The first deputy chairman of the Central Bank of Russia Sergey Shvetsov proposed to reduce the minimum age to start trading on the stock exchange up to 12 years. During the interview, within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, he indicated that it was necessary to learn to work with securities since childhood, Interfax reports.
According to the representative of the Central Bank, the world becomes faster, and in terms of digitalization, adolescents are significantly ahead of the previous generation. By the age of 12, children are already familiar with mathematics and could try to start investing, so as not to earn, then although you get the necessary knowledge.
Shvetsov noted that a specific decision on age is not yet taken, the discussion with the government continues. The question is about the restrictions on the tools, although in the Central Bank it is believed that they should not be serious: because the money is ultimately owned by the family, and not a state, so the family should decide how they dispose of.
Earlier in the review of the financial stability, published on the Central Bank website, it was indicated that in 2021, the Russians selling on the stock exchange became more active in the shares of foreign companies. In the first three months, the volume of such investments rose by a third, but for Russian companies they decreased.
Meanwhile, Deloitte believes that companies from Russia are reluctant to the stock exchange from the risk-related process. The primary placement of shares (IPO) involves a detailed story about himself, which is not ready for all. Such a situation may adversely affect the plans of the authorities to increase the share of the IPO.