Institution

1. Financial markets regulation.

In financial markets regulation, 'institutions' include credit institutions and investment firms.

2.

As a description of market participants, 'institutional' investors are professional investors who invest on behalf of others.

3.

Any formal structure or organisation, particularly one which is large, long-established, and legal or political in nature.

See also

• Authorised payment institution
• British Standards Institution (BSI)
• Court
• Credit institution
• Development finance institution
• European Union
• External Credit Assessment Institution
• Financial institution
• Institutional
• Institutional investor
• Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change
• Institutional Money Market Funds Association
• Institutional Shareholder Services
• Institutionalisation
• Investment firm
• Large Complex Financial Institution
• Less significant institution
• Monetary financial institution
• National promotional institution
• Non-bank financial intermediaries (NBFIs)
• Settlement institution
• Significant institution
• Systemically Important Financial Institution (SIFI)