In a response to Mrs. Davis, it said that eliminating paper stock certificates protected shareholders against extra costs and fraud."The securities markets in the U.S. and around the world are rapidly ...

You’ve heard of share certificates and certificates of deposit (CD). But are there differences between the two, or are they the same product offered by two different types of financial entities? This ...

Canada's securities industry should reduce the use of paper stock certificates and shift to electronic share ownership, a report says, but the recommendations stop short of setting a deadline for the ...

Rachel Reeves backed a report by Douglas Flint recommending abolishing paper certificates and moving to online share registers by the end of 2027.

Trading stocks on a smartphone app or using an online brokerage has become second nature for investors today. But not so long ago, the process of investing in stocks worked very differently. Before ...

In today’s digital trading world, paper stocks are relics of a bygone era. But according to an op-ed penned by Michael Bodsen, President and CEO of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, as of ...

Plans to scrap physical share certificates will strip millions of investors of their basic rights and erode their ability to hold company boards to account, top shareholder groups warn. The move, ...