View from the top: Russia’s potential for growth threatened by mis-selling patterns

The announcement from the Bank of Russia, although a recommendation, has had a profound impact on the market, according to Anton Plyasunov (pictured) , head of Structured Products Factory at Otkritie - part of the Otkritie Group. “It kept top managers of big investment houses busy on the New Year’s Eve and halted sales of any investment product with structured component to non-qualified retail investors in the whole country,” he says. “Sales of capital guaranteed bonds w