2. MEANING:-
Foreign Institutional Investor
(FII), refers to the non local investors which
invest in the financial market of a country. In
other words, an foreign entity which is
established or registered outside India
proposes to make investment in the financial
market of India.
3. DEFINITION:-
An investor or investment fund that is
registered in a country outside of the
one in which it is currently investing.
Institutional investors include hedge
funds, insurance companies, pension
funds and mutual funds.
4. Advantages of FII
Economical
the income generated is utilized economically by the host
country.
Productive use of capital
priority sector such as agriculture and infrastructure sector will
not have the benefit of FDI because the investors will invest only
in those industries where risk is less and returns are more.
Payment certainty
the foreign borrowings repayment of loans and interest should be
at the stipulated time.
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No scope for exploitation of domestic economy
in the case of foreign loans, the control of capital is vested in the
host country.
Public sector development
Local management and control
No fear of political domination
6. Disadvantages of FII
Interest payment burden
Hot money concept
at the first signal of the stock market trouble the foreign
institutional investor will take back their amount invested on the
stocks and shares. This impacts the economy.
Stock market boom
the foreign investor in stock market will unnecessarily push the
sensex and nifty indices whenever they invest more of their
surplus capital that adds to the speculation game.
Influenced by political reasons