Abstract
The objective reasons for assessing the role of institutional investors as valuable participants of the Russian financial market and forecast trends within the framework of various projects is explained by the necessity of optimizing their participation in serving the needs of national and international economy as well as using the tools of environmental policy promotion. The subject of the research is the activity of institutional investors in contemporary environment and possible ways of making them as financial intermediaries more effective in providing the needs of the modern economy, especially in the fuel and energy complex as a key sector of the Russian Economy. The article provides a comparative analysis of the current set of factors and threats that affect the prospects of participation of institutional investors in financial markets. The complex analysis methodology, used in assessing the problems, involves considering the standpoint of the influence of a set of factors, subdivided into internal and external. Internal factors include the national market conditions and environmental issues. External factors reflect the long-term impact of a potentially adverse or favorable impact on the course of projects implementation based on institutional investors’ facility in spite of market turbulence, political sanctions or pandemic conditions.
Highlights
In a number of studies of Russian economists the institutional investors are considered as non-bank financial intermediaries who invest funds, accumulated in course of their activity, in financial market instruments in order to gain profit
The method of comparative analysis is used to determine the influence of institutional investors on contemporary economy and identify the role of institutional investors as participants of financial markets
Taking into consideration the mentioned features we come to conclusion, that insurance companies, pension funds (PF) and collective investment institutions, endowment funds can be defined as Institutional investors
Summary
The term "institutional investors" is interpreted in the Russian economic literature relatively broadly, and includes both non-deposit and deposit intermediaries. Some authors limit themselves in listing most financial intermediaries as institutional investors. At the same time experts of the Bank for International settlements define insurance companies, pension funds and various collective investment schemes as institutional investors. In a number of studies of Russian economists the institutional investors are considered as non-bank financial intermediaries who invest funds, accumulated in course of their activity, in financial market instruments in order to gain profit
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