Thursday, February 28, 2013

Corporation: one of the biggest financial innovation


 
 
The shipyard of the Dutch East India Company in Amsterdam, circa 1750



 

“An incorporated entity is a separate legal entity that has been incorporated through a legislative or registration process established through legislation. Incorporated entities have legal rights and liabilities that are distinct from their shareholders,[1] and may conduct business for either profit-seeking business or not for profit purposes.

        Early incorporated entities were established by charter (i.e. by an ad hoc act granted by a monarch or passed by a parliament or legislature). Most jurisdictions now allow the creation of new corporations through registration. In addition to legal personality, registered companies tend to have limited liability, who can transfer their shares to others, and controlled by a board of directors whom the shareholders appoint.”

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