BCS Financial Group
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| Company type | Limited liability company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | , Russia |
| Website | Official website  |
BCS Financial Group (Russian: Компания БКС) is a Russian financial service company.[1] It was established in 1995.[2]
The group was established by Oleg Mikhasenko in Novosibirsk and was originally known as BrokerCreditService.[3] Initially focusing on retail banking activities, by the mid-2000s it started competing with Moscow-based brokers.[3] By 2013 it was the largest trader of equities and derivatives on the Moscow Exchange.[4][5] BCS launched Russia's first dark pool trading system.[6]
In 2013 the group moved its emerging market operations from Cyprus to London.[4] In 2016 it was assigned a B− long-term credit rating by Standard & Poor's.[7]
