The article analyzes the literature and provides an assessment of the development of the stock market in the Russian Federation between 2016–2020. Today, the process of improving electronic technologies for carrying out operations in the stock market is also a continuing segment of the financial market. A methodology for assessing the development of the stock market in the example of the Russian Federation is proposed, with a description of the essence of the assessment indicator, the calculation formula and the threshold value. According to the results of the assessment and to the author’s proposed methodology, measures are proposed to improve the work of the stock market.

Within the modern economic environment, Russia has faced a number of problems. In this regard, it becomes important for state authorities to focus on the issues of ensuring the state’s financial security. The article aims to define the method of as-sessing the state’s financial security level. The following scientific research methods are used in the paper: the deductive method is used to comprehend the general theories, the essence and the meaning of the state’s financial security; the method of analysis is used to describe the theory and practice of the state’s financial security; and the method of synthesis is used to obtain the summarized results of the research, to formulate conclusions and general statements regarding the problems of the state’s financial security and the methods of its assessment. The scientific justification of the identified problems and the development of the theory and method-ology is carried out based on the principles of the system approach. The system of financial security indicators that reflects the criti-cal points of the financial system and the financial relations in the Russian Federation must comprise the security indicators of the budget and tax system, the banking and credit system, and the currency and monetary system. It should be noted that in order to determine threats and destabilizing factors in advance, a comprehensive system of financial security indicators should be formed and adequate threshold limit values for those should be calculated. It should be emphasized that implicit usage of other authors’ methods to calculate the financial security level, as well as adhering to benchmarks only are not sufficient to conduct a comprehensive analy-sis of the state’s financial security.

Food security issues have been addressed by many scientists in the framework of food policy development and government regulation of agro-industrial complex (agribusiness), where investment in agribusiness is the cost, expressed in monetary form, whose results are manifested over a long period of time or after a long period.The purpose of the article is to formulate a system of indicators for the analysis of agriculture when developing food policy.Methods. Application of modeling in the course of strategy development in investment activity allows taking into account the specifics of economic activity of agricultural enterprises and variability of efficiency. Results/Conclusion The main types of investment in agriculture are:  capital contributions in the form of investments of financial and material and technical resources in the reproduction of fixed assets, soil fertility, and water resources through new construction, expanded technical re-equipment, and maintenance of existing production;  investing capital in the creation of inventories;  financial resources in the form of shares, bonds and other securities, as well as the cost of the acquisition of treasures and bank deposits, financial assets. When developing food policy, the analysis of indicators characterizing the agricultural organization's performance allows obtaining consolidated indicator. Combining three integrated indicators calculated for each block of indicators (Block 1 – Analysis of crop production; Block 2 – Analysis of animal production; and Block 3 – Analysis of agricultural organizations performance), into consolidated indicator allows assessing the development of agriculture in general.

The essential approaches to the content of the financial security of the bank are considered and it was noted that the determination of the essence of the financial security of the bank can be carried out in the following logical sequence: bank security; economic security of the bank; financial security of the bank. Important attention is focused on the elements of the bank’s financial security system. It was noted that the system for ensuring the financial security of a credit institution is a combination of elements that allow a bank to be a reliable, competitive participant in the banking services market. The methodological aspects of using the integral method in the system of ensuring the financial security of a bank are presented. The assessment of the financial security of JSC » JSB» RUSSIA» was carried out on the basis of the integral method. As a result, it was revealed that the financial security of JSC » JSB» RUSSIA» is at a satisfactory level, which allows the bank and its clients to look confidently into the future, but the management of the credit institution must constantly pay attention to controlling emerging risks and conduct more efficient work in the competitive struggle in the market banking services in the Russian Federation. The problematic aspects of ensuring the financial security of the bank were identified. The proposed integral indicator makes it possible to obtain a comprehensive assessment of the financial security of a bank, which will increase the efficiency of financial security management of banking institutions

In conditions of financial institutions' development it is crucial to examine the transformation in the form of a collective investment institution under the influence of digitalization and, in particular, the emergence of cryptocurrencies. The subject of the research refers to the features of ICO functioning as a transformation of a financial institution for collective investment. The goal is to explore the ICO as a new form of collective investment. The results of the research are achieved through a comprehensive comparative analysis of ICO and IPO as a basic tool of financial institutions. The paper highlights the advantages and disadvantages, identifies the factors, analyzes the institutional regulation of ICO and proposes development vectors from three angles: for project creators, investors, regulators. The results can be used in policymaking, the functioning of joint investment platforms, in training specialists in the field of digital economy and financial markets.

The study of the system of relations between participants in agricultural relations that ensures active quality reproduction processes and profitability of activities, reduces internal and external risks and threats to business and guarantees food security of the municipality, the region and the country as a whole. Goal. To analyze the agro-industrial complex of the Republic of Crimea as a component of the region's industrial safety. The hypo-thesis of the study. Agricultural producers are gradually adapting to the new conditions in the Republic of Crimea during 2014-2017, and there are some problems in the production of agricultural products. Method or methodology of the work. The authors used structural-logical sequence of analysis of indicators of agro-industrial complex, considering the General characteristics of agro-industrial complex of the Republic of Crimea, the structure of the agricultural products of the Crimea, advanced agricultural enterprises. Using a structural-logical sequence of analysis of indicators of agro-industrial complex, it can be noted that, in general, the agricultural potential of Crimea is huge, however, the instability of some components, at the end of 2017, a decline, a decrease in the rate of growth of crop, livestock, thus we see the net profit and increased share of profitable enterprises. This dynamics suggests that agricultural producers are gradually adapting to new conditions, but there are some problems that hinder more fruitful development, primarily in terms of resource provision, logistics aspects and technological upgrades. The strategy for the development of the agro-industrial complex of the Republic of Crimea, as a component of the region's industrial security – is to create safe conditions for development, improve the quality and volume of agricultural production, and its competitiveness in the Republic of Crimea. The scope of the results. The results obtained are of practical significance and can be used by economic entities in the agricultural industry, implementation of investment projects at the level of the Republic of Crimea. Further research should be directed to the development of methods for assessing the economic security of the agro-industrial complex with the choice of indicators proposed in this study as a component of economic security.