The role of intermediaries in the financial market of Ukraine

Abstract

The subject of the research is the clarification of the economic substance of financial intermediaries by systematization of views of scientists on financial intermediation. It has been suggested that the successful functioning of financial markets is impossible without the creation and development of high-quality financial intermediaries - banks and non-bank financial institutions. The importance and role of financial intermediaries as an important element of the market infrastructure for financial resources and an active investor are considered. The activities of financial intermediaries in the domestic financial market are analyzed. The problems of their operation and further development are investigated. The measures of improving the activities of financial intermediaries are offered. Among them we can distinguish the informing public about the state of financial market participants; activation of the role of state institutions in strengthening the financial market of Ukraine; introduction of new, more attractive and progressive types of services in the financial market of Ukraine; bringing the domestic financial market in line with international standards.