DEFINITION of 'Financial Intermediary'. An entity that acts as the middleman between two parties in a financial transaction.While a commercial bank is a typical financial intermediary, this category also includes other financial institutions such as investment banks, insurance companies, broker-dealers, mutual funds and pension funds.hile a commercial bank is a typical financial intermediary, this category also includes other financial institutions such as investment banks, insurance companies, broker-dealers, mutual funds and pension funds.
â¢ In the geocentric model, the earth is considered as the center of the universe, and all celestial bodies move around the earth (planets, moon, sun and the stars). â¢ In the heliocentric model, the sun is considered as the center of the universe, and the celestial bodies move around the sun.
Report Abuse. Well, the most noticable difference is what orbits what. In the geocentric theory, the sun orbits the earth. In the heliocentric theory, the earth orbits the sun. This is the most basic explaination. More specific results can be gotten from putting those terms, one at a time. into a search engine.