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transfer agent

American  

noun

  1. a person, bank, or trust company officially designated to act for a corporation in executing and recording the transfers of its stock from one legal owner to another.


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The two companies will design a digital transfer agent program, including a set of standards for other transfer agents to issue and manage stocks as blockchain tokens in a compliant way.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 2026

Securitize will become NYSE’s first digital transfer agent, which allows it to create shares for stocks and exchange-traded funds as digital tokens on a blockchain, the distributed ledger technology behind bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 2026

It is the largest mutual fund transfer agent, and largest hedge fund and private-equity fund administrator.

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

According to a regulatory filing, the exchange agent was proxy firm DF King & Co, while US Bancorp itself served as the transfer agent.

From Reuters Jul. 28, 2010

This Exchange also requires that a trust company or other agency shall not at the same time act as registrar and transfer agent of the same corporation.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur

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