This April RTS Stock Exchange had its representation registered in London as a subsidiary company RTS Exchange Europe Limited. The key functions of the new entity are the promotion of products and services offered by the RTS Group among international investors and encouraging a positive environment for global players in the Russian securities market.

Ekaterina Troshinkina was appointed head of RTS Exchange Europe Ltd.

"We see attracting foreign investors to the Russian market as one of our key priorities. Global players will help the Russian securities market pick up liquidity and increase its importance on the international level", says Roman Goryunov, CEO of RTS Stock Exchange:
"We are pleased to extend our partnership with RTS in London as we continue to offer our international accounts access to index futures", commented Anis Akl, Managing Director of Equity Derivatives Trading at Credit Suisse.

"We are delighted to see the RTS demonstrate its commitment to the international investor community by opening an office in London. As Russia fully recovers from the economic crisis, we expect unprecedented interest in Russia among foreign portfolio investors; the RTS is well positioned to take advantage of this trend", says Dominic Bokor-Ingram, Managing Director and Head of Renaissance Capital's London office.

"Establishment of a representative office in London by RTS is of great importance for the entire Russian market. This will ensure further strengthening of the relationships between Russian and global investor communities and will facilitate cooperation between leading Russian and international stock exchanges", says Roman Lokhov, Head of Global Markets & Investment Banking at OTKRITIE, CEO of Otkritie Securities Limited (UK).

Born in 1974, Ekaterina Troshinkina graduated from the Russian Institute of Light Textile Industry with a degree in economics. She also holds an MBA degree in finance management from California State University. From 2001 to 2004, she was in charge of consultancy services sales, development of conference projects and arranging special events at the energy consulting firm RPI, Inc. Before joining RTS Ekaterina was managing a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies in Russia.