Cross Reference Services
Connecting your data to work seamlessly across all data environments.
Seamlessly link your disparate global company, security, and industry data.
Company, security, and industry data are often stored in different systems, follow inconsistent naming conventions, or lack standard identifiers, making it difficult to connect and use effectively. Our Cross Reference Services resolve these challenges by linking all your disparate data to the S&P Global Market Intelligence Company ID, helping you standardize records, resolve inconsistencies, and enrich your datasets for broader usability.
And, with Kensho Link’s advanced machine learning, even messy or incomplete records can be matched with precision, reducing manual effort and improving data quality.
Transform data chaos into clean, validated, and linked insights so you can save time, reduce risk, and make better decisions.
Entity, Industry and Global Instruments. Powerful linking capabilities.
Robust global cross reference data. Seamless Linking Services.
Business Entity Cross Reference Services (BECRS) – Business Entity Linking
- Help improve operational efficiencies, mitigate risk, assist with client onboarding, and manage investment restriction guidelines.
- Easily link the standardized and proprietary IDs for over nine million entities to the primary key, the S&P Capital IQ Company ID.
- Gain insight on complex company relationships and corporate trees with automated linking capabilities.
- Link to entity identifiers such as LEI, S&P Ratings, CUSIP6, and more.
Industry Sector Cross Reference Services (ISCRS) – Industry Sector Linking
- Leverage extensive industry sector classification linking at the company level for:
- GICS®
- ICB Sector Classification (ICB)
- ETF Style Classification
- S&P Global Ratings Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
- North American Industry Classification System (NAIC)
- Nomenclature générale des activités économiques dans L'Union Européenne (NACE)
- Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZIC)
Global Instrument Cross Reference Services (GICRS) – Global Instrument Linking
- Access a deep database of global security identifiers cross-referencing over 57 million instruments for reliable linking capabilities.
- Streamline your operations and create customized data mapping systems for securities and trading items such as mutual funds, equity, municipals, commercials papers, bonds, indices, and floating rate notes.
- Keep up with the expanding markets and rapid growth of new securities by using this automated service to assist in the effort of linking securities to issuers.
- Link a security to its ISIN, CUSIP/ CINS, SEDOL, Bloomberg FIGI, Barra, Markit LoanX, and more.
Webinars
Eliminate manual processes and enhance your workflow.
Save time with our extensive linked cross reference data and gain valuable perspectives on company relationships.
Case Study: A Large Bank Transforms Stale Payments Data into Vital Insight
Clean, Match, and Connect Messy Data with Precision
Kensho Link uses advanced machine learning to match entities in your database with unique ID numbers drawn from S&P Global’s world-class company database with precision and speed. Even with messy or incomplete inputs, Kensho Link delivers high-confidence matches and optional company details like legal name, address, and URL.
Upload millions of entities via a simple drag-and-drop interface or integrate with our REST API for real-time results. Whether you're cleaning data or enriching it with S&P Global insights, Kensho Link makes your data smarter and more valuable.
Power your workflow with our extensive linking capabilities.
Access essential intelligence and understand global trends.
A world of cross reference data at your fingertips.
Lance Risi, Director of Cross Reference Services at S&P Global Market Intelligence, discusses the award win with Waters Technology.
- What the Business Entity Cross Reference Solution offers that similar offerings do not.
- The most common reference data-related problems and how S&P Global is helping to address those challenges.
- How the reference data service has been enhanced recently and the significant developments on the horizon.
Frequently Asked Questions
Request Follow Up
You're one step closer to unlocking our suite of financial information solutions and services.
Fill out the form so we can connect you to the right person.
We're proud of our recent awards!
- Global Data Provider of the Year, 2024
- Best Outsourcing Provider, 2024
- Best AI-Based Solution for Data Discovery, 2024
- Credit Risk Management Solution of the Year, 2024
And, we delight in supporting our customers with 24x7x365 customer service and a 98% customer service satisfaction rate.
If your company has a current subscription with S&P Global Market Intelligence, you can register as a new user for access to the platform(s) covered by your license at S&P Capital IQ Pro(opens in a new tab) or S&P Capital IQ(opens in a new tab)