BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Intermediary
- somebody who makes investments for others
Wiktionary Definition for: Intermediary
- an agent acting as a mediator between sides that may disagree
- one or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end.
Additional Resources
- Intermediary Risk In The Indirect Holding System For Securities
- This article simplifies certain terminology referring to a transaction with more than one securities intermediary. First, the term "investors" generally deemed to include not only investors but also intermediaries that have rights in securities held by other intermediaries. It also refers to holder of an interest in securities through an...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- World Updates; Willis to purchase Danish intermediary.(International briefs)
- London-based insurance brokerage Willis Group Holdings Ltd. has agreed to acquire Copenhagen, Denmark-based reinsurance intermediary Kirecon A/S. Terms were not disclosed. Kirecon has annual revenues of about $3 million, sources said. Willis' reinsur London-based insurance brokerage Willis Group Holdings Ltd. has agreed to acquire Copenhagen,...
- Research articles 2004-01-19
- State Street Global Advisors Expands Its Intermediary Business Group
- BOSTON -- State Street Global Advisors SSgA, the investment management arm of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) and the largest institutional fund manager in the world1, today announced that Gregory Zipoli and Christopher Logue have joined its Intermediary Business Group. Created in 2001, State Street's Intermediary Business Group provides unmatched...
- Research articles 2007-07-23
- Gallagher buy gives it reinsurance entry; Acquires N.J.'s John P. Woods as `cornerstone'.(insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. buys John P. Woods Co., a reinsurance intermediary)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s acquisition of reinsurance intermediary John P. Woods Co. gives the Itasca-based insurance broker a beachhead in a growing market. Woods will be Gallagher's ``cornerstone or the hub of building that particular niche,' Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s acquisition of reinsurance...
- Research articles 2000-09-25
- Nationwide Exchange Services President & CEO, Michael Halloran to Testify Before Congress to Protect Investor Choice on 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchanges; Proposed IRS Rule Would Devastate Small ''Qualified Intermediary'' Businesses
- WASHINGTON -- President and CEO, Michael Halloran of Nationwide Exchange Services NES, a leading Qualified Intermediary for 1031 tax-deferred exchanges, will testify before Congress on Tuesday July 25, 2006 at the invitation of the House Committee on Small Business on a Proposed IRS Rule that would limit investor choice and...
- Research articles 2006-07-24
- Lipper forges deal to produce fund reports; Teams with UpTick to focus more on intermediary market.(News)
- Byline: Rick Miller CHICAGO - To compete better in the intermediary market, Lipper Inc. in New York has forged a deal with an automated-text-generation firm to produce new mutual fund reports for advisers and their clients. ...
- Research articles 2004-09-20
- ABC JOINED CHINA UNICOM TO PROMOTE INTERMEDIARY BUSINESSES
- AsiaInfo Services 03-04-2004 ABC Joined China Unicom to Promote Intermediary Businesses BEIJING, Mar 04, 2004 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Agricultural Bank of China ABC Beijing Branch joined force with China Unicom to carry out a promotion for i AsiaInfo Services...
- Research articles 2004-03-04
- ABC MADE CNY25.28BN INCOME FROM INTERMEDIARY SERVICES IN 07
- AsiaInfo Services 02-29-2008 ABC Made CNY25.28bn Income from Intermediary Services in 07 BEIJING, Feb 29, 2008 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Agricultural Bank of China ABC, one of the big four state-run lenders in the country, sees annual average grow AsiaInfo Services 02-29-2008...
- Research articles 2008-02-29
- Financial intermediary websites 'have far to go'.
- Byline: Sophie Brodie The most user-friendly intermediary financial websites in Europe still have much to do to attract clients, according to a survey by kasina, the e-business strategy firm.When asked to choose their top 10 intermediary websites, financial advisors did so with reservations. They...
