Investment house D8 (D8 Capital). Company history

Investment House D8 (IC AI Invest JSC) is a Russian investment company operating in the asset management market. The brokerage company serves exclusively qualified investors and specializes in providing services in the field of wealth management (private wealth management), brokerage services and investment analytics.

Legal status and indicators of D8

The D8 investment house has three licenses from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation:

• Brokerage activity — No.045-07514-100000;
• Depository activity — No. 045-08543-000100;
• dealer activity — No. 045-07516-010000.

According to the company, the volume of assets under management is more than $2 billion. The client base includes over 2.5 thousand private and 350 corporate clients. The staff consists of more than 300 employees. The organization has been awarded an AAA rating by the NRA agency.

The official website of the investment company is d8.capital.

Target audience and limitations of D8

The D8 Investment House works only with qualified investors, a category of market participants who have the right to access an expanded list of financial services. This approach limits the potential customer base, but allows d8.capital to work with derivatives, structured products, venture projects, and other complex tools.

The main activities of D8 include:

• money management with an individual approach to the formation of investment strategies;
• brokerage services in the exchange and over-the-counter markets;
• depository services;
• investment analytics and market research;
• structuring transactions for corporate clients.

Debt optimization, risk hedging, algorithmic trading and market making services are available for institutional investors.

The broker uses its own mobile application for iOS and Android, integrated with the QUIK trading platform. Additional modules include SmartX for cross-market operations and SmartSign for electronic document signing.

All operations are performed using cryptographic data protection protocols.

Features of the D8 Investment House business model

The D8 investment house expands its client base mainly through a recommendation system. The company does not work with retail investors, which significantly narrows the potential customer market, but allows it to focus on serving wealthy individuals with large portfolios.

According to the staff, the work in the investment company is characterized by high intensity and demanding staff qualifications. The organization invests in the training and development of the team, providing additional social guarantees.