fiduciary
fiduciary
Definition
fi·du·ci·ary (fi do̵̅o̅′s̸hē er′ē, -dyo̵̅o̅′-; --s̸hē ə rē, --s̸hə rē)
adjective
- designating or of a person who holds something in trust for another; of a trustee or trusteeship a fiduciary guardian for a minor child
- held in trust fiduciary property
- valuable only because of public confidence and support: said of certain money
Etymology: L fiduciarius < fiducia, trust, thing held in trust < fidere, to trust: see faith
noun pl. -·ar′·ies
trustee (sense )
fiduciary
Synonyms
fiduciary Finance Definition
A
person who is entrusted to manage financial assets, matters, and prop-erty for
a beneficiarys benefit. People who
are fiduciaries have a fiduciary trust that requires actions taken on behalf of
the beneficiary benefit that person and not result in misappropriating funds or
making decisions for the fiduciarys benefit. Many people have fiduciary
responsibilities, including money managers and administrators of wills and
estates.
fiduciary
Law Definition
n
- An individual owing another a legal duty of care and good faith in the management of a business, money, or property; for example, a corporate officer or the executor of a will.
- adj. Descriptive of a relationship that confers special higher responsibilities. See fiduciary relationship.
fiduciary
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- duty: Answer: A manager has a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of his artist.
- obligation: However, note the possible development of fiduciary obligations.
- relationship: Consideration must be given to whether the clause seeks to create a fiduciary relationship between the parties.
- capacity: The draft IFRS extends the scope to include also entities that hold assets in a fiduciary capacity for a broad group of outsiders.
- responsibility: The concept of fiduciary responsibility must be broadened to include ' external costs ' .
- agent: Outside the financial services field, all fiduciary agents are obliged to disclose any commission they receive.
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