Institutional Investor
a.k.a. Institutions
A large organisation that invests money on behalf of others, such as a pension fund, insurer, bank or…
In plain English
A large organisation that invests money on behalf of others, such as a pension fund, insurer, bank or hedge fund.
Institutional investors move far bigger sums than individuals and often trade through banks rather than retail brokers.
Their flows, such as pension funds rebalancing at month-end or insurers hedging foreign assets, can move currencies in ways that have nothing to do with the day's news.
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