Born John Stephen Sudduth in Louisiana, Mikky Ekko had a restless childhood as the son of a preacher, moving around America's deep south. Having settled briefly in Tupelo, Mississippi, and absorbed as much gospel as he could, he relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, and started playing in bands.
In the vast majority of cases, all these securities are held in the name of your brokerâs nominee company. A nominee company is a custodian charged with the safekeeping of investorsâ securities. It should be a separate entity from the broker itself. Your investments are held for you â on trust â in a nominee account. This means that while the nominee is the legal owner of the securities, you retain actual ownership as the beneficiary.
What is 'Surety'. Surety is the guarantee of the debts of one party by another. A surety is the organization or person that assumes the responsibility of paying the debt in case the debtor policy defaults or is unable to make the payments. The party that guarantees the debt is referred to as the surety, or as the guarantor. Next Up.