n. a person or company retained by a corporation to process transfers and registration of shares of stock (stock certificates). One difficulty is that the stock certificates do not always include the name and address of the current transfer agent, but the information can be obtained from the corporation or a stockbroker.
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Public companies typically use transfer agents to keep track of the individuals and entities that own their stocks and bonds. Most transfer agents are banks or trust companies, but sometimes a company acts as its own transfer agent. Transfer agents perform three main functions: == See also == ...
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Individual or institution a company appoints to look after the transfer of securities.
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Individual or institution appointed by a company to look after the transfer of securities.
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A transfer agent is a person or company retained by a corporation who assists in securities transactions to process trasfers and registration of stock certificates.
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A change of ownership from one person or party to another.
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The person or company that handles the paperwork when shares of a corporation's stock are transferred to a new owner.
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Is the party that maintains a record of each registered shareholder. This record includes the name and address of the shareholder, the number of shares held by each, and is responsible for issuing and canceling security certificates. The last procedure occurs when there is a change in ownership.
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n] - an agency (usually a bank) that is appointed by a corporation to keep records of its stock and bond owners and to resolve problems about certificates
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noun an agency (usually a bank) that is appointed by a corporation to keep records of its stock and bond owners and to resolve problems about certificates
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An agent who maintains records of stock and bond owners to cancel and issue certificates, and resolve problems arising from lost, destroyed, or stolen certificates. (See registrar)
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a bank or trust company charged with keeping a record of a company's stockholders and canceling and issuing certificates as shares are bought and sold.
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A trust company appointed by a listed company to keep a record of the names, addresses and number of shares held by its shareholders. Frequently, the transfer agent also distributes dividend cheques to the company's shareholders.
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