Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) involves holding financial assets from a country outside the investor’s country.
FDI investments may include shares, ADRs, GDRs, bonds, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Along with foreign direct investment (FDI), FDI is one of the most common ways for investors to participate in foreign economies, especially retail investors.
Unlike FDI, FDI consists of passive ownership; investors do not have control over the enterprises or direct ownership of property or shares in the company.
China A-share is the shares of companies based in mainland China that are traded on two Chinese stock exchanges: the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE).
American Depository Shares (ADAs) refer to shares of foreign companies held by US depository banks and can be traded in the US, including on major exchanges.
Berhad (BHD) is the suffix used in Malaysia to denote a public limited company. The suffix Sendirian Berhad (SDN BHD) identifies a private limited company.
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), founded in 1875 as an Association of Local Shareholders and Stockbrokers, is the first stock exchange in Asia and the largest securities market in India.
Export credit agencies offer loans, credit guarantees and insurance to help domestic companies limit the risk of selling goods and services in foreign markets.
The Financial Times Stock Exchange Group (FTSE) is a financial institution that specializes in managing asset exchanges and creating index offerings for global financial markets.
The Government Investment Corporation of Singapore (GIC) is one of the three financial institutions that manage the financial assets of the Government of Singapore.