Daftar Negatif Investasi (DNI) yang merupakan derivatif dari Undang-Undang Nomor 25 Tahun 2007 Tentang Penanaman Modal telah diberlakukan terhadap penguasaan asing terhadap perusahaan publik yang sahamnya tercatat dan diperdagangkan di Pasar Modal Indonesia. Pemberlakuan Daftar Negatif Investasi (DNI) ini diakibatkan karena adanya perbedaan penafsiran terhadap terminologi penanaman modal langsung, dan penanaman modal tidak langsung atau portofolio di penjelasan pasal 2 Undang-Undang Nomor 25 Tahun 2007 Tentang Penanaman Modal. Hal ini menimbulkan dampak bagi perusahaan publik dan investor asing yang akan berinvestasi di Pasar Modal Indonesia.
Negative list which are the derivative from the legislation number 25 year 2007 discovers about the investment funds that have been implemented to the foreign share in regard of the public company which are listed and traded at the Indonesia Stock Market. The implementation of the Negative list are occurred because of the differentiation in the terminology of the direct investment and indirect investment also in the portfolio of number 2 legislation no 25 year 2007 complies the investments funds. These factors are implicating the effects to the public company and foreign investors that are planning to invest in the Indonesia stock market.