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The role of mutual investment funds in the Russian stock market development. Olkhovitch Eugene. Russian Stock Market Overview. Problems of the Russian Stock Market. Legal base shortcomings; Poor infrastructure; Low transparency; Low integration level into the global stock markets;
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The role of mutual investment funds in the Russian stock market development Olkhovitch Eugene Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics
Russian Stock Market Overview Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics
Problems of the Russian Stock Market • Legal base shortcomings; • Poor infrastructure; • Low transparency; • Low integration level into the global stock markets; • Insider trading; • Lack of long-term investment; • Speculative nature; • Small quantity of shares traded (both by free-float and by number of issuers); • Limited number of participants. Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics
Mutual Investment Fund Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics
Mutual Investment Funds Mutual investment Funds perfectly suits those people, who have no idea about financial markets, who are not able to make decisions or who are simply lazy. Helen Daglas Wiliamson Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics
Mutual Investment Effects on the Stock Market • Mechanism of drawing additional monetary resources into the economy; • Mechanism of bringing long-term investments into the economy. Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics
Worldwide Total Net Assets of Mutual Funds (millions of US. dollars, end of year) Source: Investment Company Institute, USA Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics
World Number of Mutual Funds (end of year) Source: Investment Company Institute, USA Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics
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