HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt AgentThe financial definition for Agent:The decision-maker in a principal-agent relationship. Similar MatchesCo agentCo agentAn institution appointed by the issuer as co-transfer agent accepts and transfers certificates and sends daily activity journals to the primary record-keeping agent. A co-agent does not maintain security holder records, but is used to facilitate the transfer of stock in a geographic region not easily accessible to the issuer or its principal transfer agent. Dividend Disbursing AgentDividend Disbursing AgentA commercial bank or financial institution that disburses dividend to the securityholders. Usually a Transfer Agent is also the Dividend Disbursing Agent. Information AgentInformation AgentAgent whose primary task is to disseminate and explain the details of capital transactions. Further SuggestionsInsurance agentPaying agent Principal agent relationship Transfer agent Uniform securities agent state law examination Click to compare definitions of Agent Click to view definitions beginning ag |