Trust Management: Demand in the Economy, and Pathways to Improving the Model

Is chapter 53 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation (covering trust agreements) in need of reform? What is standard behaviour for trust managers, and what needs to be done in relation to investment obligations? What behaviour is considered appropriate during the investment process? What is the dualism between trust management of entrepreneurs’ property and that of private individuals? Should different rules apply in the Civil Code to trust management of entrepreneurs’ property and that of private individuals? Another area for consideration involves trust managers and court-appointed managers. Could regulation in relation to managing the property of a bankrupt debtor and trust management be reconciled? Specifically, this is in reference to enabling court-appointed managers to engage in trust management of property, and to applying similar requirements to trust managers as to court-appointed managers. Should Russian entities involved in property trust management adopt trust agreements which are closer to the Anglo-American model?