About NAUFOR

The National association of securities market participants (NAUFOR) is a Russian financial market self-regulating nonprofit organization (SRO).

Membership in self-regulating organizations is mandatory for Russian financial institutions.

The Bank of Russia's SRO roster includes NAUFOR as a self-regulating organization for the following financial activity types:

brokers,

dealers,

asset managers,

investment advisors,

custodians,

registrars,

investment fund management companies,

specialized depositories.

NAUFOR members are legal entities, invividual entrepreneurs and joint-stock funds.

NAUFOR is supervised by the Bank of Russia.

The Stock Market Elite contest is the oldest and most prestigious contest on the Russian securities market. It has been held since 2000. The nominees are nominated by the market participants themselves, and the winners are determined by the National Jury consisting of reputable market participants.