Panel on “Qualified Information on Capital Markets Investment Decisions and Corporate Reporting” was held in Yildiz Technical University.

Panel: “Qualified Information on Capital Markets Investment Decisions and Corporate Reporting”, May 3 2017.

“Qualified Information on Capital Markets Investment Decisions and Corporate Reporting” panel, organized by Yildiz Technical University Center for Finance, Governance and Sustainability (CFGS) and Integrated Reporting Turkey Network (ERTA), was held in Yildiz Technical University on May 3rd 2017.

The panel was started with the opening speech of Professor Guler ARAS, CFGS Founding Director and ERTA Chairwoman, continued with the participation of İlhami KOÇ panel chairman from Turkish Capital Markets Association (TSPB), and panelists Nursel İLGEN Chairwoman of Turkish Investor Relations Society (TUYID), Özlem DENİZMEN Chairwoman of Turkish Financial Literacy & Inclusion Association (FODER), and Albert KRESPIN Chairman of CFA Society Istanbul.

In her opening speech, Professor ARAS started with the definition of the “qualified information” and emphasized that financial information alone is not sufficient for today’s investment decisions, and non-financial information should also be disclosed. In the first part, moderated by the panel chairman İlhami KOÇ, the significance of qualified information was discussed by the panelists, in the second part panelists expressed their thoughts and experiences on generated information with the participants. While Nursel ILGEN underlines the importance of “two-way communication” in investor relations, Özlem DENIZMEN stated that the reports published by the companies should create value for multi-stakeholders. Lastly, Albert KRESPIN started from the phrase "too much information means no information" and highlighted that the information management is a crucial compliance issue.