Published on: 2026-04-22
Source: Moscow Exchange – Московская Биржа –
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On April 16, 2026, the Moscow Exchange held the Exchange Forum 2026 – a key event for the professional financial community. The main topics of the forum were the current economic situation, prospects for the development of the capital market, expansion of sources of long-term investments, and strengthening trust in the financial market.
More than 1,300 representatives of banks, brokerage and management companies, independent experts and analysts, representatives of regulatory bodies, and expert communities participated in the forum. The total volume of forum discussion broadcasts exceeded 7 thousand.
The exchange forum opened with a plenary discussion on the prospects for growth of the Russian capital market with the participation of the Chairman of the Bank of RussiaElvira Nabiullina, Minister of Finance of the Russian FederationAnton Siluanov, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian FederationMaksim Reshetnikov, co-owner of AFK “Sistema”Vladimir EvtushenkovAnd among other speakers, the chairman of the board of the Moscow Exchange acted as the moderator.Sergey Shvetsov. Participants of the discussion covered current macroeconomic trends and their impact on the choice of financing instruments for companies, the influence of public status on a business company, the conditions for listing state-owned companies on the public market, as well as attracting institutional investors to the markets.
The Head of the Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, noted during the discussion thatA remarkable financial market infrastructure has been created in Russia, and there has never been a shortage of instruments for investing. At the same time, Elvira Nabiullina emphasized that for wealthy investors, protection of investments on the public market is no less important than when people invest their own money in companies they control.
Key directions for improving the regulatory environment and the future of the Russian market, including the development of crypto instruments, became the main topics of the plenary discussion with the participation of the First Deputy Chairman of the Bank of RussiaVladimir Chistyulin, deputy finance ministerAleksey Moiseev, chairman of the State Duma Committee of the Russian Federation on the financial marketAnatoly Aksakov, chairman of the board of the Moscow ExchangeViktor Zhidkovand other speakers.
Victor Zhidkov noted in his speech that the domestic market has become the main source of equity and debt capital for Russian companies. Issuers previously registered abroad have conducted redomiciliation, and practically all liquidity for shares of Russian companies is concentrated in the domestic market. On the IPO market, demand is equally provided by Russian private investors and institutionals, added Victor Zhidkov, with about 20 companies at various stages of preparation for public placement.The volume of placements of local corporate bonds in 2025 exceeded the 2018 figure by five times, with a new record for placement volume being set annually, and dozens of debutant companies entering the market. At the same time, the total volume of placements for 2025 exceeded 8 trillion rubles, noted Viktor Zhidkov. Over the past three years, private investors have invested almost 3 trillion rubles in bonds.
In the second half of the day, panel sessions were held dedicated to the work of stock exchanges, investor rights protection issues, and the role of alternative investments. The discussion involved representatives of regulators, market participants, and the expert community.
During the Stock Exchange forum, speakers of the Moscow Exchange announced a new product and service for the financial market. Maria Patrikeeva, Managing Director of the Derivatives Market at the Moscow Exchange, announced the launch on April 21.trade in settlement futures contracts for petroleum products – AI-92 gasoline, AI-95, as well as diesel fuel. Boris Bloin, managing director for the stock market and digital assets at the Moscow Exchange, announced the launch of the “Scoring” service, whichallows brokers during the registration of new clients to receive information about their experience in working on the exchange and the status of a qualified investor.
The forum’s work was covered by about 100 journalists and representatives of the blogger community.
Moscow Exchange is the largest Russian exchange, the only multifunctional trading platform in Russia for stocks, bonds, derivatives, currency, money market instruments, and commodities. The Moscow Exchange Group includes a central depository as well as a clearing center performing the functions of a central counterparty in the market, which enables the Moscow Exchange to provide clients with a full cycle of trading and post-trading services.
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