CUSIP-BASED IDENTIFIERS …more than just numbers EXPERIENCE • PROCESS • TECHNOLOGY • INNOVATION www.cusip.com Commercial Bankers CGS supports CUSIP® is the universally accepted standard for uniquely classifying financial a variety of instruments across institutions and exchanges worldwide. The CUSIP system provides identification and descriptive information for over 14 million financial job functions instruments supporting all phases of securities processing and analysis. From the front-office to the back-office, financial professionals rely on the origin and accuracy of CUSIP information to run their businesses smoothly and reliably. Lending Maintain a common reference for market pricing with access to a uniform identification system and descriptive data for privately negotiated syndicated loans issued in the corporate loan market; developed by CGS in conjunction with the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA). Research & Analysis Access over 14 million unique CGS identifiers for stocks, bonds, commercial paper, derivatives, U.S. listed equity options and more; quickly evaluate portfolio holdings and cross reference data with related information for credit analysis and fixed income and equity research. Portfolio Management Use the Classification of Financial Instruments (CFI) codes to group instruments within a portfolio that have similar features to support asset allocation and rebalancing strategies for retail clients; for example, the CFI codes for equities include instrument groups such as shares, preferred stock, mutual funds and UITs, and instrument attributes such as voting rights and ownership. Capital Markets Rely on CGS descriptive data to easily track Certificates of Deposit issued to the marketplace, their interest rates and maturity dates. Risk Management Obtain a clear view of exposure and potential risks by linking borrowers to their larger corporate structures to quickly identify cross-company relationships. Compliance Remain compliant with industry standards by using universally accepted identifiers for financial instruments throughout your organization. There is a lot behind CGS... Experience Process • Originates more than 70% of all international • Uses a rigorous procedure to create each identifier identifiers used in securities transactions • Analyzes up to 50 different data elements to help • Adds 1,000-2,000 new identifiers each day uniquely identify an instrument • Draws on a worldwide team of professionals • Extracts, standardizes and maintains this descriptive data for client access Experience Process Technology Innovation Technology Innovation • Invests in technology to support the expedient • Includes credit derivative REDs, syndicated loans, assignment of identifiers, multiple data access derivatives and U.S. equity options options, customized searches and new issue alerts • Supports the identification of U.S. government relief • Maintains a state-of-the art Disaster Recovery programs (FDIC TLGP, TARP, TALF, Build America Bonds) infrastructure • Continually adds new financial instruments and geographic regions There are two ways to gain access to CGS information: • A subscription service with CGS enabling direct access via the Web and FTP links with pipe-delimited or XML data feeds and APIs with intra-day, daily and weekly updates. • One convenient license with CGS enabling access to all the authorized third-party information providers you use for selected identifiers with just one contract. Ask about our many value-added capabilities, which include: • A free annual review of your databases to validate the CGS identifiers being used, an alert service for new CUSIP issuances, online searches for CGS ISIN identifiers and much more. To find out more about CGS, visit us at www.cusip.com, or call: Americas: +1 212 438 6500 Europe: +44 (0) 20 7176 7445 Australia: +61 1300 792 553 Singapore: +65 6239 6316 Hong Kong: +852 2533 3535 Japan: +813 4550 8711 CUSIP is a registered trademark of the American Bankers Association. CUSIP Global Services (CGS) is managed on behalf of the American Bankers Association by S&P Capital IQ. Subscription services provide data access directly from CGS. Data is also available through authorized redistributors and may be subject to a separate CGS license. Copyright © 2013 CUSIP Global Services. All rights reserved..