Intermediary: Definition and additional resources from BNET
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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

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...
Tags: State Street Corp.
Research articles 2007-07-23
Mystery go-between offers to sell 12% of Safeway.
The three possible cash bidders for Safeway are understood to have been approached by a mystery intermediary offering to sell them a substantial shareholding in the country's fourth largest supermarket group.The intermediary is thought to have contac The three possible cash bidders for Safeway are understood...
Tags: intermediary, Safeway Plc.
Research articles 2003-01-30
No `garden variety' Website.(Garden.com acts as 'online intermediary')
Will `online intermediary' Garden.com prove to be a flashy annual or a durable perennial? Will `online intermediary' Garden.com prove to be a flashy annual or a durable perennial?
Tags: intermediary, Web site
Research articles 1999-03-15
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...
Tags: Reinsurance, Intermediary, Business Operations, Insurance, Corporate Insurance
White papers 2004-02-01
Invesco Perpetual website praised.(Brief Article)
Kasina, the e-business consulting firm, has named Invesco Perpetual as one of the top 10 European intermediary websites. Kasinas report, evaluating the intermediary e-business offerings of asset management companies across Europe, especially praised Kasina, the e-business consulting firm, has named Invesco Perpetual as one...
Tags: e-business, Invesco, Web site
Research articles 2002-11-20
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...
Tags: Investor, Intermediary, Interest, Financial Accounting, Security, Finance
White papers 2003-01-01
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.
Tags: State Street Corp.
Research articles 2006-10-09
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...
Tags: Aon Corp.
Research articles 2008-05-08
Travelweb leverages Airline expertise.(Intermediary Moves)(Appointments)(Brief Article)
Scott Hyden has been named general manager of Travelweb LLC, the hotel company-based intermediary. Hyden comes to the Travelweb consortium from American Airlines, where he was managing director of product management and interactive marketing Scott Hyden has...
Research articles 2003-05-01
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...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, tax, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2006-07-24
HBoS revamp is targeted at intermediaries.(Grenville Turner, Nick Robinson and Paul Fincham appointed)
HBOS sounded a battle cry after executing a management shake-up to win more intermediary business. HBOS sounded a battle cry after executing a management shake-up to win more intermediary business.
Tags: HBOS Plc.
Research articles 2005-08-18
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,...
Tags: Fortis, insurance, reinsurance
Research articles 2004-01-19
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. ...
Tags: advisor, Lipper Inc., Morningstar Inc., team
Research articles 2004-09-20
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...
Tags: insurance, reinsurance
Research articles 2000-09-25
Commission decisions to intermediaries: CA.
COMMISSION should be taken out providers' hands and put into the hands of the intermediary, according to the Consumers' Association. COMMISSION should be taken out providers' hands and put into the hands of the intermediary, according to the Consumers' Association.
Tags: commission, Computer Associates International Inc., intermediary
Research articles 2004-10-04
NU to keep UK call jobs amid Aviva shift.
NORWICH Union has sought to reassure advisers that it has no plans to take its intermediary support call centre operation overseas. NORWICH Union has sought to reassure advisers that it has no plans to take its intermediary support call centre operation overseas.
Tags: Aviva Plc., call centre, job
Research articles 2004-09-30
Janus Announces Investment Team Appointments
DENVER -- Janus Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: JNS) today announced that effective November 7, 2007, veteran portfolio manager Marc Pinto will manage Janus Growth and Income Fund and its related products for intermediary and institutional clients. In addition, Director of Research Jim Goff and Janus' research analyst team will manage...
Tags: team
Research articles 2007-11-06
Designing A Two-Sided Platform: When To Increase Search Costs?
This paper proposes a model for analyzing an intermediary's incentives to increase the search costs incurred by consumers looking for sellers stores. First, we show that the quality of the search service offered to consumers is more likely to be degraded (i.e. the probability that consumers find their favorite store...
Tags: Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance, Harvard College, Consumer, Sales Force Management, Store, Intermediary
White papers 2007-08-29
Yorkshire grit and strong loyalty helps L&H follow its own path.(Leeds & Holbeck Building Society)(Interview)
FINANCIAL ADVISER: According to one intermediary, the restructure was vital for the society to prevent it being "left behind or bought out". Was it a defensive move? FINANCIAL ADVISER: According to one intermediary, the restructure was vital for the society to prevent it being...
Tags: Lernout & Hauspie
Research articles 2004-09-23
Competitive Risk Sharing Contracts With One-Sided Commitment
This paper analyzes dynamic equilibrium risk sharing contracts between profit-maximizing intermediaries and a large pool of ex-ante identical agents that face idiosyncratic income uncertainty that makes them heterogeneous ex-post. The paper considers the extreme scenario that the agents face no costs to walking away, and can sign up with any...
Tags: Business Operations, Real Estate, Intermediary, Agent
White papers 2003-12-01
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