A fund registration agency refers to an independent institution responsible for fund registration, custody, clearing and settlement services. It is an indispensable hardware facility for the daily operation of the fund market.

Fund registration agencies are mainly responsible for establishing and managing investor fund share accounts, responsible for registering fund shares, confirming fund transactions, issuing dividends, establishing and maintaining a list of fund investors, fund contracts or other responsibilities specified in the registration agency agreement.

Among them, fund share registration is an act by which a fund registration agency establishes and maintains a register of fund share holders to confirm the fact that fund share holders hold fund shares.

Fund share registration has the legal effect of determining and changing fund share holders and their rights, and is an important link in protecting the legitimate rights and interests of fund share holders.