44 İşbank
Annual Report 2015
İşbank Group is a leading integrated
financial services group with
domestic and overseas subsidiaries in
financial and non-financial sectors.
During its deeply rooted history of 91 years,
İşbank has participated in a total of 294
companies so far. Over time, the Bank has
ended its partnership in 269 companies. As
a result, the Bank had direct participations
in 25 companies as of end-2015. Currently,
106 companies are directly or indirectly
controlled by İşbank.
77%of İşbank’s participations
portfolio is traded on the BIST Stars.
Constituting 77% of İşbank’s equity
stake portfolio, Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma
Bankası A.Ş., Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş.,
İş Finansal Kiralama A.Ş., İş Gayrimenkul
Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş., İş YatırımMenkul
Değerler A.Ş. and Türkiye Şişe ve Cam
Fabrikaları A.Ş. are publicly listed companies
and their shares are traded on the BIST
Stars.
The ratio of the participations portfolio in
İşbank’s total assets stood at 3.4% at end-
2015.
An equity stake policy focused on
efficiency and profitability
İşbank places great importance
on enhancing the efficiency of its
participations portfolio during the portfolio
management process and when making
equity investment decisions. In line with
this investment strategy, İşbank follows
investment opportunities that offer growth
and high profit potential in the finance
sector.
FINANCE
İşbank has financial services subsidiaries
that are active in business lines such as
banking, insurance, private pensions, capital
market brokerage, portfolio management,
venture capital, factoring, reinsurance,
financial leasing, asset management,
securities investment trust, investment
banking and real estate investment trust.
Financial services subsidiaries enrich the
range of products and services offered by
the Bank to customers in different business
lines while also creating complementary
and cross product delivery and sales
opportunities.
TSKB
TSKB, Turkey’s first private capital
investment and development bank,
is the sector leader in this market
segment.
One of the pioneers of the Turkish banking
sector, Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş.
(TSKB) has been playing a continuous and
indispensable role in Turkey’s economic
development since it was founded in 1950.
The Bank continues to contribute to
sustainable value for stakeholders and the
national economy with a strong economic,
environmental and social performance.
TSKB offers a wide range of services,
principally corporate finance services
including investment loans, project finance,
financial leasing and investment banking.
Providing significant contribution to the
sustainable development of the Turkish
economy through long-term funding
of investment projects and customer-
specific consultancy services, TSKB takes
into consideration the environmental
impact of the loans it extends. The Bank
provides resources for renewable energy,
energy efficiency, sustainable tourism,
environmental and SME investments in a
variety of sectors by making use of lines
of credit obtained from supranational
agencies.
Named the “Eastern European Regional
Sustainable Bank of the Year” at the
Sustainable Banking Awards, conducted
jointly by the Financial Times and the
International Finance Corporation (IFC),
TSKB extended its success within the
context of the same award, having been
ranked within three most successful
European banks in terms of sustainability
in 2013.
Winning acclaim in both categories by
being ranked among the highest rated
companies in terms of “Transparency” and
“Performance” ratings within the 2013 CDP
(Carbon Disclosure Project) Turkey Climate
Change Leadership Awards, TSKB was also
awarded by the international audit firm, BSI,
thanks to its environmental management
system. In 2015, TSKB was presented
with the Climate Transparency Leadership
Award by CDP.
At end-2013, TSKB published the first
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI A+)
sustainability report in the finance sector.
As a result of its exceptional efforts, TSKB
received the Sustainability Bronze Award at
the Astrid Awards.
İşbank’s financial subsidiaries enrich the
Bank’s product and service range.
Subsidiaries
