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Sustainability and Technology Funds from MetLife

The sustainability and technology MetLife Emeklilik ve Hayat General Manager Deniz
funds to be offered to individual Yurtseven stated that with the new funds, individual retirement
retirement participants by participants will have the opportunity to consider different
MetLife Emeklilik ve Hayat alternatives. He said, “At MetLife, we always prioritize
have been approved by the people in our business processes, guiding our work according
Capital Markets Board (SPK). to our customers’ expectations and needs, and we act with an
awareness of the inseparable connection between social and
MetLife Emeklilik ve Hayat environmental issues. We are happy to offer our innovative
has made two new individual products and services to our customers by utilizing the
retirement investment funds, opportunities offered by the ever-evolving technology. In this
which have been approved by regard, with our sustainability and technology funds recently
the Capital Markets Board approved by the Capital Markets Board (SPK), we will
(SPK), available for individual provide our participants with new investment opportunities”.
retirement participants to use.
MetLife Turkey’s “Sustainability Fund Basket Fund” caters Yurtseven mentioned that both the sustainability and
to participants who aim to align their investment choices with technology funds are part of MetLife’s medium-high risk
a sustainable future perspective and make asset selections and high-risk fund mix, and they are recommended for BES
in accordance with this approach. The “Technology Fund participants aiming for higher performance in the long term.
Basket Fund,” on the other hand, aims to enable investors to He stated, “Our new funds will be available in all of our BES
participate in the growth opportunities, earnings, and value plans, except for interest-free alternatives, and will be included
appreciation of domestic and foreign companies operating in in BEFAS.” Our sustainability fund basket provides investors
the technology sector. with an opportunity to invest while considering both financial
returns and social and environmental factors. Our technology
MetLife Emeklilik Sustainability Fund Basket Fund will fund basket offers our participants the opportunity to invest in
invest in domestic and foreign sustainable equity and bond the best technology companies in the sector, allowing them to
investment funds that integrate environmental, social, and benefit from the growth potential of these companies.”
corporate governance principles (ESG) into their investment
decision-making processes, alongside its high-performance The benchmark for the MetLife Emeklilik Sustainability
targets. MetLife Emeklilik Technology Fund Basket Fund, Fund Basket Fund is explained as follows: “50% BIST
with at least 80% of the fund portfolio continuously invested Sustainability Return Index (XUSRD_G) + 40% S&P 500
in domestic and foreign equities issued by domestic and foreign ESG (USD) Total Return Index (SPXESUT) + 10% BIST-
companies operating in the technology sector, American KYD Repo (Gross) Index.” and the benchmark for the MetLife
depositary receipts, global depositary receipts, domestic and Emeklilik Technology Fund Basket Fund is announced as
foreign debt securities, and lease certificates. It will also follows: “50% BIST Technology Weighted Return Index
invest in technology-themed domestic and foreign investment (XTKJS_G) + 25% NASDAQ-100 Notional Net Total Return
fund units, as well as exchange-traded fund units. Index (XNDXNNR) + 15% NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector
Index (NDXT) + 10% BIST-KYD Repo (Gross) Index.”

Great Interest in the Turkish Night at the Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meetings

The 2023 Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meetings took place from
October 22 to 26, with the participation of 3,000 insurance
and reinsurance professionals from across Europe. The Turkish
Night, hosted by Maher Holding Insurance Group on October
24, received great interest from the attendees. The Baden-
Baden Reinsurance Meetings organized by Guy Carpenter, held
at Kongresshaus, concluded as a symposium where alternative
solutions in reinsurance took center stage. The Turkish Night,
attended by 170 guests, was one of the most prominent parts of
the symposium. The evening was organized by IUC and Locton
and hosted by Maher Holding Insurance Group companies,
Quick Sigorta and Corpus Sigorta. During the event, TSB
Secretary General Özgür Obalı made a presentation on the
effects of the Kahramanmaraş earthquake and the practices
implemented in the Turkish insurance market to reinsurers and participants. The action plans presented by the executives of
the Insurance Association of Turkey received positive responses. The event, attended by international insurance companies
from Turkey and around the world, as well as numerous reinsurance brokers, offered positive perspectives on our industry.