TSPB ANNUAL REPORT 2017

Research and Publications Turkish Capital Markets Review Analyzing the developments in the capital markets
 and the brokerage industry during 2016, “Turkish Capital Markets Review 2016” was published in English in
 May 2017. Handbook of the Turkish Capital Markets TCMA’s annual English handbook aims at encompassing the general structure of the Turkish capital markets, regulatory authorities and key institutions in a single volume. “The Handbook of the Turkish Capital Markets” was published in March. International Peer-Reviewed Journal - Journal Of Capital Markets Studies In November 2017, the Association published its new international peer-reviewed journal titled Journal of Capital Market Studies , which is intended to help connect the sector with the academic world. The biannual journal is being published in cooperation with Emerald Publishing Group, a leading publishing house in its field in the world. The journal aims to publish objective, high-quality articles on a broad range of topics including the capital market and capital market institutions, investment and decision-making processes, investor attitude, and financial innovation. Industry Data Bank Gathering various operational and financial data from brokerage firms ever since its establishment, the Association started collecting the related data also from the asset management firms on a quarterly basis starting in 2015. From January 2017, the Association also began compiling certain operational and financial data from asset management companies on a monthly basis. Summary data on the asset management companies are being reported to the Board of Directors every month. “Data Bank” section on our website features capital market factsheet, aggregate financial statements and operational data of brokerage firms and asset management firms, and comparative data on brokerage firms and asset management firms. Moreover, certain data are submitted to the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT), İstanbul Clearing, Settlement and Custody Bank Inc. (Takasbank) and the Turkish Statistical Institute. Our data are used as benchmark by other agencies including the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA), as well as the organizations named above. Gündem Intending to communicate the new practices and developments in the sector, the monthly Gündem magazine covers news about member firms and the sector, as well as the activities of the Association. The publication continued to be published digitally on the electronic environment since January 2017, and also includes summary financial market data compiled by the Association. 30 TCMA 2017 Annual Report