- Research articles 2002-11-05
- Financial intermediary versus production approach to efficiency of marketing distribution systems and organizational structure of insurance companies
- ABSTRACT An examination of the efficiency of the marketing distribution channel and organizational structure for insurance companies is presented from a framework that views the insurer as a financial intermediary rather than as a "production entity" which produces "value added" through loss payments. Within this financial intermediary approach, solvency...
- Research articles 2005-09-01
- Benfield Group, world`s largest privately owned reinsurance intermediary, taps NewsEdge for global content.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-23 August 2001-NEWSEDGE: Benfield Group, world`s largest privately owned reinsurance intermediary, taps NewsEdge for global content C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:23082001 The largest privately-owned reinsurance intermediary in the world, Benfield Group, has turned to NewsEdge Corporation (NASDAQ:NEWZ) to...
- Research articles 2001-08-23
- CCB TO STRIVE FOR BIGGER PROFITS FROM INTERMEDIARY BUSINESS
- AsiaInfo Services 03-24-2004 CCB to Strive for Bigger Profits from Intermediary Business BEIJING, Mar 24, 2004 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Zhang Enzhao, president of China Construction Bank CCB, said at a conference on March 22 that the bank would conduct some...
- Research articles 2004-03-24
- The Evolving Role of Today's Reinsurance Intermediary
- Never before in the history of reinsurance has the role of the reinsurance intermediary been tested as it has over the last several years. The assistance of intermediaries is invaluable in this environment. Insurers are seeking coverage for the risks they face. The challenge to intermediaries is to analyze these...
- White papers 2004-02-01
- Aon Re Global Acquires Peruvian Reinsurance Intermediary Cosegur Re
- CHICAGO, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Re Global, the world's largest provider of reinsurance brokerage and capital solutions and a unit of Aon Corporation , today announced it has acquired Peruvian reinsurance intermediary Cosegur Re, offering clients in Peru greater access to worldwide reinsurance markets and Aon Re Global's...
- Research articles 2008-05-08
- State Street Global Advisors Moves to Strengthen Its International Organization and US Intermediary Distribution
- BOSTON & LONDON -- State Street Global Advisors SSgA, the investment management arm of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), today announced a series of organizational changes aimed at advancing its sales and client infrastructure in Europe and sales efforts in the U.S. Intermediary market.
- Research articles 2006-10-09
- Intermediary to capital gains
- Local attorney Dal Houston hopes to cash in on a little-known tax deferment strategy while at the same time helping businesses and investors save big bucks on capital gains. As the president of the newly-formed Phoenix Group, Inc., Houston is what's known as a qualified intermediary --...
- Research articles 1997-01-27
- Thai Market for Alternative Investment Seeks Larger Role as Intermediary.
- Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 1--The Market for Alternative Investment plans to serve as an intermediary between financial advisers and auditors and small businesses to help them enter the local stock markets. "Since the beginning of this...
- Research articles 2002-11-01
- NEW PRODUCT- Reluctant wealthy investors targeted.(intermediary-only investment plan)(Brief Article)
- PRUDENTIAL is attempting to woo reluctant high net-worth savers with a transparently priced intermediary-only investment plan. The PruFund Investment Plan has been launched with the intention of mopping up what the life insurer claims is AGBP107bn-worth of excess deposit-account cash that would have been...
- Research articles 2004-09-02
- ME introduces free hotline for intermediary business.(Mortgage Express)(Brief Article)
- MORTGAGE Express has provided a free telephone number for intermediaries interested in doing business with the company or following up existing business. Tim Sturley, head of business development for Mortgage Express, said the free telephone number had been established following recent intermediary concerns...
- Research articles 2005-05-26
- Mortgage Express extends its service.(intermediary partner service )(Brief Article)
- Mortgage Express has made its intermediary partner service available to a wider audience. The service, previously only available to members of Legal & General Mortgage Club and Mortgage Intelligence, can now be accessed by Mortgage Next, Zurich, Pink Home Loans and DBS. ...
- Research articles 2002-10-16
