Investment Leaders Forum & Award

On November 30, Moscow hosted the V Investment Leaders Forum & Award, an event that over the years has become a key platform for dialogue among investment market participants. This year, the forum brought together about 3,000 participants: from novice investors to recognized experts shaping the industry's development vector.

Audience composition and significance of the forum

Among the guests are representatives of management companies; banks; the fintech sector; the real sector of the economy.

This diversity of participants made it possible to consider the transformation of the market from different angles; identify growth points at the intersection of disciplines; discuss the challenges facing the industry.

As the organizers noted, Investment Leaders is a full-fledged business ecosystem where capital, technology and expertise intersect.

The traditional finale of the forum was the Investment Leaders award ceremony. The expert council noted the companies that demonstrated the most significant results over the year.

PR Director of Investment Leaders Polina Belyakova emphasized:

«The award reflects not the results of the season, but the vector of development of the investment landscape. We see here people and teams that set this vector».

Laureates of 2025:

· УК «Альфа‑Капитал»;

· ВТБ Мои Инвестиции;

· БКС Мир инвестиций;

· ВТБ Регистратор;

· ИФК «Солид»;

· платформа Токеон;

· УК «БКС»;

· «Капитал Лайф Страхование Жизни»;

· Банк ВТБ;

· IEK GROUP;

· УК «Первая»;

· Positive Technologies;

· Ресейл‑Инвест;

· Lender Invest;

· СБЕР.

Receiving an award is a marker of the key areas that will determine the development of the market in the coming years.

Key statements of participants

Positive Technologies Yuri Marinichev, Director of Investor Relations:

«Winning the Investment Leaders award confirms that Positive Technologies is following the right course: it supports open dialogue with investors, shares financial results and regularly talks about the company and the industry. We will continue to implement best practices in working with investors, create new approaches to interacting with the audience and remain transparent to shareholders».

IFC «Solid» Ruslan Khismatullin, Director of Client Relations Department:

«In 2025, private investors have increased their appetite for products with higher returns at a controlled level of risk. In such a situation, clients especially appreciate our expertise and access to non-trivial transactions and niche instruments».

VTB Alexander Kazakov, Vice President, Managing Director of the Brokerage Services Department:

“Accessible investment expertise, auto-follow strategies, and fractional lots have made the market accessible to any budget. The key trend has been the transition to mobile, personalized investments based on AI. And we are already applying such solutions in our products.”

Resale-Invest The platform's press service noted:

“Small and medium-sized businesses today are increasingly faced with limited access to borrowed resources: high rates and the caution of banks make it difficult to attract capital. This reinforces the role of alternative financial solutions for the sustainable development of entrepreneurs.”

Lender Invest Dmitry Isakov, CEO:

“Alternative investments are becoming an understandable tool for private investors. Crowdfunding provides access to direct financing for growing businesses — with a transparent structure and controlled risks. This is no longer exotic, but part of the portfolio.”

Key trends identified at the forum

1. Growing demand for high-yield products Private investors are looking for a balance between return and risk, focusing on expert support and access to exclusive deals.

2. Personalization through AI The introduction of artificial intelligence into investment products allows you to adapt offers to the individual needs of customers.

3. Alternative sources of financing Small and medium-sized businesses are actively developing crowdfunding and other non-bank capital raising instruments.

4. Transparency and dialogue Successful companies focus on openness to investors, regularly disclosing financial results and strategic plans.

The forum not only summarized the results of the year, but also outlined the key trends that will shape the market in the coming years. Participants received:

· access to the expertise of industry leaders;

· practical innovation implementation cases;

· an understanding of promising investment areas.