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450 people took part in the training programs. Panels and
training sessions dwelled on various subjects including the
wealth fund and financing of infrastructure investments,
Islamic financial products, public floatation, financial
technologies, foreign investments, real estate investments,
derivatives, private sector bonds and career opportunities
in capital markets. The headline of the congress, “Strong
Capital Markets, Strong Turkey”, was addressed in the
panel attended by Bloomberg HT TV Editor-in-Chief Cüneyt
Başaran and Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli.
Among the speakers of the Capital Markets Congress were
remarkable figures including Vahdettin Ertaş, Ph.D., CMB
Chairman, Mehmet Bostan, President of the Privatization
Administration at the time, Ahmet Genç, Ph.D., Deputy
Treasury Undersecretary, Himmet Karadağ, Chairman
of the Board of Borsa İstanbul, Osman Akyüz, Secretary
General of Participation Banks Association of Turkey, Zamir
İqbal, Head of the World Bank Global Islamic Finance
Development Center, Jean Patrick Marquet, European Bank
for Reconstruction and Development Director for Turkey,
Oliver August, Europe Editor at The Economist Magazine,
and Rolf Dobelli, author of book
The Art of Thinking Clearly
.
İstanbul Financial Institutions Introductory Program
The third “İstanbul Financial Institutions Introductory
Program” supporting the professional and personal
development of the newly hired career officers at the
Undersecretariat of Treasury and giving them an
introduction to the key regulatory and executive bodies
in this field took place on 7‑11 November 2016. As part
of the program, career officers who recently joined the
Undersecretariat of Treasury paid a visit to the Association
on 9 November 2016. Süleyman Morbel, TCMA Assistant
Secretary General, made a presentation on the structure,
operation, authorities and fields of responsibilities of the
Association and on the capital market industry to the
visitors.
Capital Markets Running Team Ran for TOFD
The Association’s employees and volunteers from our
members took part in the corporate charity run to extend
support to the Spinal Cord Paralytics Association of Turkey
(TOFD) at the 38
th
İstanbul Marathon through the Adım
Adım (Step by Step) platform, charity run fundraising
initiative. The “Capital Markets Running Team”, whose
formation was led by the Association, ran for the charity
campaign “İstanbul-2016-TOFD-Will You Be My Running
Body?” with the aim of drawing attention to the problems
of severely handicapped individuals who are dependent
on another person to run a regular wheelchair, and to help
TOFD reach out to a larger number of individuals that need
support.
Made up of 14 people, the running team ran for TOFD in
the İstanbul Marathon on 13 November 2016 and added
mobility to three disabled individuals.
18
th
Extraordinary General Meeting
The 18
th
Extraordinary General Meeting convened on
7 December 2016 at the Association with the participation
of CMB Chairman Vahdettin Ertaş, Ph.D. Inaugurated
by CMB Chairman Vahdettin Ertaş, Ph.D. and TCMA
Chairperson İlhami Koç, the General Meeting continued
with the election of the presiding board. In the General
Meeting, the Association’s 2017 budget was approved and
2017 membership dues and pro-rata share of expenses
were determined.
Meetings and Events
Capital Markets Congress
Capital Markets Congress