Financial Instruments with Inflation-Protected Security of Yield in the Russian Capital Market: First Experience and Prospects

Abstract

Topic. Financial instruments with inflation-protected security of yield.
Purpose. The purpose of the study is to identify the prospects and constraints for development of the market of financial instruments with the protection of yield against inflation in Russia at the present stage on the basis of an analysis of the attractiveness of such financial instruments for investors and issuers.
Methodology. In the study we used following methods: analysis, synthesis, longitudinal method, grouping and comparison.
Results. The article shows that in a world there is vastly practiced issuance of government bonds with protection against inflation, which is achieved through regular indexation of nominal bonds value on the rate of inflation. In particular, currently, in the UK the share of bonds with protection against inflation accounts for about 25%, and in USA about 10% of the public debt. In Russia federal loan bonds with the indexed face value was first issued in 2015. The article shows that the protection of the investor’s capital from unforeseen price changes, as well as diversification of bonds protected against inflation generate a demand for them. At the same time, the high income inequality of the population and the dependence of ruble exchange rate on energy prices limit the potential demand for financial instruments with protected income against inflation.
Conclusion. For the development of financial instruments with inflation-protected security of yield, including the formation of the corporate bond market with the yield protection against inflation, it is necessary to improve tax legislation and to ensure the high liquidity of the market for such instruments.