Financial Sector Overview
Bank of Russia
BANK OF RUSSIA: OVERVIEW
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation
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Promoting price and financial stability, fair competition, newest technologies and best practices
Monetary policy
Inflation targeting regime adopted with a 4%
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medium-term target rate pursued using conventional
monetary policy instruments
Banking regulation and supervision
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Banking sector rehabilitation in progress, new
bank resolution mechanism introduced
Proportional regulation introduced and an
advanced IRB approach for the largest banks
gradually phased in
Banking regulation compliant with the Basel II,
Basel 2.5 and Basel III standards, maintaining
AML/CFT supervision of credit and non-credit
financial institutions (according to the
Regulatory Consistency Assessment Program
(RCAP) 2016)
New macroprudential regulation mechanism in
force add-ons to risk ratios are introduced and
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set by the Bank of Russia Board of Directors
Setting up a national rating industry - only credit
ratings of Russian national agencies may be used
for regulatory purposes
Market infrastructure
Benefits from infrastructure put in place, tax and
regulatory reforms (T+2, CSD and access of ICSDs, up-
to-date CCP, Individual Investment Accounts)
Marketplace project infrastructure is developed
launch of the platform is planned for 2019
Corporate governance
JS companies segregation into public and non-public,
corporate actions reform, new corporate governance code
adopted in 2014, listing rules based on the new corporate
governance code, listing committees established
Payment infrastructure
Russian payment system infrastructure developed and
currently in use by all leading international payment
systems
Payment infrastructure monitoring and supervision
System for transfer of financial messages (SPFS) has
been developed
The Faster Payments System launched in January 2019
Pension system
Guarantee fund mechanism introduced
Investment horizon for non-state pension funds
extended to 5 years
Individual pension capital (IPC) accounts legislation is
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