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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 760 ILCS 70/2

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
     A corporation making a transfer of a security upon assignment by the registered owner to a person described as a fiduciary in the assignment or known by the corporation to be a fiduciary is not bound to inquire into the existence, extent, or correct description of the fiduciary relationship, and thereafter, until the corporation receives written notice to the contrary, it may assume without inquiry that the registered owner continues to be the fiduciary.