Marcus Beltran

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    Turkey case study: new kid on the block

    February 2008 (Magazine)

    Fideltus was established only in 2007 to deliberately – and somewhat contemptuously – eschew traditional financial services such as brokerage and asset management and concentrate instead on M&A/IPO advisory and debt restructuring services.

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    Turkey: Focus on ... real estate

    February 2008 (Magazine)

    Changes to Turkey’s real estate sector can be described as a leveling off in prices for residential property targeting high income people, the introduction of mortgages for the first time into Turkey, the continued success of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and a growing realisation that Turkey is heading for ...

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    Turkey: the asset management industry

    February 2008 (Magazine)

    Asset management constitutes a relatively small and underperforming area of Turkey’s financial services industry.

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    Turkey's financial sector

    February 2008 (Magazine)

    After a flat 2006, in 2007 the Istanbul Stock Exchange saw an increase of 72% in US$ terms.

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    The changing face of Turkey

    February 2008 (Magazine)

    The heralding of Turkey as a new entrant to the global economy is the result of a misconception. Turkey has, in fact, been tied into the globalised economy for decades, if not centuries.

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    Turkey: Focus on ... derivatives

    February 2008 (Magazine)

    Founded two and a half years ago by the Turkish Chambers of Commerce, the ISE, the Izmir Mercantile Exchange and the banks Is Bank, Garanti Bank, Ak Bank, Yapi Kredi Bank and Vakif Bank, Turkdex offers 10 derivatives contracts of which two – on the Istanbul 30 Index and the US dollar – can be described as active and functioning.