U.S.A.: FATCA : IRS publishes Foreign Financial Institution (FFI) list

03.06.2014

On 2 June 2014, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published on its website the first list of foreign financial institutions (FFIs) that have registered on the FATCA portal as of 23 May 2014 and who have obtained their Global Intermediary Identification Number (GIIN).

The FFI list, which includes Clearstream Banking S.A., Clearstream Banking AG and LuxCSD S.A., can be accessed on the IRS website. It is expected that the IRS will update the list on a monthly basis.

We continue to monitor the implementation of FATCA and will provide more information as it becomes available.

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