This is with a view to ensuring entity data is consistent across the MiFID compliant landscape and the regulator is able to identify each firm correctly. In order to facilitate this, the regulator will continue to provide testing facilities for firms to test the records submission process with their ARM. This delay is not the first that the FSA has been forced to announce (see our coverage here): the launch has been delayed for nearly two years, as the regulator has struggled to get its current surveillance system up to scratch in order to be able to process transaction reports for AII transactions. €™s their online search service that I wish to explain here. These are ideas on how to search for a Swift number, BIC or BEI. SWIFT network) 3 letters or digits: branch code, optional ('XXX' for primary office) Where an 8-digit code is given, it may be assumed that it refers to the primary office.

Country	City	Bank Name	Branch	SWIFT
South Africa	Johannesburg	Bank of China Johannesburg Branch	Bank of China Johannesburg Branch	BKCHZAJJXXX