Institutional customers

Institutional customers is a term used in the financial services industry to differentiate customers that are financial institutions or financial advisors, such as banks, insurance companies, and investment management companies, or high asset-customers, from retail and small business customers.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In some jurisdictions, institutional customers such as financial institutions may be able to enter transactions under a more lax regulatory environment than other categories of customer.^[4]

^ Weiss, Cheryl G. (1997). "A Review of the Historic Foundations of Broker-Dealer Liability for Breach of Fiduciary Duty". Journal of Corporate Law. 23: 65.
^ Newsome, J. Paul (2005). "Ethical issues facing stock analysts". The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance – Issues and Practice. 30: 459–460.
^ Walker, Robert (2011). Pass the 6. First Books. p. 134. ISBN 978-0982347652.
^ See, e.g., "Customer Confirmations". Finra.org. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Retrieved 18 February 2025.

[1] Weiss, Cheryl G. (1997). "A Review of the Historic Foundations of Broker-Dealer Liability for Breach of Fiduciary Duty". Journal of Corporate Law. 23: 65.

[2] Newsome, J. Paul (2005). "Ethical issues facing stock analysts". The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance – Issues and Practice. 30: 459–460.

[3] Walker, Robert (2011). Pass the 6. First Books. p. 134. ISBN 978-0982347652.

[4] See, e.g., "Customer Confirmations". Finra.org. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Retrieved 18 February 2025.

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