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Stock transfer agent

Index Stock transfer agent

A stock transfer agent or share registry or Transfer Agency is a company, usually a third party unrelated to stock transactions, which cancels the name and certificate of the shareholder who sold the shares of stock, and substitutes the new owner's name on the official master shareholder listing. [1]

18 relations: Bank, Beneficial owner, Bond (finance), Broker, Computershare, Dividend, Legal person, Medallion signature guarantee, Proxy voting, Public company, Regulation A, Share (finance), Shareholder, Stock, Stock split, Street name securities, Trust company, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Bank

A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates credit.

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Beneficial owner

Beneficial owner is a legal term where specific property rights ("use and title") in equity belong to a person even though legal title of the property belongs to another person.

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Bond (finance)

In finance, a bond is an instrument of indebtedness of the bond issuer to the holders.

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Broker

A broker is an individual person who arranges transactions between a buyer and a seller for a commission when the deal is executed.

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Computershare

Computershare Limited, is an Australian stock transfer company that provides corporate trust, stock transfer and employee share plan services in a number of different countries.

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Dividend

A dividend is a payment made by a corporation to its shareholders, usually as a distribution of profits.

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Legal person

A legal person (in legal contexts often simply person, less ambiguously legal entity) is any human or non-human entity, in other words, any human being, firm, or government agency that is recognized as having privileges and obligations, such as having the ability to enter into contracts, to sue, and to be sued.

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Medallion signature guarantee

In the United States, a medallion signature guarantee is a special signature guarantee for the transfer of securities.

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Proxy voting

Proxy voting is a form of voting whereby a member of a decision-making body may delegate his or her voting power to a representative, to enable a vote in absence.

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Public company

A public company, publicly traded company, publicly held company, publicly listed company, or public corporation is a corporation whose ownership is dispersed among the general public in many shares of stock which are freely traded on a stock exchange or in over the counter markets.

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Regulation A

In the United States under the Securities Act of 1933, any offer to sell securities must either be registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or meet certain qualifications to exempt them from such registration.

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Share (finance)

In financial markets, a share is a unit used as mutual funds, limited partnerships, and real estate investment trusts.

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Shareholder

A shareholder or stockholder is an individual or institution (including a corporation) that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a public or private corporation.

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Stock

The stock (also capital stock) of a corporation is constituted of the equity stock of its owners.

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Stock split

A stock split or stock divide increases the number of shares in a company.

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Street name securities

The phrase street name securities or "nominee name securities" is used in the United States to refer to securities of companies which are held electronically in the account of a stockbroker or bank or custodian, similar to a bank account.

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Trust company

A trust company is a corporation, especially a commercial bank, organized to perform the fiduciary of trusts and agencies.

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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government.

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First European Transfer Agent, Share registry, Transfer agent, Transfer of shares, Transfer secretary.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_transfer_agent

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