An expert discussion on “The Influence of the Crisis on the Financial Sector” took place at the Institute of Contemporary Development. The discussion was lead by Nikita Maslennikov, Advisor to the Institute of Contemporary Development. Also participating in the discussion were the Director of Strategic Research of the Bank of Moscow Alexei Vedev; President of the Institute of Energy and Finance Leonid Grigoriev; Senior Advisor for Macroeconomics of the Center for Development of the Stock Market, Head of the Laboratory for Analysis of Financial Markets at the Higher School of Economics Yuri Danilov; Deputy Director of the Institute of Global Economics and International Relations, Correspondent Member of the Russian Academy of Science Ivan Korolev; Chairman of the National Association of Stock Market Participants; and others.