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.
This shows the view of the earlier society. Copernicus came up with the view of the heliocentric view, and the second mobile is the view of society when they began to accept Copernicus' theory. How does Copernicus relate to the mobiles? Copernicus relates to these mobiles because the heliocentric model of this mobile is the theory that he came up with. Differently, the geocentric model is the theory that almost everyone thought before Copernicus brought up his theory.