R&T Agents or Registrar and Transfer Agents refer to institutions that take care of the documentation and paperwork involved in investor servicing. They register and also maintain a comprehensive database of all transactions done by the investors.

R&T Agents are skilled professionals who are adept at recording recurrent and high-volume transactions such as update in personal data, processing of mails, etc.

Some of the well-known RTAs currently operating in India are Karvy, CAMS and Deutsche Investor Services.