Foreign Institutional Investor

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
FII
Pronunciation
/ˈfɔrən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəl ˌɪnˈvɛstər/
Category
Business
Related Field
General

Examples in Context

  1. At present, foreign investors can invest only in local currency stocks and bonds in China under the existing qualified foreign institutional investor programme.
  2. The bank has applied to Beijing for a quota under the qualified foreign institutional investor ( QFII ) programme, which allows overseas groups to buy equities and bonds on the mainland.
  3. More product opportunities may open up under the qualified domestic institutional investor ( QDII ) and qualified foreign institutional investor ( QFII ) schemes, but this is likely to largely benefit Chinese asset managers.
  4. However, regulators in China are making greater efforts to open up the stock market to overseas investors, principally through the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor(FII)s ( QFIIs ) system and the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor(FII) ( RQFII ) project.
  5. Currently the main channel through which fund companies can invest offshore renminbi in mainland capital markets is the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor(FII) programme.

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