. For more information, visit www.cusip.com. Standard & Poor's, is a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP) www.standardandpoors.com.
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Maria Latorraca
CUSIP Service Bureau
+1-212-438-6552
maria_latorraca@cusip.com
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Maria Latorraca
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