ALEXEI VEDEV TOOK PART IN THE “PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS” CONFERENCE

On June 5, 2021, Alexei Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department, Gaidar Institute took part in the 6th Conference: “Portfolio Investments for Individuals. In Search for New Guidelines.”

The Conference’s focal point was to sum up the preliminary results of the “investment half year” with attention paid both to traditional investment instruments and new market trends.”

The influx of private investors made the Russian regulator introduce actively customer protection measures, including tests for risk comprehension. At the same time, new options may open up for investors: the prospect of foreign securities being traded on Russian exchanges is currently debated.

At the Conference: “Portfolio Investments for Individuals. In Search for New Guidelines”, Alexei Vedev presented the up-to-date information on investors’ new instruments and their efficiency amid changing market conditions, spoke about the factors which had triggered off a surge in the inflation rate and advised on how to form an investment portfolio.