TSPB ANNUAL REPORT 2017

of the program, participation certificates were presented to 33 university students who completed the training. Investor Education on Risk Management and Hedging in Volatile Markets 2017 marked the debut of investor training the Association co-organizes with members. Programs on “Risk Management and Hedging in Volatile Markets” are intended to inform those who are exposed to exchange rate risk, investors and interested parties on derivatives, risk management and hedging, and to raise awareness on the same. Training programs were organized in Adana, Mersin, İzmir, Kayseri Denizli, Konya and Gaziantep with market specialist speaker support from our members Deutsche Securities, Gedik Investment, İş Investment, Halk Invest, Phillip Capital, and Saxo Capital Markets, and with the contribution of renowned economists. A total of 785 people took part in the investor training programs that were conducted in cooperation with chambers of industry. Employees from banks and intermediary institutions, university students, individual investors, manufacturing industry employees, independent accountants and financial advisers made up the majority of participants. Companies that extended speaker support to the investor training also responded to participants’ questions at the stands they set up in the exhibition space where the training was given. Through a lot drawn, training participants were given “Commemorative Coins Kit of Turkish States in History” as a gift. İstanbul Commerce University O. İlker Savuran, TCMA Assistant Secretary General was the guest in the Financial Mathematics class on 25 December 2017 at İstanbul Commerce University, Capital Market Graduate Program. Savuran shared the details of the TCMA’s Investment portfolio’s performance since March 2016 with the students. While the students learned about the preparatory process for TCMA investments made with the mutual funds traded on Turkey Electronic Fund Trading (TEFAS) Platform, they also found the chance to get acquainted with the real- word implementation of the information they received in theoretical classes. Attended by 30 students, the event occurred in an interactive format owing to the questions the students raised. Career Seminar at Uşak Sultan Halil Yiğit Vocational and Technical High School A career seminar was organized at Uşak Atatürk Cultural Center on 25 May 2017 by Uşak Sultan Halil Yiğit Vocational and Technical High School. The guest at the event that attracted more than 400 students was Gökhan Büyükşengür, Ph.D., the Association’s Training Director. Büyükşengür gave information about the capital market and how it is regulated, the Association’s organizational structure, professions and qualifications in the financial services sector. Büyükşengür also provided an introduction to the future professions and shared his knowledge on “Distrupted Vocations”. Bahçelievler Municipality III. Education and Career Days T.R. Ministry of National Education, T.R. Bahçelievler District Governorship and Bahçelievler Municipality organized the III. Education and Career Days event at Bahçelievler Congress Hall between 26 & 28 November 2017. On 26 November 2017, TCMA Training Director Gökhan Büyükşengür, Ph.D. shared his knowledge on “Career in the Finance Sector” with the participants. After giving an introduction to the financial sector institutions, Büyükşengür gave information about career opportunities in the financial services sector, and underlined the importance of licenses to be obtained in English, capital market and insurance fields. Büyükşengür also shared information on New Balances in Employment by the Banking Industry and Career Opportunities. 43 TCMA 2017 Annual Report