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ICU

ICU is an independent investment group providing brokerage and depository services, asset management, private equity, as well as venture capital and fintech investment solutions.

Our key clients include

Anyone seeking to efficiently manage their liquidity and achieve impressive investment results will find a reliable partner in us. We offer financial instruments for both private and institutional investors, whether they are residents or non-residents of Ukraine.

Our services are available to individuals, as well as large asset management firms, private pension funds, insurance companies, and corporate clients across various sectors—agribusiness, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, retail, marketplaces, payment systems, and more.

For over 15 years, ICU has been a leading asset management company in Ukraine and the largest broker in the Ukrainian government bonds market. The group manages assets exceeding $500 million

We consistently stand with our country: since the onset of the full-scale invasion, ICU has contributed nearly 400 million UAH to support Ukraine through various aid initiatives.

ICU Financial Group became the first Ukrainian member of the Emerging Markets Traders Association (EMTA).

UAH 17.8 billion

total client investment portfolio at ICU as of the end of 2023

UAH 5.6 billion

individual government bonds market portfolio as of the end of 2023

11%

share of ICU in the total government bonds portfolio held by individuals in Ukraine

Ranked No. 1

in the 2023 clearing participants broker ranking — ICU is the most active broker

118,000+

individuals grow their pension savings with ICU

1st place

in Ukraine by the volume of private pension assets under management

Awards

Leader in the Ukrainian capital markets and investment consulting
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FinAwards 2025

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FocusEconomics: Analyst Forecast Awards 2025

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FinAwards 2024

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Euromoney Private Banking and Wealth Management 2022

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PAN Finance Awards 2021

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Global Banking & Finance Awards 2021

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Euromoney Private Banking and Wealth Management 2021

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International Investor Award Winner 2020

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CorporateLiveWire Innovation and Excellence Awards 2020

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Global Banking & Finance Awards 2020

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Cbonds Awards CIS 2015-2019

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AI Hedge Fund Awards 2016

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Acquisition International Awards 2016

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Fund Awards 2015

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Thomson Reuters 2013

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Bloomberg Awards 2012

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World Finance Awards 2012

FinAwards 2025

  • The Best Investment Offer in Traditional Assets

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FocusEconomics: Analyst Forecast Awards 2025

  • #1 Forecaster for the Ukrainian Exchange Rate
  • #3 Forecaster for the Ukrainian Interest Rate
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FinAwards 2024

  • Best Investment Offer of the Year in Ukraine

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Euromoney Private Banking and Wealth Management 2022

  • Best Investment Management
  • Best Research and Asset Allocation Advice
  • Best Capital Markets and Advisory Firm

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PAN Finance Awards 2021

  • Best Securities Brokerage in CEE region
  • Excellence in Corporate Governance in CEE region

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Global Banking & Finance Awards 2021

  • Most Innovative Trading Platform in Ukraine (ICU Trade)
  • Asset Management Company of the Year

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Euromoney Private Banking and Wealth Management 2021

  • Best Capital Markets and Advisory Firm

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International Investor Award Winner 2020

  • Asset Manager of the Year in CEE region
  • Excellence in Corporate Governance in CEE region

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CorporateLiveWire Innovation and Excellence Awards 2020

  • Best Open Pension Fund in CEE Region - Pension Fund "Dynasty"

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Global Banking & Finance Awards 2020

  • Asset Management Company of the Year in Ukraine 
  • Best Securities Brokerage in Ukraine 
  • Best CSR in Ukraine
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Cbonds Awards CIS 2015-2019

  • Best Investment Bank in Ukraine (2015-2019)
  • Best Financial Markets Research in Ukraine (2015-2017, 2019)
  • Best Fixed Income Sales in Ukraine (2016-2017)

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AI Hedge Fund Awards 2016

  • Best Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund (Since Inception): CIS Opportunities Fund

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Acquisition International Awards 2016

  • Best Asset Management Firm in Ukraine

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Fund Awards 2015

  • Best Open Pension Fund

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Thomson Reuters 2013

  • #3 in "The Best Analytics" category

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Bloomberg Awards 2012

  • #2 in "The Best Multi-Strategy Income Fund" category (CIS Opportunities Fund)
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World Finance Awards 2012

  • The Best Asset Management Company

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Main stages of company development

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2006

  • ICU founded
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2008

  • Branching out trading, broker and advisory businesses
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2009

  • Domestic distressed debt business launch
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2014

  • Buy out of critical partners
  • JSC Bank Avangard acquisition
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2015

  • Troika Dialog asset manager acquisition
  • Regional distressed debt business launch
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2017

  • Cyprus office opening
  • UkrSib Capital Management asset manager acquisition
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2018

  • ICU Ventures launch
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2019

  • ICU sponsors Ukraine Davos House
  • Launch of ICU Trade, Ukraine's first real-time government bond trading platform
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2020

  • ICU joins EMTA (Trade Association for the Emerging Markets) as its first member from Ukraine and the CEE region
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2021

  • Euromoney Award “Best Capital Markets & Advisory Firm in Ukraine”
  • Launch of ICU Trade mobile application for real-time trading of government bonds
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2022

The first in Ukraine to provide individuals with access to simplified online purchasing of government wartime bonds 

 

Euromoney awards: 

 

  • “Best Investment Management in Ukraine”
  • “Best Capital Markets & Advisory in Ukraine”
  • “Best Research in Ukraine”

 

 

 

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2023

  • ICU launches the first and only online platform for foreign investors to trade in Ukrainian government bonds
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2024

  • We launched a bot advisor based on artificial intelligence, which can not only answer questions but also calculate the value of bonds, provide quotes and send useful information to the user
  • Launched the latest system of post-trading support for all users of the system — ICU Trade personal account, which significantly expands the capabilities of the investor
  • Launched the ProstoDeklaratsiya service, which already helps in filling out the NAPC declaration, calculating investment income and provides a certificate for the tax authorities