Beginning investors in Russia will soon find themselves with fewer options to beat plummeting interest rates offered at Russian savings accounts. In addition to the investors themselves, the big losers are likely to be trading apps like Robinhood, which aim at first-timers.
Per a Dec. 30 announcement, the Central Bank of Russia is working to get securities trading platforms to toe the line on "risk-reduction" measures first passed in July. In the latest announcement, the CBR recommends securities platforms and applications have systems to "secure the impossibility of executing on-platform trades resulting in the acquisition of stocks or other securities from foreign issuers by unqualified investors," except those approved by the CBR.