Plaintiffs ask US judge to force CUSIP Global to process identifier applications
( May 15, 2026, 16:14 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Plaintiffs accusing CUSIP Global Services and FactSet Research Systems of conspiring to eliminate competition in the use of committee on uniform securities identification procedures filed a renewed motion for a US federal judge to force the companies to process plaintiffs’ pending CUSIP identifier applications. Plaintiffs argued that the companies have already conceded that CGS holds monopoly control over CUSIP issuance and is the sole source of identifiers. Additionally, the new motion adds five plaintiffs that make the record on irreparable harm both broader and more concrete.See attached file. ...
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