LEI for Investment Funds | ETFs | Private Funds
Register an LEI for your fund
The LEI is the global identifier used to uniquely identify funds in regulatory reporting, trading, and onboarding. If your fund trades, reports derivatives, or is included in regulatory filings, an LEI is often required before activity can proceed.
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Trusted by Banks & Regulators
- GLEIF fee
- Verification of the fund management entity
- Verification of umbrella structures and relationships
- Publication in the global LEI database
- Expert support
- GLEIF fee
- Verification of the fund management entity
- Verification of umbrella structures and relationships
- Publication in the global LEI database
- Expert support
- GLEIF fee
- Verification of the fund management entity
- Verification of umbrella structures and relationships
- Publication in the global LEI database
- Expert support
Need to register in bulk? Contact Sales for bulk upload access.
Select Validity Period
Choose how long you want your fund LEI to be active. Multi-year fund LEI plans renew automatically, prevent lapses, and include discounts.
Confirm Details
Provide the fund management entity name. Confirm the formation jurisdiction and registration details. Select the correct entity type and fund structure. Submit validation information where required
LEI is Published to GLEIS
Most LEI registrations are fully automated and completed in minutes. Receive the LEI and use it in reporting and onboarding
Our customers say
What is an LEI and why funds need one
A Legal Entity Identifier is a globally recognised identifier used to identify legal entities participating in financial markets. For funds, the LEI enables consistent identification across regulators, trading venues, counterparties, administrators, and data providers.
- Supports transaction reporting and regulatory submissions that require entity identification
- Reduces failed reports and breaks caused by inconsistent naming or identifiers
- Improves onboarding workflows with counterparties, platforms, and service providers
- Strengthens data quality across fund operations and reporting pipelines
Umbrella funds and sub funds
Master feeder fund arrangements
Fund management entities and advisers
Asset Managers
Why choose RapidLEI for fund LEI management?
Fund Expertise
RapidLEI is GLEIF-accredited to register LEIs to organisations, funds and trusts in over 150 jurisdictions. Our systems and expert support staff ensure accurate LEI data and make every step of your Legal Entity Identifier registration simple.
Fast, Direct Publication
RapidLEI is a GLEIF-accredited LEI Issuer and directly publish to the GLEIS where your LEI will be recognised across 300+ regulations. Our systems do the checks to ensure data accuracy and in almost all cases your newly issued LEI will be registered within the GLEIS within the same day.
Lapse Protection
Choose a plan - 1, 3 or 5 years. Choosing multi-year Legal Identifiers auto-renews to save you money, reduce admin and avoid the risk of your LEI lapsing. Don't risk compliance breaches, be protected with auto-renew.
One platform
Bulk workflows
- Centralised management of multiple fund LEIs
- Bulk Register – Automated processes allow you to effortlessly add LEIs in bulk or individually
- Renew – Multi-year LEIs reduce renewal frequency, and automated renewal minimises lapse risk
- Maintain structured relationship data to align with fund structures as needed by regulatory requirements
Learn more: EnterpriseLEI for Funds
Support for all Fund Management Roles
Who typically registers an LEI for a fund
Asset managers and fund managers
- Register and maintain LEIs across fund ranges
- Support trading and reporting readiness
- Standardise identifiers across service providers
Solution Spotlight: Managing LEI for Asset Managers
Investment Platforms and administrators
- Manage LEIs for onboarding and product governance
- Support regulatory reporting and data submissions
- Reduce operational friction through consistent identifiers
The advantages of getting your Legal Entity Identifier number from the world’s most popular, and fastest LEI Issuer
Fast, simple, automated
Obtain an LEI 24/7 around the clock, including weekends.
Clear multi-year pricing
Low prices and multi-year discounts available without bulk commitments.
LEI Price.
Support, security, reliability
Resilient LEI management infrastructure and accurate LEI data provides security and reliability high scale issuance.
Never miss a renewal
RapidLEI multi-year Legal Entity Identifiers auto renew, plus our systems always remind you before your LEI expires. Avoid the lapse risk!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Hundreds of thousands of customers rely on RapidLEI to meet regulatory compliance
What is a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)?
An LEI, or Legal Entity Identifier, is a uniquely assigned 20-character alphanumeric number that identifies companies, organisations, funds and trusts. The LEI number is the global standard for uniquely identifying legal entities, providing transparency, and supporting regulatory compliance. The LEI code is used to access verified data about the entity, such as its legal name and address, and information on its ownership structure.
LEIs can only be issued by approved LEI Issuers. These LEI Issuer organisations are accredited by the Global LEI Foundation (GLEIF), the regulatory body overseeing the Global Legal Entity Identifier System.
Learn more: What is an LEI
Do all funds need an LEI
Not all funds require an LEI. A fund generally needs an LEI if it trades, reports derivatives, or is subject to regulatory reporting requirements that mandate its use.
What regulatory requirements trigger the need for an LEI for a fund
Many investment funds are required to obtain a Legal Entity Identifier due to the regulations under which they trade or report, or because their regulated counterparties are required to identify them using an LEI.
In the EU and UK, MiFID II and MiFIR require regulated firms to identify legal entity clients using an LEI when executing and reporting transactions. If a fund does not have a valid LEI, trading activity may be restricted or blocked by brokers and trading venues.
Funds that are party to derivatives are also impacted by EMIR and UK EMIR. These regulations require LEIs to be used in derivatives trade reporting, meaning a missing or lapsed LEI can cause reporting failures and compliance issues.
In the United States, where the majority of global fund assets are issued, LEIs are widely used within regulatory reporting frameworks. CFTC swap reporting requires LEIs to identify counterparties to reportable derivatives, while SEC fund reporting increasingly relies on standardised identifiers within structured data submissions. As a result, fund managers and administrators frequently require funds to hold an LEI to meet regulatory and operational requirements.
Learn more: LEI regulations
Should fund relationship data be reported
Yes. Umbrella structures, master feeder relationships, and fund management entity relationships can be reported where required.
Can LEIs be registered in bulk for multiple funds
Yes. Asset managers and administrators commonly register and renew LEIs across large fund ranges using bulk and automated processes.
Learn more: EnterpriseLEI for Funds
Is RapidLEI accredited by the GLEIF to issue LEIs to funds?
RapidLEI is one of a relatively small number of accredited LEI Issuers, also known as LOUs (Local Operating Units). RapidLEI was accredited by the GLEIF to issue LEIs in June 2018 and sits alongside organisations like Bloomberg, the London Stock Exchange Group, Euronext and others. RapidLEI is accredited to issued in over 150 jurisdictions around the world.
RapidLEI provides the registration, renewal and management of Legal Entity Identifiers for over 400k legal entities. RapidLEI is the largest LEI Issuer globally.
What is the GLEIF?
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) was established in 2014 by the Financial Stability Board and the G20 and is overseen by the Regulatory Oversight Committee (ROC). The GLEIF is responsible for maintaining the operational integrity of the Global LEI System and works with accredited LEI Issuers to ensure that the LEI remains a public good accessible to all stakeholders.
The GLEIF also supports the broader adoption of the LEI across the global economy. Its work includes overseeing data quality, setting issuance standards, and promoting use cases such as cross-border trade and payee identification. This helps keep the LEI as the world’s most trusted and accessible way to identify organisations.
Learn more: What is the GLEIF?