Entities Reference Data

Entities Register

The Entities register is a reference database for granular surveys conducted by the Bank of Italy in performing its institutional functions. The Register lists all the entities, and their descriptive characteristics, for which data are collected and identifies each one with a unique code.

The Entities Register is used for the numerous surveys conducted by the Bank to meet both domestic and ESCB information needs, which are described on the pages devoted to the Central Credit Register and to Credit and financial reporting. It collates the datasets regardless of the characteristics of the different surveys that use it, such as, for example, the Central Credit Register, analytical credit and risk dataset (AnaCredit), Entity Ownership Structures (in Italian A.P.E.), Shareholders' Register, and Corporate Bodies' Reporting (in Italian Or.So).

The Register of Entities is also one of the data sources for the ESCB's Register of Institutions and Affiliates Data (RIAD), managed by the ECB. Using RIAD, it is possible to work with integrated data and to properly identify entities at EU level; it is also the reference register for AnaCredit.

Client classification

Units in the Entities Register are classified by sector of economic activity, as indicated in the Bank of Italy's Circular No. 140 containing instructions on client classification. The classification reflects the one adopted at EU level by the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010).