ISSN 2308-8559 e-ISSN 2415-8224

https://doi.org/10.62763/ef/4.2025.81

Volume 15, No. 4, 2025

81-93

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    • Comparative analysis of retail investing: From NSA and AFG to the prospects of creating similar associations in Ukraine

    Serhii Ziemtsov

    Received 29.04.2025, Revised 17.09.2025, Accepted 16.10.2025

    Abstract

    The purpose of the study was to determine the preconditions and prospects for the formation of a retail investors’ association in Ukraine based on the experience of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, France, Canada, and the USA. A comparative analysis was carried out of the activities of the American Association of Individual Investors, the Nordic Securities Association, The Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights and the Association Française de la Gestion Financière. As a result of the analysis of these associations’ data, it was determined that in the USA the share of young investors under the age of 25 increased from 6% in 2015 to 37% in 2024, and 35 states introduced financial literacy courses for school pupils. The assets of Nordic Financials ASA decreased from EUR 24,211,835 in 2022 to EUR 464,606 in 2024, while operating cash flow increased from EUR 242,450 to EUR 1,526,845. In Canada, funding for The Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights amounted to 11 million Canadian dollars, and in France assets under management exceeded EUR 5 trillion. In Ukraine, in the first half of 2025 the volume of private investments through the Inzhur fund exceeded UAH 1 billion, and the share of internal government bonds owned by individuals increased from 4.2% to 4.7%. The analysis of the activities of the Temporary Special Commission of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the Protection of Investors’ Rights, the Ukrainian Association of Investment Business and the Ukrainian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association showed the significant role in the development of the capital market. The creation of the Ukrainian Association of Retail Investors should combine educational, analytical, co-ordination and rights-protection functions, promoting financial inclusion, increased investment activity and the integration of Ukraine into the European financial space. The practical significance of the study lies in the development of recommendations that can be used by the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine and professional associations of market participants, when drawing up strategies for financial inclusion and programmes for the protection of investors’ rights

    Keywords:

    retail investor; retail investors’ association; stock market; investment; financial literacy; asset management

    Suggested citation
    Ziemtsov, S. (2025). Comparative analysis of retail investing: From NSA and AFG to the prospects of creating similar associations in Ukraine. Economic Forum, 15(4), 81-93. https://doi.org/10.62763/ef/4.2025.81
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