Legal features of market risks management in investment companies

The issue of market risks management in investment companies is being updated and gaining importance in recent years, due to frequent crises and shocks in the financial markets. The application of the normative and comparative method in work analyzes the exposure of investment companies business to market risks. The paper points out the importance of determining market risks, as well as the types of market risks to which investment companies are exposed, and the importance of introducing new solutions adopted in the European legislation. The application of the proposed solutions based on qualitative and quantitative measures should enable both investment companies surviving on the capital market and providing adequate legal protection to investors. Therefore, the paper emphasizes the need for identifying and early recognition of market risks in investment companies, proposing appropriate measures, assessments and models for managing market risks in the investment companies.