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FINAM Holdings
Company type Private
Industry Financial services
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
ProductsStocks, Options, Futures, ForEx, CFDs, and Bonds
Website finam.ru

Finam Holdings ( Russian: ФИНАМ) is a financial services company headquartered in Moscow, Russia. It is the parent company of Finam Investment Company. In April 2017 it was the third largest brokerage firm in Russia, [1] and ranked second among providers of individual investment accounts in the country. [2]

Finam’s subsidiaries include CJSC Finam, the asset management company Finam Management, the investment fund Finam Global, WhoTrades Ltd., Finam Bank, Finam Training Center, and FinamAero (Bolshoye Gryzlovo airfield located in the Serpukhovo district of the Moscow region). [3] [4]

History

In 1994, Finans-Analytic Investment Company was founded by Viktor Remsha. By 1996 it became a clearing firm on the Russian Stock exchange and opened its first regional branch in Noyabrsk ( Tyumen Region). By the end of the decade the company had become a member of the National Association of Securities Market Participants (NAUFOR), the Moscow Exchange (MSE), the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange, the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) and the Russian Trading System. [5] In 1999, the company launched its first workshops for investors, which later became the Finam Training Center with over 100,000 yearly students. In 2000 the company began offering online trading services and launched the finam.ru website. [6]

In 2002 the Finans-Analytic group became Finam Holdings and began U.S. securities brokerage. In 2004, Finam acquired Megavatt Bank and later renamed it as Finam Bank.

Finam Holdings expanded internationally by becoming a member of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and in 2011 it opened offices in Bangkok, Beijing, and New York City. Today, Finam has branch offices in 90 Russian cities.

Investment in IT projects

Finam is a leader in Russian IT investment. It has held controlling interests in sites like Mamba, MoneyMail, E-generator, and SMI2. It has had minority stakes in Badoo [7] and Shape Gmbh.

References

  1. ^ "Russian brokerages freely trade sanctioned shares". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Московская биржа зарегистрировала более 200 тысяч ИИС". Московская Биржа. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ "АО «Финам»: финансовые показатели - топ 100 компаний". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Аэродромы". Финам Аэро (in Russian). Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  5. ^ Губейдуллина, Г. Интервью: Виктор Ремша, гендиректор и владелец «Финама». — Газета «Ведомости», 29 августа 2007 года.
  6. ^ История холдинга. — Официальный сайт инвестиционной группы ФИНАМ.
  7. ^ "Russia's Finam invests $30M into fast-growing social network Badoo". VentureBeat. 21 January 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

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