Retail Investors as Stock Market Drivers
Over the past few years the stock market has experienced a rapid inflow of retail investors. This is due to a number of factors: the development of technologies and emergence of clear and transparent services, increased financial literacy of the population, and lower interest rates on bank deposits. Last year, the Moscow Exchange saw a record inflow of retail clients. Alibaba’s money market fund, Yu’e Bao, is one of the biggest in the world. Robinhood, the company that provides retail investors with a clear and simple interface with the stock market, is among the highest-valued fin-tech start-ups in the world. Will retail investors become a catalyst for stock market development and what are the growth prospects for this segment? How can the qualitative growth of this segment be ensured and how can a balance be achieved between risks and profitability?
Moderator
Elliott Gotkine,
Journalist, TV Presenter
Panellists
Remy Briand,
Head of ESG, MSCI
Yuriy Denisov,
Chairman of the Management Board, Moscow Exchange
Oliver Hughes,
Chairman of the Management Board, Tinkoff Bank
Sergey Shvetsov,
First Deputy Governor, The Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia)
Andrey Shemetov,
Vice President, Head of Global Markets Department, Sberbank CIB
Dror Efrat,
Chief Executive Officer, Founder, Investing.com