An important direction for the stabilization of economic development is the existence of effective mechanisms for attracting financial resources by business entities. Due to its investment capacity, Russia’s corporate securities market plays an important role in the financial system of the state. The need for economic recovery (after crisis, military-political, sanction and other force majeure circumstances) also requires the widespread use of corporate securities as equity capital raising instruments. The formation of the corporate securities market enables the financing of the needs of economic entities in the three institutional sectors – financial, non-financial corporations and households. In spite of the importance of access to financial resources of contractors of all institutional sectors, financing of the sector of non-financial corporations (enterprises-subjects of the real sector of economy) in today’s conditions determines the rates and proportions of economic development. Enterprises – market participants decide the issue of attracting the necessary resources through the issue of various equity and debt corporate securities. This determines their investment position in capital markets and, at the same time, reveals the ability to use the investment potential of the corporate securities market.
In this regard, the article deals with the peculiarities of the formation of the market for Russian corporate bonds. Various indexes of corporate bonds of the Moscow Stock Exchange are considered. A detailed analysis of the placement of corporate bond loans in the sectors of the fuel and energy industry and heavy industry has been conducted. The main dominant industries, attractive for investors in recent years, as well as branches in which the investment decline is observed, are revealed.
The conducted researches can serve as the basis for the development of practical recommendations for improving the efficiency of the functioning of the corporate securities market.

The article discusses the effectiveness of innovative projects in transport enterprises. Factors affecting the effectiveness of innovative projects. How innovation can affect the quality of transport services, increasing the competitiveness of companies. The article also discusses the causes of low innovation activity in the age of high technologies and the provision of state assistance in the innovative development of the transport segment of the economy.

For effective investment activity of banks it is necessary to manage and optimize the Bank’s securities portfolio. The modern apparatus of portfolio management has a sufficient Arsenal of effective tools, including a number of principles and approaches. The abstract presents an analysis of active and passive portfolio management strategy, the conditions of their use, advantages and disadvantages. The analysis of formation and development of the portfolio theory of the leading Western scientists is carried out. Processed the achievements of our scientists.

Nowadays there are too many grave disadvantages in water management system of Russian Federation, the USA and many European and Asian countries. It is caused by the peculiarities of the water bodies of the countries, whose exploitation is necessary for the full implementation of this industry. The article presents this problem in comparison with the experience of countries with developed economy, industry problems, coupled with the system of rationing allowable discharges, control and collection of payments, which is extremely important for ensuring water quality and is a basic tool for rational and sustainable water use.

In today’s world, small business is important element of market economy and the perspective direction of development of the banking sector. In the next years a number of quantitative and high-quality changes of development of small business which are connected with introduction of new platforms, formation of individual offers for clients, growth of the importance of digital channels in advance of a brand and involvement of new clients is expected. Small business of VTB Group has the potential for further growth. In article the actions within the development strategy considering current trends in the banking sector are offered.

In this article the study of the problem of developing high-tech industries on the example of economic activity «Manufacture of office machinery and computing machinery» was reviewed, the process of targeting of innovation, identifies «points of growth» in the Russian economy isdescribed, the analysis of them and the forecast of the indicator of the volume of innovative goodshave been carried out.