OREANDA-NEWS. A total number of financial intermediaries’ (i.e. brokers, dealers and trustees) consumers grew by 6.3% in H1, according to the regulator’s study. The customer base increase is mostly attributed to brokers’ customers – resident individuals with active customers now accounting for 12-13%.

The Central Federal District has the biggest number of financial intermediaries with their highest per capita concentration. The balance sheets of financial intermediaries – nonbank financial institutions (NFIs) became more liquid: the share of short-term investments in the asset structure shrank to 30% with a simultaneous growth in money resources up to 19%. A greater part of turnover in the securities market in 2016 H1 was represented with the repos of financial intermediaries – credit institutions (CIs) which mostly involved bonds. Financial intermediaries – NFIs are the main suppliers of shares, while financial intermediaries – credit institutions are the main suppliers of bonds.

The ownership structure analysis of financial intermediaries – NFIs shows that most organisations are owned by Russian residents (79%). The values of return on assets indicators (1.6%) and return on equity indicators (8.9%) of financial intermediaries – HFIs exceed similar banking sector readings at 0.9 and 8.0% respectively in H1.